SMIRNOFF ICE MARGARITA
The newest addition to the Smirnoff Ice line has flavors of tart citrus combined with sweet and salty notes. Suggested retail per 6-pack is $8.99 and $14.99 per 12-pack. AVAILABLE FROM Colonial Wholesale Beverage Commercial Distributing Company Seaboard Products Company
WHITLEY NEILL GIN
This traditional English gin crafted by 8th-generation gin distiller Johnny Neill in England’s oldest copper pot still in now available. It is made using 9 botanicals, including orange peel, juniper, coriander, lemon peel, Orris bark and Angelica root. In addition to these traditional gin botanicals, it is crafted with two... Read More
ABSOLUT AMERICA
Absolut has released this new limited edition bottle. The brand has also teamed up with Keep America Beautiful, an organization designed to inspire and educate people to take action toward improving and beautifying their communities around the country. Absolut will donate $1 to Keep America Beautiful for every photo shared... Read More
CADÉE BOURBON WHISKEY
This full, rich and balanced bourbon has flavors of cinnamon, walnut, and allspice. Oak and vanilla undertones are imparted by barrel maturation and the elements of the Pacific Northwest. Notes of biscuit and chocolate with a slight rye spiciness. Suggested retail is $37.99 to $39.99. AVAILABLE FROM Trio Wine Imports
SEERSUCKER SOUTHERN STYLE GIN
Seersucker has extended its line with a Lemonade and a Limeade. The Lemonade is made with lemon, juniper and lavender. Limeade is made with lime, juniper and mint. Suggested retail for a 75Oml of each is $25. AVAILABLE FROM MS Walker
MARTIGNETTI COMPANIES WOMEN’S BEVERAGE ALCOHOL SYMPOSIUM
ON APRIL 4, Martignetti Companies hosted its 5th Annual Women’s Beverage Alcohol Symposium at Bentley University and welcomed over 2OO attendees from the restaurant industry, retail wine and spirits businesses, wholesalers and distributors, and winery and spirits companies for a day of networking, learning new skills and inspiring their... Read More
BROWN-FORMAN RETAILER OF THE YEAR
RYAN MALONEY is 3rd generation in the spirits industry. In 1992 he left his job as an investigator for the state securities division to start a small wine wholesale company. In 2OOO Ryan bought Julio’s Liquors, a 36,OOO square foot retail facility in Westborough after his family decided to... Read More
QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE ASKED
by HARVEY FINKEL WINE MYTHS AND REALITY, 2ND EDITION by Benjamin Lewin, MW ONE OF MY favorite wine books now appears in a second revised, enlarged edition. Still handsomely mounted and strongly and clearly written, it weighs in at just over four and one-half pounds, having gained a half-pound since... Read More
THE CLOVER CLUB
PINK LADY’S ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH WARMER MONTHS in New England are often heralded by gin drinks popping up on cocktail lists which delights gin-loving ladies like us! In the 11 years since LUPEC was founded, gin has most certainly arrived. Gone are the days when drinkers pushed “the... Read More
A Fresh Look at Craft Lager
by ANDY CROUCH IF INDIA PALE ALE is the undisputed heavyweight champ of the craft beer world, craft lager is the scrappy underdog just now starting to make a name for itself. Ranging from an afterthought to anathema for both craft brewers and consumers, lager seemed an unlikely up and... Read More