by Michael Cervin | Jul 21, 2021 | Cognac
Bold and expressive for an entry level Cognac, this hits every note. It offers cinnamon, nutmeg, spice notes, apple, Asian pear, white peach, light oak and floral notes with a touch of charred wood, vanilla, and graham cracker crust. It finishes strong, if a wee bit...
by Michael Cervin | Jul 21, 2021 | Cognac
Created from eaux-de-vie grown in the Grande Champagne region of Cognac and is aged for a minimum of 10 years. This XO is deep brown in color with a slight bronze hue. Elegant and complex, this Cognac lands where it should – a comprehensive melding of Cognac’s...
by Michael Cervin | Jul 2, 2021 | Scotch
Scotland’s Speyburn Distillery opened their doors in mid December 1897 and from then on was a fairly quiet distillery, just going about their business. But over the last two decades they have expanded production, most notably to the U.S. Their water source is called...
by Michael Cervin | Jul 2, 2021 | Gin
Hailing from Jundai, Brazil, part of the State of Sao Paulo, this gin prides itself on using 21 different botanicals, including six they claim are “seldom found in gin,” basil, rosemary, fennel seed, calamansi (a hybrid lemon-lime citrus cultivated in the Philippines)...
by Michael Cervin | Jul 2, 2021 | Mezcal
Madre Mezcal is a blended mezcal, meaning it is produced by multiple mezcaleros and their families in different parts of Oaxaca, using a traditional Zapotec recipe. The agaves are roasted in earthen pits, fermented with local well-water and wild yeast, and distilled...
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