Suerte Tequila
Categories:TequilaAbout Suerte TequilaFounder: Laurence Spiewak
& Lance SokolYear Founded: 2012Distillery Location: Atotonilco
El Alto, Jalisco, MexicoMaster Distiller / Blender: Pedro Hernandez
Barba Suerte Tequila Essential Facts Master distiller Pedro
Hernandez Barba insists on using labor-intensive methods to produce
Suerte Tequila, including cooking the agave for 56 hours and
crushing it with a stone tahona wheel. Suerte Blanco rests for two
months in stainless-steel vats before bottling, while the Reposado
and Aejo age for seven months and two years, respectively, in
former bourbon barrels.How you should drink Suerte Tequila Straight
On the rocks In cocktailsTypes of Suerte Tequila Available Suerte
Blanco Tequila Suerte Reposado Tequila Suerte Aejo TequilaSX
Liquors
Categories:Rum, Tequila, VodkaAbout SX LiquorsFounder: David
Knight & Alex SchultzYear Founded: 2008Distillery Location:
Totoln, Jalisco, MexicoSX Liquors Essential Facts SX Liquors range
of spirits are made in Mexico using all Latin American ingredients
and natural flavors. SXnegro is a sugar cane-based vodka thats aged
in former aejo tequila barrels; the brand says its a world
first.How you should drink SX Liquors Straight On the rocks In
cocktailsTypes of SX Liquors Available SXchachacha Honey &
Lemon Reposado Tequila SXcafedoble Coffee & Clove Reposado
Tequila SXsamba Vanilla & Sweet Lime Cachaa SXcalypso Mint
& Lemon Aged Rum SXblanco Cane Vodka SXnegro Cane Vodka
ReposadoSt-Germain
Categories:LiqueursAbout St-GermainFounder: Rob CooperYear
Founded: 2007Distillery Location: Dijon, FranceMaster Distiller /
Blender: N/A St-Germain Essential Facts Dont hold on to your
St-Germain forever. Since its made without preservatives, a bottle
should be finished within six months. Looking for an easy and tasty
cocktail? Next time you pour yourself a glass of dry white wine or
champagne add a shot of St-Germain.How you should drink St-Germain
On the rocks With sparkling water With champagne With white wine In
cocktails (Grey Goose LOrange Winter Sangria Martini, Tough to
Hear, Whatamelon, Front Porch Swing, Boat House Punch, The
St-Germain Cocktail, Summer Rye, East Side Elder, Alfies Apple,
St-Rita)Sombra Mezcal
Categories:LiqueursAbout Sombra MezcalFounder: Richard Betts,
Dennis Scholl and Charles BielerYear Founded: 2009Distillery
Location: San Juan, MexicoSombra Mezcal Essential Facts This mezcal
is a truly small-batch spirit, which is made from organic espadin
agave and distilled in the mountain village of San Juan at an
elevation of 8,000 feet. The spirit is complex and smoky enough to
be sipped, but light and citrusy enough to be mixed in cocktails
Sombra is Spanish for shadow.How you should drink Sombra Mezcal
Neat In cocktails (The Oaxacan Punch, All Betts Are Off)Types of
Sombra Mezcal Available Sombra MezcalBakers Bourbon
Categories:Bourbon / American WhiskeyAbout Bakers
BourbonFounder: Booker NoeYear Founded: 1992Distillery Location:
Clermont, KentuckyVisitor Center:T. Jeremiah Beam Home526 Happy
Hollow RoadClermont, KentuckyTel: (502) 543-9877Master Distiller /
Blender: Fred Noe, Seventh Generation Beam Family Distiller Bakers
Bourbon Essential Facts Bakers along with Knob Creek, Basil Haydens
and Bookers make up Jim Beams Small Batch Bourbon Collection. The
7-year-old whiskey is not for the faint of heart its bottled at 107
proof. The bourbon is named after Baker Beam, the grand-nephew of
Jim Beam.How you should drink Bakers Bourbon Straight On the rocks
With a bit of water With club soda With ginger ale In cocktails
(The Billionaire Cocktail)Types of Bakers Bourbon Available
BakersBuffalo Trace
Categories:Bourbon / American WhiskeyAbout Buffalo TraceFounder:
E.H. Taylor Jr.Year Founded: 1869Distillery Location: Frankfort,
KentuckyVisitor Center:Buffalo Trace Distillery113 Great Buffalo
TraceFrankfort, Kentucky(502) 696-5926Master Distiller / Blender:
Elmer T. Lee, Master Distiller Emeritus and Harlen Wheatley, Master
Distiller Buffalo Trace Essential Facts While the company has been
