SAMUEL ADAMS LONGSHOT
This year’s Longshot Variety Pack includes a Brainstorm Saison from winner David Cousino of Avon, Ohio; Wild Child Ale from winner Duane Wilson of Horseheads, New York; and Coffehead Imperial Stout from Samuel Adams employee winner Graham Johnson of Marblehead. Suggested retail per mixed 6-pack is $9.99 to $1O.99. AVAILABLE... Read More
AMSTEL XLIGHT
This new light beer from Amstel has 9O calories and 2 grams of carbs. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company
STOLI CRUSHED
There are two flavors in this new line from Stoli: Pineapple Ruby Red Grapefruit. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $17. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company
GALLIANO L’APERITIVO
Galliano has extended its line with this amaro that’s a blend of 5O ingredients including herbs and Mediterranean citrus such as orange, bitter orange, tangerine and grapefruit. Suggested retail for a 375ml is $17. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
BASIL HAYDEN’S RYE WHISKEY
The newest addition to the Basil Haden’s portfolio is a Kentucky straight rye whiskey made with the addition of a re-barreled rye. The re-barreled rye began as a four-year-old traditional rye whiskey, which was then dumped and further aged an additional seven years in newly-charred quarter-cask oak barrels. Suggested retail... Read More
BAILEYS ALMANDE ALMONDMILK LIQUEUR
This new release from Baileys is a dairy-free, gluten-free and certified vegan liqueur that blends almond milk with vanilla. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $21. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
BERKSHIRE MOUNTAIN DISTILLERS SMOKE AND PEAT BOURBON
This new release is made from Berkshire Bourbon that has been previously aged in Virgin American white oak barrels and then transferred to casks that have been emptied an Islay single malt Scotch where it is finished. Smoke and peat on the nose with spice, vanilla, chocolate and oak. The... Read More
ADMIRAL NELSON’S PINEAPPLE RUM
This is the latest extension from the Admiral Nelson line of rums. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $11. AVAILABLE FROM MS Walker
DOG DAYS FOR CANINE “CHAMPAGNE”
A WORD of advice to anyone seeking to register a product with a name bearing the slightest similarity to “Champagne”: think twice. Champagne producers take that very seriously. Most recently, Moet Hennessy, citing its high-end Dom Perignon brand, moved to block a Florida man from registering “Dog Perignon”. Fort Myers-based... Read More
FRENCH DESTROY SPANISH WINES
THERE’S BEEN a lot of innocent wine destroyed in France of late as tensions have reached a boiling point over cheap Spanish imports. Over the last year militant winemaker group CAV – or CRAV as it is sometimes known – has attacked lorries carrying Spanish wines and set fire to... Read More