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TRIPLE CROWN WHISKEY

TRIPLE CROWN WHISKEY – This new release starts with a premium small grain bourbon made from a combination of small-grain rye, malted barley and corn.  It’s then blended using a process that results in an 😯 proof whiskey.  The final result is smooth with a deep amber color, rich character...
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SOGNO DI SORRENTO CAPUCELLO

SOGNO DI SORRENTO CAPUCELLO – This line of Italian all-natural chocolate cream liqueurs is crafted in small batches from infusions of dark cocoa, Italian panna cream and selected fruits and mint grown along the Amalf Coast.  Available in Chocolate, Chocolate Lemon, Chocolate Blood Orange, and Chocolate Mint from Horizon Beverage...
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HOOK’S SPICED and BLACK SPICED RUMS

HOOK’S SPICED and BLACK SPICED RUMS – The Spiced Rum has an amber color, velvety texture and distinct tropical flavor, while the Black Spiced is a 92 proof premium rum with notes of cinnamon, clove and vanilla.  Hook’s Spiced will retail for $14.99 for a 75Oml, $16.99 for a 1L...
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THE TEELING SINGLE GRAIN IRISH WHISKEY

THE TEELING SINGLE GRAIN IRISH WHISKEY – Fully matured in Californian Cabernet Sauvignon wine barrels, this amber-colored whiskey has strong spicy notes, red berry and grape flavors.  Bottled at 46% with no chill filtration – allowing for the natural flavors of the whiskey to be retained.

TULLAMORE DEW PHOENIX WHISKEY

TULLAMORE DEW PHOENIX WHISKEY – An limited-edition annual release, this triple-distilled Irish whiskey has a mellow complexity, leafy, malty notes and vanilla oakiness.  Non-chill filtered and finished in Old Oloroso Sherry casks, it is a blend of all three types of Irish whiskey: pure pot-still, malt and grain.  The packaging...
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COMPASS BOX DELILAH’S

COMPASS BOX DELILAH’S – Compass Box Whisky has released Delilah’s, a limited-edition blended Scotch whisky – aged in a mix of experimental new American oak barrels – in partnership with the Chicago bar, Delilah’s, to celebrate the punk rock bar’s 2Oth anniversary.  Only 48OO bottles were released.  Available from United...
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BEEFEATER BURROUGH’S RESERVE

BEEFEATER BURROUGH’S RESERVE – This small batch gin is made using the original Beefeater recipe and distilled in the copper Still Number 12.  After distillation, the gin undergoes a bespoke process, where it is finished in rare oak barrels.  With subtle citrus and juniper flavors and a long, complex finish. ...
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ALCHEMIST CLOSES CANNERY TO THE PUBLIC

BAD NEWS for lovers of Heady Topper. The Alchemist, brewers of the number one beer in the world (according to beer advocate) has closed its cannery to the public, effective November 15. The closing ends the long lines that have snaked around the building in recent months. For a while,...
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IS THE KING’S REIGN OVER?

ANHEUSER-BUSCH long ago coined the term “King of Beers”, but a new poll says that the most popular beer with Americans is not one of A-B’s brews. According to a survey conducted by AMP Agency and Blowfish, a “hangover cure” tablet, Blue Moon is America’s favorite beer, followed by Sam...
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BEER ICE CREAM . . . THE ULTIMATE INDULGENCE

IT’S A MATCH made in heaven and enough to make Homer Simpson drool.  Frozen Pints is a beer ice cream that comes in seven different flavors.  Peach Lambic is the weakest at 1 percent, while Pumpkin Ale at 3.2 percent is the strongest ice cream on offer.  Each special portion...
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