Most years, I buy my Dad a nice bottle of Cognac for the holidays – it’s become a family tradition. My Dad lives in Wisconsin where Brandy is a religion and what could be better than Brandy than really fine Cognac (or Armagnac). But, truth be told, my Dad often enjoys his Korbel as much [...]
A favorite of bartenders across the globe! We have heard that bartenders test the skills of another bartender based on the quality of his or her Negroni. Campari is a bitter spirit that is made from over 60 herbs and spices. If you try hard, you can pick out a few. For me, the easiest [...]
In August, Greenall’s, one of the oldest Gin producing firms in England, launched its newest libation – Bloom Gin. Bloom arrived in one of the most beautiful bottles we have seen in awhile – the slightest shade of green with crawling vines (both imprinted in the bottle and on the plastic enclosure at the top [...]
I don’t know of many distilleries that move from one country to another. But when thinking of roving distilleries, a couple of famous ones come to mind. The most famous roving distillery is Bacardi. After Castro confiscated the Bacardi distillery in Cuba during the Cuban revolution (where Havana Club is allegedly still made), Bacardi moved [...]
Bulldog London Dry Gin is a relatively new entrant into the Gin market, having been released in 2006. But, its timing is impeccable – Bulldog’s release perfectly coincided with the resurgence of Gin. There isn’t much information to be had about Bulldog Dry Gin. The website says that it is distilled by a distillery that [...]
We were recently invited to a dinner celebrating the San Francisco launch of the Don Julio 70 Anejo Claro Tequila. The Don Julio 70 has been in the works for awhile and was launched with two purposes. The first was to celebrate Don Julio Gonzalez’s (the man behind Don Julio) 70th anniversary as a distiller. [...]
It’s the Grand Daddy of the Wild Turkeys – the Wild Turkey 101! Its big, bold and bad-ass. When fern bars reigned supreme during the 1970′s and 1980′s, Wild Turkey was one of the few distilleries to continue bottling at 101 Proof. It refused to compromise and continued its proud tradition of making Bourbon for [...]
On a recent outing to Costco, we ran across a new item – the Kirkland Premium Small Batch Bourbon. You might be thinking, really, Costco is making Bourbon now? Well, Costco isn’t really making Bourbon – they sourced it from one of the distilleries and private labelled it. Given the price at .99, I was [...]
This week has been the week of Brugal rum for us – an intensive tasting and then a soiree. We can’t say that we minded as it gave us a couple of opportunities to try this outstanding new entrant into the rum market. Brugal 1888 is the newest offering from Brugal Rums, a distillery out [...]
Firefly Sweet Tea Bourbon comes from our friends at the Firefly distillery. They import Buffalo Trace Bourbon from Kentucky and infuse with their proprietary sweet tea recipe. Firefly Sweet Tea Bourbon is the ultimate Southern treat – the marrying of Bourbon and sweet tea. The Firefly Sweet Tea Bourbon is almost the same color as [...]