Between the Cracks
rye, scotch, walnut, salt, candy cap mushrooms
Melon Firing Squad
tequila, watermelon, cucumber, lime, agave, salt
Honest John Black Walnut Bitters
Honest John Black Walnut Bitters. These have been one of my favorite and most reached for bitters for over a year now since I first discovered this brand. It has a natural warm, spice-filled, nutty flavor and adds beautiful depth to cocktails with darker spirits without being thick and overpowering.…
Ma La Bai Groni
baijiu, sichuan peppercorn, Campari, sweet vermouth
Cocchi Dopo Teatro Vermouth
Cocchi Dopo Teatro vermouth. Vermouth is one of those products that often gets a bad reputation based on people’s malformed impressions with spoiled versions. Even I was a vermouth hater until I realized it had to be kept in the fridge and drank within weeks-months. Vermouth is a sweetened aromatized…
Bombay Sapphire gin
Bombay Sapphire London Dry gin. With Negroni Week coming up next week, coming atcha with this classic! Everyone knows this famous blue bottle, and for many of us – it may have been the first quality gin we loved. Gin was surprisingly the first liquor of any type I liked,…
Lo-Fi Sweet Vermouth
Lo-Fi Sweet Vermouth. This California sweet vermouth is the perfect drink parallel to the modern California food culture, where everything is a bit fresher, lighter, fancier, and prettier. This is a massive departure from the classic Italian sweet vermouth, typically red, bold, dark, and brooding. Red vermouths are actually made…
Ford Cocktail
gin, dry vermouth, Bénédictine, orange bitters
Paranubes Oaxacan Rum
Paranubes Oaxacan Rum. This is a fascinating bottle of rum hailing from the land of mezcal in Oaxaca, Mexico. Oaxaca is known as the region where most mezcal are produced, and one of the biggest draws of mezcal is its rustic nature – essential libations produced purely based on tradition…
East India Cocktail
cognac, rum, orange liqueur, pineapple, bitters
Barbancourt Rhum 15 Year
Barbancourt rhum 15 years. Barbancourt is notably the most famous Haitian rum. Although Haiti has the most number of rum “distilleries” in the Caribbean (over 500 producers compared to under 50 in the entirety of the rest of the Caribbeans), most of these are micro operations distilling essentially sugarcane moonshine…
Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro
Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro. This is a bittersweet liqueur that is smoky and earthy. Though Cappelletti is perhaps best known for their red-orange aperitivo, the family-run Italian company has quite the varied amaro portfolio! Amaro are bittersweet liqueurs frequently imbibed to help with digestion post-meals, and “Rabarbaro” is a particular sub-style…
The Sherpa
bourbon, allspice, orange, bitters
Delord 25 Year Armagnac
Delord 25 year Armagnac. Wow, this is surprisingly my first ever bottle talk on the wonderful, beautiful spirit of Armagnac. Where to start… Armagnac is a French grape brandy, similar to Cognac but made in a different region using different grapes and production processes. This bottle is one of the…
Blueberry Sage Julep
brandy, blueberry, mint, sage
Green Seas
gold rum, agricole rum, lime, kiwi
Amargo Chuncho
Amargo Chuncho bitters. Have you heard of these? If not, these are truly an unmistakably amazing bitter to try out. Amargo Chuncho is a Peruvian product and is marketed as the “only bitters for a truly authentic pisco sour.” All marketing aside, these are seriously one of the most unique…
Banana Raisin Bread
banana whiskey, bourbon, sherry, bitters, cinnamon
Foursquare Probitas Rum
Foursquare Probitas rum (“Veritas” outside the US). I am SOOO excited for this rum, a collaboration between the famed Barbados Foursquare Distillery and Jamaican Hampden Estate, two absolute powerhouses of rum production in the Caribbeans. This “white” rum is touted as a cocktail-oriented rum (& thankfully also priced as such!)…
Simple Bitters Art
A quick tip on easy bitters art to fancy up your garnish game!
Kamiki Japanese Whisky
Kamiki Japanese whisky. As Japanese whisky continues to enjoy its popularity amongst whisky aficionados, we’re seeing a host of new interesting items on the market! This exciting new whisky is uniquely finished in Japanese cedar casks, proclaimed to be the first of its kind. With the soaring interest in Japanese…