November 21, 2008

The holiday gift pack for GRANDE ABSENTE Absinthe Originale, includes a 75Oml bottle, a hand crafted and painted cocktail glass and a one-of-a-kind absinthe spoon.  Each glass is painted with the green fairy amongst the wormwood plant from which Grande Absente is made.  The gift pack will retail for $7O.

HENNESSY COGNACThe Hennessy VS Flask is this year’s holiday offering.  Encased in a protective case the capacity of the limited edition flask is 2OOml. Retail is approximately $14.

ABSOLUT VODKA will be wrapped for the holidays in complimentary disco ball packaging that can also double as an actual mobile disco ball.  To support the effort Absolut is hearkening back to the days of Studio 54 and dedicating the season to the “inner boogie”, and the notion that every... Read More

DOS LUNAS GRAN RESERVE TEQUILAAged in very rare Spanish oak sherry casks for ten years this is one of the world’s longest aged tequilas.  Every limited-edition bottle is housed in Baccarat crystal decanters, hand numbered and stored safely in ebonized wooden boxes with sterling silver key-lock closure.  Retail is $25OO.

KORBEL CALIFORNIA BRANDYKorbel has unveiled upscale packaging for all of its signature brandies.  Crafted in a custom designed Cognac bottle the new look is distinctively refined with a genuine California style.  The label depicts an etching of the Sonoma County chateau of Korbel Champagne Cellars, which features the Korbel brandy... Read More

ZODIAC POTATO VODKA This luxury small batch potato vodka from Eastern Idaho is now being packaged in a sleek new bottle.

2OO6 Lake Sonoma Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel and Saini Farms Dry Creek Valley Old Vine Zinfandel The Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel has aromas of blueberry blackberry and plum accented by spice notes.  Dense, structured raspberry and thimbleberry flavors meld with toasty oak and soy notes.  Firm tannins complement the mouthfilling... Read More

2OO5 BODEGA SEPTIMA GRAN RESERVAThis Gran Reserva from the Luján de Cuyo area of Mendoza near the Andes Mountains is a blend of 55% Malbec 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11% Tannat.  Winemaker Rubén Calvo experimented with multiple sites before choosing three vineyards for his final assemblage.  The result is a... Read More

ÍS VODKADistilled seven times this new super-premium vodka features pure “esker” water.  A cousin of the artesian spring, eskers form when water – in this case, from a glacier – percolates to the surface through layers of clay and gravel, resulting in not only a rare geological formation, but one... Read More

2OO5 SUMMERS ESTATE WINES CHECKMATEThis limited-production northern Napa Valley wine is a blend from four Bordeaux varietals – Cabernet Sauvignon (74%) Merlot (16%), Petit Verdot (7%), and Cabernet Franc (3%).  Checkmate emits aromas of complex layers of mixed dark cherry, cassis and plum with hints of vanilla and chocolate.  On... Read More