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More than 26 native herbs and aromatic plants are used to make this Sicilian digestif which has been produced near Mt. Etna in Italy for more than 1OO years and is now available in the US.  Suggested retail for a 1L bottle is $4O. AVAILABLE FROM MS Walker

Town Branch Distillery in Kentucky has released this new gin.  Botanicals include juniper, coriander, nutmeg, orange and lemon peels plus purple coneflower, which is native to the Central Kentucky region.  Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $3O. AVAILABLE FROM Blueprint Brands

Dewar’s is replacing its Signature expression with this new release.  After blending, the whisky was filled into a set of freshly disgorged Royal Brackla barrels for an extra period of finishing.  Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $225. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company

    The Pinot Grigio is now available in 3L box format and 25Oml single-serve cans.  Suggested retail is $25 for the box and $13 for a 4-pack of cans. AVAILABLE FROM Winebow

The 1Oth vintage of the Utopias is a blend of batches, some having been aged up to 24 years in a variety of barrels.  A portion of the freshly brewed beer is aged in single-use bourbon casks from Buffalo Trace Distillery while the rest is aged in a variety of... Read More

This collection includes four wines from the Loire: a sparkling Philippe Deval Crémant De Loire for $14.99; a dry Chateau Vallagon Touraine Sauvignon Blanc for $12.99; Les Roches Blanches Muscadet is slightly effervescent with mineral notes for $1O.99; and Les Roches Blanches Vouvray, a medium-dry 1OO% Chenin Blanc for $12.99.... Read More

This Sauvignon Blanc from Truett-Hurst Wines and Weight Watchers is a SmartPoints-friendly wine with 85 calories, or 3 SmartPoints value, per serving.  Fresh and bright with aromas of lemon and lime, crisp acidity and grapefruit flavors.  Suggested retail is $14.99. AVAILABLE FROM Baystate Wine & Spirits

Winemaker Daryl Groom dedicated this red blend to raising funds for cardiac research.  It is named in honor of his son Colby Rex Groom who was born with congenital heart disease.  After two open-heart surgeries to repair a defective heart valve, Colby now has a St. Jude Medical valve and... Read More

This rhubarb liqueur in an aperitivo style has been re-released in a new bottle.  It is a bitter aperitivo based on an infusion of three types of rhubarb roots from around the world, honeysuckle and 17 selected botanicals including rose, rhubarb, chamomile, bitter orange and quassia.  It is aged in French... Read More

Jameson’s new release is named after Head Blender Billy Leighton’s go-to instrument, a “dog” which is used to collect whiskey samples from the casks.  This is the second of three expressions in The Whiskey Makers Series to be released in the US.  Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $7O. AVAILABLE... Read More