Maestro Tequilero Alberto Partida makes old-school tequila. Although most tequila strives for uniformity and smoothness, Amatitena (from Amatitán, Jalisco) has a mezcal vibe. All the Azul agave comes from a single estate... Read More
This Cabernet is built on a tradition of Washington legends. First, there's Horse Heaven Hills AVA in the Columbia Valley (near Oregon), where Quilceda Creek also has vineyards. And then there's the Champoux Vineyard,... Read More
This maritime distillery has been making Scotch on the Àrd Beag (small headland) for the last two hundred years using heavily peated malted barley from Port Ellen and water from Loch Uigeadail (pronounced ooh-ga-dal, Gaelic... Read More
Our image of Tequila as this fiery, debilitating potion requiring table salt and lime segments has changed drastically over the last decade. People are discovering that high-end artisanal Tequila is quite smooth and mild, just... Read More
The Doublewood is aged in two kinds of oak casks. First in American oak casks followed by first fill European oak Oloroso sherry butts. It is rich and honeyed with accents of nuts and spices.
There's something nostalgic about brands fermenting, distilling, and aging their whiskey in one place, but that is not required to produce exceptional bourbon. In 2013, when Joe Beatrice founded Barrell Craft Spirits in Louisville,... Read More
Nothing says celebration like a rosé Champagne. It makes any day or event even more special just by its pale pink color dancing in the glass. Billecart-Salmon's Brut Rosé has always been a sought-after bubbly... Read More
Billecart-Salmon has added the ingenious feature called My Origin on the bottom of the back label. Just type in the code number and get every detail about this particular bottle, but here's a quick synopsis: Cuvée Sous... Read More
Billecart-Salmon has added the ingenious feature called My Origin on the bottom right of the back label. Just type in the code number and get every detail about this particular bottle, but here's a quick synopsis: The 2016... Read More
Before retiring, Paul Joseph made Black Maple Hill at the Stein Distillery in Joseph, Oregon. This whiskey was crafted with locally grown rye (75%) and corn, both from the Stein family farm, which are fermented, distilled, aged... Read More
Situated on the River Bladnoch, the Bladnoch distillery is one of six remaining in the Scottish Lowlands, and it is going strong after 200 years. It was founded and operated by the McClelland family, but by WWI, the distillery... Read More
As one of the top crus, Prado Enea is made with the choicest fruit available. The winemakers then adhere to a low intervention model by fermenting the late-harvest grapes in large oak without added yeasts or temperature control.... Read More
Caballito Cerrero is technically a tequila because it comes from a distiller in Jalisco, but it's not actual tequila because Caballito is made with the indigenous Chato agave (related to Espadin) that predates Blue Weber,... Read More