JELLY JAR RED BLEND
This Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot dominant red blend is fruit-forward with layers of blackberries, juicy cherries and hints of violets and dark chocolate. Smooth, balanced finish. Suggested retail is $13.99. AVAILABLE FROM Baystate Wine & Spirits.
LEADSLINGERS BOURBON WHISKEY
Double-distilled and hand-crafted, Leadslingers Whiskey is a collaboration between a veterans group in Texas and Scissortail Distillery in Oklahoma. Distilled from a mash bill of mostly corn, it spends time aging in both new and used American oak barrels resulting in a light bourbon flavor from its single barrel aging... Read More
TIPPY COW PEPPERMINT BARK
Tippy Cow is expanding its line with a seasonal bottling of Peppermint Bark made with Caribbean rum, dairy cream, white chocolate, dark chocolate and crushed candy cane. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $15. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company.
NOE SIMPLE TASK
The second edition in the Little Book whiskey series is a blend of nine-year-old Kentucky straight rye, 13-year-old Canadian rye and 4O-year-old Canadian corn whisky. It has both floral and fruity notes that balance out the spice from the rye whiskies in the final blend, with a finish that is... Read More
MOUNT GAY XO PEAT SMOKE RUM
The first edition of the Master Blender Collection is made with a combination of column and pot still rums, matured for 8 to 15 years in American oak barrels. The blend is then finished in peated whisky casks for an additional 6 months resulting in an array... Read More
BEEFEATER PINK
This new release is a blend of traditionally distilled Beefeater dry gin fused with natural strawberry, citrus and classic juniper botanicals. Suggested retail is $19.99 per 75Oml. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors.
MUCHA LIGA ANEJO TEQUILA
This Anejo tequila is made from 1OO% Blue Agave and aged for 18 months in previously used bourbon white oak barrels. Full-bodied, smooth and robust with smoked agave and woody notes. Suggested retail is $59.99. AVAILABLE FROM Abacus Distributing.
TWO SOULS AJAR: DOS ALMAS: ITALY IN CHILE
by HARVEY FINKEL The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience. -EMILY DICKINSON In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europeans invaded and subjugated what is now called Latin America, not at all benefiting the residents by these trans-Atlantic attentions. Marching alongside the conquistadors were priests, who... Read More
ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH: THE RUSTY NAIL
by PINK LADY ‘Tis the season for warm sweaters and full-flavored drinks! It’s roughly ten years since we started penning this column and we can hardly believe we’ve not mentioned the Rusty Nail, the grandpa of all Scotch classic cocktails, and (for some among us) a total dad drink. The... Read More
CHANGING SEASONS, CHANGING FLAVORS
by ANDY CROUCH As fall slips into the early days of winter, beer drinkers slide from the maltiness of the Oktoberfest season into the arms of something more bracing. For some, this change in the seasons calls for whiskey or strong wine. For others, imperial stouts, barleywines, and double India... Read More