New & Approved
A Completely New Category Of Spirits: Single Cask Spanish Brandy
This may be one of the rarest things we have ever been able to carry. And it’s a real shame because it’s just so good we really wish there was more. Much…
Spirits & Cocktails
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Sip On This
Chinese Medicinal Ingredients in Your Cocktail
Growing up with a mother who made the occasional Chinese herb brew for her ailments, and fed me her “witches brew” (read: warm drink loaded with garlic and spicy things) when I…
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Spirits We Love
Two Canadian Whiskies Made For Sipping
Have you drunk Canadian recently? I hadn’t. I don’t know why. Maybe I only ever thought of Canadian whisky as something that makes soda taste better and not as a serious option…
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Recipe Card
St. Germain Cocktail
We love the summer for backyard barbecues, weekend escapes, and most of all, refreshing drinks. If you want to impress your friends with a delicious cocktail (or treat yourself to one) that’s quick…
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New & Approved
Charbay “S” Hop Flavored Whiskey
If someone asked me to recommend an unconventional distillery, Charbay would be at the top of my list. The Karakasevic family comes from a long history of alcoholic-beverage production, dating back to…
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New & Approved
New & Approved: Industry City Distillery # 2 Vodka
It’s not every day you taste a Brooklyn-made vodka made from sugar beets! This one-of-a-kind spirit was created by “a printmaking biological engineer and science nerd; a machinist with a bent for…
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Spirits Geek
What is The Terroir of a Spirit?
The other day I was sipping a rum that boasted of its unique terroir…limestone mountains, unique sugarcane strain, special climatic differences. It was an interesting and very unique rum, but it didn’t…
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Going To A Barbecue? Skip The Wine, Bring A Bottle Of Whiskey
So it’s Memorial Day weekend and my wife and I are invited to a friend’s BBQ on a Sunday afternoon. We only know the host- everyone else is new to us. In…
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New + ApprovedMezcal Meets Gin: A One Of A Kind Spirit
Pierde Almas produces gourmet, artisanal, small-batch mezcals from naturally fermented agave. They are known not only for their superior products, but also for their social, cultural, and environmental awareness; from fair pay…
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Spirits We LoveStaff Pick Brandy
Chateau de Montifaud VS Petite Champagne Cognac $37.96 I’m constantly on the lookout for good-value: under-the-radar bottles that offer great quality without requiring you to drop a lot of $$. When one…
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Recipe CardCocktail of the Month – March, 2025
DUBLINER There are a million variations of a Manhattan, but the Dubliner, as the name would suggest, puts an Irish, citrusy spin the classic cocktail. Irish whiskey is the base here instead…