VIVERE ITALIAN VODKA
This hand-crafted, small-batch grape vodka is produced from 1OO% Glera Prosecco grapes grown in Valdobbiadene, Treviso, Italy. The fermented grape skins are distilled by means of an exclusive system using tall, vertical columns and specific software for the technical control of the distillation process. The vacuum distillation process involves a... Read More
ABSOLUT ELYX
The Elyx bottle has undergone a redesign which is the work of London-based design agency Stranger & Stranger. Made from over 4O% recycled glass, the faceted bottle pays homage to Absolut’s vintage copper column still from 1921. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors.
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH – PLANTER’S PUNCH
By Pink Lady It may take us a while to warm up here in old, cold New England, but a sure sign that the days are getting longer – and our moods are getting happier – is the introduction of light, bright, citrus-y cocktails on menus statewide. And rum. In... Read More
GARNACHA from CARIÑENA
By Harvey Finkel When I was but a boy, I would be transported weekly to Victorian England by the Sherlock Holmes radio program. Almost as much as the adventure, I enjoyed the usual coda, in which Nigel Bruce, genial, stalwart, comfortable Dr. Watson to Basil Rathbone’s incisive Holmes, sitting before... Read More
SPRING HAS SPRUNG…BEERS FOR OUTDOOR ENJOYMENT
By Andy Crouch There’s something about a beer garden. The communality and conviviality, the open air, the slowing of time to allow for a beer or two surrounded by good friends and laughs. A familiar sight in many countries around the world, from Europe to Asia, beer gardens have been... Read More