Willa Vodka is a new entrant to the market, first hitting shelves in 2013. It’s distilled from Italian grain and blended with water from Nantucket, but Willa’s origins begin in Chicago, where two guys with a love for vodka and…
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Jack Daniel’s continues to make waves with the new announcement of Jack Daniel’s Rested Tennessee Rye, a follow up to the brand’s Unaged Tennessee Rye, which hit the market in 2012. And, unrelated to these products, Jack also unleashed a…
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The House of Berentzen has been around for a cool 256 years, and they’re one of Germany’s oldest spirit companies. Today they produce a range of products, including three liqueurs that are available stateside — Berentzen Apple Liqueur, Pear Liqueur…
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Rhum Clément hails from Martinique, where the brand produces a fine collection of agricole style rums. Unlike most rums which are distilled from molasses, a sugarcane byproduct, rhum agricole is distilled from fresh-pressed, fermented sugarcane juice. This results in an…
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We first tasted Papa’s Pilar Rum at the San Antonio Cocktail Conference and, being fans of all things Hemingway, we were intrigued. The new rum pays tribute to one of history’s greatest adventurers, writers and rum drinkers, channeling Hemingway’s spirit…
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IXA Organic Tequila comes from the Greenbar Collective, those enterprising guys behind TRU Organic Vodka, Fruitlab Liqueurs and Crusoe Organic Spiced Rum. IXA is a silver tequila that begins with fully matured, organically grown agave. It’s slow-baked in clay ovens…
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Crusoe Organic Spiced Rum comes from the Greenbar Collective guys, makers of TRU Organic Vodka, IXA Tequila, FruitLab liqueurs and several other products. This is our first encounter with the company’s rum. They produce both a silver and a spiced…
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Based in Austin, TX, Treaty Oak Distilling Co. started as a rum maker, but they soon joined the gin (Waterloo Gin) and vodka (Starlite Vodka) business — two unaged products that didn’t stray too far from Treaty Oak’s white spirits…
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Calling your product Purity Vodka and putting it in a crystal-cut bottle comes with a few expectations. First, that its chief concern is smoothness, probably to the extent of being tasteless. And second, that it’s yet another over-hyped, look-at-me vodka…
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Genius Gin hails from Austin, TX, where the relative newcomer is making two gins as two different proofs — a standard 45% ABV and a navy strength 57% ABV. Genius Gin is creating their product entirely in-house, rather than sourcing…
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We’ve been sitting on this one for a few months now. Mostly because we quickly stashed our bottles of Ivanabitch Tobacco-Flavored Vodka behind a radiator and tried to forget that such a product (two, actually) was released to the public….
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We recently mentioned the release of Crown Royal XO, a Cognac cask-finished whisky and the newest addition to the Crown Royal portfolio. This latest release falls on the heels of Crown Royal Maple (2013) and Crown Royal XR (2012), as…
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Captain Morgan White Rum is the brand new addition to the Captain Morgan portfolio and will be hitting store shelves this month. It seems to be an aggressive response from the spiced rum leader, as the Captain has lost some…
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Based in Oregon, Ransom Spirits produces a diverse lineup of fine beverages, including their most well-known product: Ransom Old Tom Gin. Over the years, we’ve enjoyed Ransom’s gins as well as Whipper Snapper Whiskey, but this week brought our first…
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Take a guess what the best selling rum in the world is. If you said Tanduay, you probably live in the Philippines, where it’s been produced since 1854. Or you’re just good at reading context clues. Yes, Tanduay Asian Rum…
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Chinaco Tequila hails from Tamaulipas, Mexico. If you thought tequilas only came from Jalisco, well, you’re mostly right. Because most do. But a few regions outside Jalisco, including Tamaulipas, are legally recognized by the Mexican government. This is all thanks…
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Cachaça is the national spirit of Brazil and the chief ingredient in a Caipirinha, so it’s certainly worth knowing. But until recently, the spirit was misclassified in the United States as “Brazilian Rum.” This resulted in some consumer confusion, but…
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TRU Organic Vodka comes from the Greenbar Collective, a company that offers the world’s largest portfolio of organic spirits. If you’re unfamiliar with TRU, you may recognize Crusoe Rums, Ixa Tequila or Fruitlab Organic Liqueurs. Same guys. We’ve got a…
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Damoiseau Rum hails from Guadalupe, part of the French West Indies. While Damoiseau is Guadeloupe’s leading Rhum Agricole producer, the company’s spirits have just recently become available in the U.S. market. We got our hands on a bottle of Damoiseau…
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Earlier this month, George Dickel announced a new addition to its whiskey portfolio: George Dickel No. 1 Foundation Recipe. This expression serves as the backbone for George Dickel’s aged whiskeys, including the No. 8, No. 12 and Barrel Select. It’s…
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