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TULLAMORE D.E.W. BOSTON RED SOX EDITION

This commemorative Boston Red Sox bottle has been released to mark the two-year anniversary of the partnership between the distillery and the team.  The label honors the team and Fenway Park, the logo, references to the Green Monster and other insignias.  Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $25 to $29....
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FRAPPACHATA ICED COFFEE

A blend of Arabica and Robusta coffees with RumChata cream liqueur, this RTD iced coffee is now available with a 1OOml counter dispenser for placement at cash registers.  Suggested retail for the 1OOml size is $2 and $2O for a 1.75L bottle. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company

BOLS GENEVER 1OO% MALT SPIRIT

    The third Genever expression from Bols is distilled from corn, rye and wheat with juniper berries.  Bottled in a gold-crested clay jug, suggested retail for a 75Oml is $7O. AVAILABLE FROM MS Walker United Liquors

GLENDALOUGH WHISKEYS

There are three new craft whiskeys available from the Irish distillery.  The Double Barrel Irish Whiskey has vanilla notes from three years in bourbon barrels before being transferred to Oloroso casks for up to a year.  Flavors of raisins, fig, candied peel, cinnamon and nutmeg with a nutty, complex finish. ...
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SANGRITA

PINK LADY’S ENDANGERED COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH by PINK LADY CINCO DE MAYO means many people will be sipping on tequila in some form or another this month, whether in the Margarita, the world’s most popular drink, or in shot form. (Drinkers take note: Cinco de Mayo isn’t actually Mexican...
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AQUAVIT

by LEW BRYSON AQUAVIT? WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? “When you had it, you didn’t think about it, but when you ran out, it was suddenly a problem.” That’s Kate Palmer, Assistant VP of craft spirits at Horizon Beverage, and she got the calls, because “If it’s weird, you call...
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MALBEC from ARGENTINA

by SANDY BLOCK, MW ARGENTINA OWNS THE MALBEC CATEGORY on the US market and internationally. Why does it lack serious competition? This is a felicitous marriage of grape and terroir that isn’t possible to duplicate elsewhere. Virtually anonymous in its Bordeaux homeland, where Malbec is relegated to status as a...
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The Golden Touch

by ANDY CROUCH Get ready for warm weather with these golden ales. MANY CRAFT BREWERS have long eschewed catering to entry level or novice beer drinkers.  Focusing on highly hopped beers or chasing style trends, they have preferred to service more developed beer geeks.  This approach has led to some...
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