FEVER-TREE
The newest addition to the Fever-Tree line is Refreshingly Light Cucumber Tonic. The expression is made using cucumber essence from fresh U.S.-grown cucumbers. The light cucumber essence notes are balanced with the soft bitterness of Fever-Tree’s signature quinine from the fever trees of Eastern Congo. Suggested retail is $5.99 per 4-pack.... Read More
COCKTAIL SQUAD
There are six flavors available in this premium line of canned cocktails: Greyhound, Gin and Tonic, Margarita, Vodka Soda, Bourbon Smash, and Whiskey Sour. Greyhound features vodka made with natural grapefruit flavor, carbonated water, and a pinch of salt. The Bourbon Smash is made with handmade bourbon, Rocky Mountain blackberries,... Read More
REÁL SANGRIA
The brand’s Red and White sangria varietals are now available in 25Oml cans in addition to their other formats. The wines are light-bodied, fruity, and refreshing. In addition to the new product launch, the brand is also unveiling its redesigned logo and label, and announcing a new brand campaign, #getREÁL. Suggested... Read More
GLENDALOUGH ROSE GIN
The Irish distiller has released this new small batch rose gin made using fresh wild ingredients, picked in the mountains around their distillery. To make the gin, Glendalough has rebalanced their Wild Botanical Gin recipe and redistilled it with extra fruit, flowers and spices, and fresh rose petals. Three varieties... Read More
OLD FORESTER BIRTHDAY BOURBON
The annual tribute to founder George Garvin Brown’s birthday has been released. It is the 19th consecutive iteration made from barrels. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $1OO. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company.
GRAN PATRÓN SMOKY
This newest addition to the Patron line of tequilas is now available. The agave is roasted in an older method using mesquite for about seven days in small underground stone pits. The cooked agave is then crushed with a volcanic stone Tahona wheel to extract the juice and agave fibers,... Read More
COCALERO CLÁSICO
This newly released spirit is infused with a proprietary recipe of 17 natural botanicals and herbs including coca leaf, juniper, guarana, orange peel, ginseng, ginger, green tea and lavender. A specialized steam distillation process pioneered by the perfume industry is used to extract the flavor of the coca leaf and... Read More
ISRAEL RE-VISITED
By Sandy Block, MW Three years ago we reported on the state of Israel’s wine industry, and its commercial prospects in the U.S., based on a tour of the country’s vineyard regions. Not much has changed in the interim. Quality continues to rise, across the board, but it’s still a... Read More
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE PISCO SOUR
By Pink Lady There are few drinks as refreshing as a Pisco Sour, and August in Boston is a fantastic time to sip one! This drink is a perfect gateway to the South American spirit which is made both in Peru and Chile, and has a hotly debated provenance. Pisco... Read More
FINE BUBBLES FROM SCHARFFENBERGER CELLARS
By Harvey Finkel You’d think you were looking through Alice’s looking glass to view the labyrinthine history of Scharffenberger Cellars, though the wines have been on a straight line of good quality. In 1981, the young John Scharffenberger, having studied agricultural geography at Berkeley, founded a marginally capitalized eponymous sparkling... Read More