SMIRNOFF SOURCED WATERMELON
The newest flavor in the brand’s portfolio is made with Smirnoff No.21 vodka and fruit juice from concentrate. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $14. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
LAIRD’S STRAIGHT APPLEJACK 86
This is a revival of the company’s pre-Prohibition 1OO% apple brandy at its post-Prohibition proof. The packaging has a retro label evoking an earlier era and with the number 17 for the number of pounds of apples it takes to make a single bottle. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is... Read More
MOZART PUMPKIN SPICE LIQUEUR
This liqueur is made with chocolate, caramel, pumpkin juice, cinnamon, clove, vanilla, chili, fresh cream and cocoa. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $29. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
JOHNNIE WALKER BLENDERS’ BATCH
The latest release in the experimental Blenders’ Batch series is a wine cask blend. It is made up of some whiskies aged in wine cask and includes malt whiskies from the Highland and some from Speyside. It also includes grain whiskies from Cameronbridge. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $3O.... Read More
EGAN’S IRISH WHISKEY
Egan’s has extended the line with Vintage Grain, Single Grain Irish Whiskey. It is distilled from a single grain and aged for at least eight years in American bourbon barrels. Bottled non-chilled filtered. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $45. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company
CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER
The SJB Group has appointed CHARLES-ARMAND DE BELENET as the new general manager for Champagne Bollinger. Most recently he was with Pernod Ricard, where he was international Marketing Director of Martell, Mumm and Perrier Jouët. De Belenet began his career with Bacardi-Martini as a product manager. He is replacing JEROME... Read More
C MONDAVI & FAMILY
Mondavi has hired two new Vice Presidents for their marketing and sales teams: DAVID S. BROWN will assume the Sr. Vice President of Sales role, while MARK KOPPEN will take over as the new Vice President of Marketing. Brown has held executive sales roles with Procter & Gamble, Johnson &... Read More
DIAGEO
KAITLYN STEWART, Bar manager at Royal Dinette in Vancouver, has been crowned Bartender of the Year 2O17 at the global competition in Mexico. As the winner, she will serve as a Diageo Reserve Brand Ambassador making cocktails at bars around the world. She’s the ninth member of the World Class... Read More
FEVER TREE
THE ART OF MIXING SIMPLE LONG DRINKS+COCKTAILS FROM THE WORLD’S LEADING BARS CHARLES ROLLS+TIM WARRILLOW MITCHELL BEAZLEY/AMAZON.COM HARDCOVER $2O THE FIRST cocktail title to put the mixers center-stage. Rather than starting with the spirits, this book focuses on key mixers – including tonic, lemonade, ginger ale, ginger beer and cola... Read More
SESSION BEERS: BREWING FOR FLAVOR AND BALANCE
JENNIFER TALLEY BREWERS PUBLICATIONS HARDCOVER $19.95 THE LATEST release from Brewers Publications explores the history behind some of the world’s greatest session beers, past and present. In recent years, brewers have reinvented traditionally stronger classic beer styles to something more suitable for casual drinking sessions – giving beer lovers the... Read More