Sonoma Sippin’
gin, red wine, lemon, spiced pear
Benham’s Gin
Benham’s Sonoma Dry Gin. It’s officially the first day of spring, so what better way to kick off the warmer seasons than with this beauuutiful bottle of gin? I’m sure we all know someone who claims to hate gin because it “tastes like old people” or “like you nosedived into…
Black River Punch
rum, lemon, tea, falernum, allspice
Bittercube Jamaican Bitters
Bittercube Jamaican bitters. If you’re a fan of rum, tiki, or love the depth of Caribbean flavors, you need these bitters in your life. As mentioned in prior posts on cocktail bitters, bitters are pretty much the spices of the cocktail world, with the ability to jazz up and add that…
Terroir Raspberry Bramble
gin, lemon, Chambord
St. George Terroir Gin
St. George Terroir Gin. I actually can’t believe it’s taken me this long to write about this. This is HANDS DOWN one of THE most characteristic and unique gins on the market. It is instantly recognizable in any cocktail, and so much that I’ve even had cocktails with this misted…
Planet of the Apes
rums, banana, orange, lime, pineapple
Rancho Tepua Bacanora
Rancho Tepua Bacanora. Ok, tequila is by far the best known spirit made from the agave plant, mezcal has seriously been having a moment in recent years, and maybe you’ve even heard of sotol or racilla as other agave spirits. But how about Bacanora? Bacanora is the (literally) long-lost…
Jitterbug
espresso, Fernet Branca, syrup, bitters
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena, DOP. So this isn’t booze, but with my recent visit to an “acetaia” vinegar producer in Modena with Italian Days Food Experience, I just had to share what I learned! Balsamic vinegar is a pantry staple for many, but have you ever experienced the…
Wormwood Boulevardier
wormwood rye, sweet vermouth, Campari
Standard Wormwood Rye Whiskey
Standard Wormwood Rye Whiskey. Wormwood rye, what? I was fascinated when I got some of this extremely unique spirit to try out. It’s a New York-made whiskey from local rye and corn that’s aged in charred oak barrels, with the unique twist of having wormwood added during the distillation process.…
Brown Derby
bourbon, honey, grapefruit
Amaro San Simone
Amaro San Simone. One of the side missions for my recent Italy trip was to seek out and try all the local amaro. Well, I left Italy with a single one (mostly bc I couldn’t fit more in my luggage), and it’s none other than Amaro San Simone from Turin.…
Death from Above
rums, sherry, bitters
Red Eye Rye
Red Eye Rye. Well, this Tennessee-made bottle is quite the unique spirit – a blend of Kentucky rye whiskey (95% rye, 5% malted barley) with South American-grown arabica coffee, gently balanced with sugar and bottled at a full 40% ABV. It’s described as a combination between a whiskey, amaro, flavored…
The Smoking Monk
Green Chartreuse, peaty scotch, Peychaud’s, absinthe
Cardenal Mendoza Brandy de Jerez
Brandy de Jerez. This is my first bottle of Brandy de Jerez, picked up at the Barcelona airport duty free shop…the perfect boozy souvenir for a trip to Spain, right? I spent an embarrassingly long time selecting a bottle, but finally settled on the Cardenal Mendoza Carta Real, a big…
Fumata Bianca
mezcal, Suze, vermouth, sparkling water
Smuggler’s Cove Book
Soooo…if you’ve been following me for a while you *may* have picked up on my enthusiasm for rum. Well, my personal rum interest is actually quite recent (just about a year old), and I owe it all to the amazing Smuggler’s Cove book. This book is amazingly written and is…
Rhum Old Fashioned
aged agricole rhum, brown sugar, walnut bitters
Stolen Overproof Rum
Stolen Overproof Rum. I’ve seen the This Is Stolen products and ads around and was honestly a bit skeptical, but after finally seeing this at my local liquor store, I had to pick it up and give it a try. Man, this is good stuff. This is a…
Pom-Tart
tequila, pomegrante, lime
Homemade Eggnog
brandy, rum, egg, cream, milk, sugar, nutmeg