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Oxley Classic English Dry GinThis new ultra-premium gin combines a unique distillation process with traditional handcrafted English gin-making methods.  The Cold Distillation technique, with temperatures at approximately -5ºC, preserves the natural essences of its ingredients, providing a fresh, bright and intense tasting gin.  Each of its 14 botanical ingredients is... Read More

Pat Leavy’s All-American AleThe latest release from the Wolaver’s Organic Farmers Series is brewed with 1OO% Oregon-grown organic hops from the 2OO9 harvest, and 1OO% American organic malts.  Frustrated that organic hops had to be shipped in from overseas, Wolaver’s set out to find a more local source.  Organic farmer... Read More

ABSOLUT BERRI AÇAÍThe eleventh addition to the Absolut Vodka portfolio, Berri Acai is a blend of acai, blueberry and pomegranate flavors.  Made from all-natural ingredients with no sugar and no added preservatives, it has a ripe berry flavor with a tangy, natural sweetness.  To support the launch, Absolut will run... Read More

Otter Creek Solstice ale and Spring Ale KolschA new year-round offering, Solstice is the brewery’s rendition of a session ale.  It is flavorful and drinkable, with 4% ABV and 18 IBUs.  Available in 6-packs, Vermont Sampler 12-packs and on draft.  The spring release is a German-style Kölsch – a bright... Read More

Knappogue Castle 1994 Master Distiller’s Private SelectionOnly 11OO bottles of this rare single malt Irish whiskey have been released.  Each label is hand-numbered and signed by Mark Andrews III, the son of the brand’s founder.  Distilled in February of 1994, this exclusive whiskey was bottled in December, 2OO9, just shy... Read More

SKYY Infusions GingerThis is the first nationally available ginger infused vodka.  Made using a signature process where premium vodka is infused with real, all natural ginger, it has flavors of spiced and juiced ginger, roasted oranges and mild notes of cinnamon.  The launch will be supported by advertising, social media... Read More

CÎROC RED BERRY and CÎROC COCONUTThese are the brand’s first line extensions.  Like the original, they are made using French grapes that are cold fermented and distilled five times – the final distillation uses a traditional copper pot-still.  The vodka is then blended with all-natural ingredients – the Red Berry... Read More

Herbsaint OriginalThis new release from the Sazerac Company is made according to the same recipe first used by J. Marion Legendre for Herbsaint in 1934.  Shortly after Prohibition ended in late 1933, Legendre, a New Orleans apothecary-turned-entrepreneur, introduced a product called Legendre Absinthe.  However, just months after launching his product,... Read More

Duca del Frassino This new line of boxed Italian wines from Cantina di Soave includes a Garganega/Pinot Grigio and a Cabernet Sauvignon/Corvina that are produced in the Veneto region.  Each 3-liter box is convenient and eco-friendly – containing the equivalent of four 75Oml bottles.  The Garganega/Pinot Grigio offers hints of white flowers... Read More

SAM ADAMS NOBLE PILSLast year’s winner of the Sam Adams Beer Lover’s Choice contest, this hoppy pilsner that’s brewed with all five Noble Hop varieties, has become the company’s new spring seasonal ale.  Of the 1OO-plus hop varieties in the world only five are judged “Noble hops” – Hallertau Mittelfrueh,... Read More