by Rich Cook | Sep 6, 2022 | Gin
When you walk down the gin aisle of your favorite spirits purveyor, a few bottles stand out as unique – Bombay Sapphire’s iconic blue bottle, The Botanist’s clear bottle with all 22 botanicals appearing in embossed glass to name a couple – but perhaps no Gin sets... 
by Rich Cook | Aug 29, 2022 | Mezcal
Mezcal is a burgeoning category, and the spectrum of smoky character that is available from brand to brand is quite wide. This offering from Casamigos lands on the smokier end of the scale – think almost Lagavulin 16 level smokiness – and it succeeds with... 
by Rich Cook | Aug 29, 2022 | Liqueur
With the preponderance of Gins that are expanding the parameters of what’s possible in the category, it makes sense to look for cocktail ingredients that accentuate particular characteristics in some of the new world types. Giffard Pampelmousse has been... 
by Rich Cook | Aug 22, 2022 | Other
Here’s a little something unusual… Instead of a spirit infused with something, how about something infused with spirits? Olli Salumeria of Oceanside, California has come up with a set of spirits infused salami that does a great job of imparting the... 
by Rich Cook | Aug 22, 2022 | Liqueur
Sometimes scarcity is the mother of discovery. Recently on the hunt for a few bottles of Aperol for a party, I stumbled on this bottle sitting next to the last two bottles of Aperol, gave the label a quick read and decided to give it a spin. I’m...
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