making bourbon for more than 140 years, the Buffalo Trace brand was
introduced and the distillery was renamed in 1999.How you should
drink Buffalo Trace Straight On the rocks With a bit of water With
club soda With ginger ale In cocktails (Off to the Races)Types of
Buffalo Trace Available Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Whiskey Buffalo Trace White Dog Mash #1Campari
Categories:LiqueursAbout CampariFounder: Gaspare CampariYear
Founded: 1860Distillery Location: Novi Ligure, Piedmont,
ItalyCampari Essential Facts Every year, Campari sells 2.9 million
cases in more than 190 countries. The spirit is flavored with a
secret combination of herbs, spices and fruit peels.How you should
drink Campari On the rocks With club soda In cocktails (Set the New
Year on Fire, Neighborhood Negroni, Mezcal & Mayhem, Dieci E
Lode, Soda Jerk, Tegroni, Winter Sour, Negroni, C & B Old
Fashioned, Boulevardier)Types of Campari Available CampariHennessy
Cognac
Categories:Brandy / CognacAbout Hennessy CognacFounder: Richard
HennessyYear Founded: 1765Distillery Location: Cognac,
FranceVisitor Center:Quais Hennessy France8 Rue de la Richonne16100
Cognac, FranceTel: 011 33 9 62 55 17 00www.hennessy.comMaster
Distiller / Blender: Jean Pineau, Master Distiller Hennessy Cognac
Essential Facts Hennessy Cognac, according to press reports, is a
favorite of North Koreas leader Kim Jong-il. The brand released a
limited edition cognac, Hennessy 44, to honor President Barack
Obamas inauguration. Sales of the special bottle benefitted the
Thurgood Marshall College Fund.How you should drink Hennessy Cognac
Straight In cocktails (The Maple Man, Holiday Sauce, Tender
Nob)Types of Hennessy Cognac Available Hennessy Cognac Hennessy
V.S. Hennessy Black Privilege V.S.O.P. Hennessy X.O. Hennessy
Paradis Richard HennesyBlantons Bourbon
Categories:Bourbon / American WhiskeyAbout Blantons
BourbonFounder: Elmer T. LeeYear Founded: 1984Distillery Location:
Frankfort, Ky.Visitor Center:Buffalo Trace Distillery113 Great
Buffalo TraceFrankfort, Ky.502 696 5926Master Distiller / Blender:
Harlen Wheatley Blantons Bourbon Essential Facts The bourbon is
named after Colonel Albert B. Blanton, who thought his Warehouse H
produced the best bourbon. Blantons is still aged in that facility.
Buffalo Trace Distillery claims that Blantons was the first
single-barrel bourbon on the market.How you should drink Blantons
Bourbon Straight On the rocks With a bit of water With club soda
With ginger ale In cocktails (Brown Derby, Ward Eight, Mint Julep,
Old Fashioned, Presbyterian, Horses Neck)Types of Blantons Bourbon
Available Blantons Single Barrel BourbonHornitos Tequila
Categories:TequilaAbout Hornitos TequilaFounder: Don Francisco
Javier SauzaYear Founded: 1950Distillery Location: Jalisco,
MexicoVisitor Center:La QuintaFrancisco Javier Sauza 80Col. Centro,
Tequila, Jalisco, MexicoTel: 866 510 2250Master Distiller /
Blender: Edgar Caedo Hornitos Tequila Essential Facts Hornitos was
founded on Mexican Independence Day (September 16) in 1950.
Hornitos Reposado is aged in 10,000-gallon oak barrels called
pipones.How you should drink Hornitos Tequila Straight With a
Sangrita In cocktails (Hornitos Tequila Toddy, Hornitos Holiday
Horchata, The Hornitos Hot Shotty, Horni Toddy, Hornitos Holiday
Smash)Types of Hornitos Tequila Available Hornitos Plata Tequila
Hornitos Aejo Tequila Hornitos Reposado Tequila Hornitos Lime
ShotAbsolut Vodka
Categories:VodkaAbout Absolut VodkaFounder: Lars Olsson
SmithYear Founded: 1879Distillery Location: Ahus, SwedenMaster
Distiller / Blender: Per Hermansson, Head of Sensory Analysis
Absolut Vodka Essential Facts Absolut Vodka was introduced to the
United States in 1979, 100 years after it was first produced in
Sweden. The distillery in hus, Sweden makes 500,000 bottles of
vodka a day.How you should drink Absolut Vodka Straight In
cocktails (Bloody Mason, Berri Ricky, Vesper, Berri Sophisticated,
Mango Cooler, Absolut Mango Spice, Kahlua Espresso Martini, Sage
Passage, Absolut Berri Aai Sour, Absolut 100 Pumpkin Martini)Types
of Absolut Vodka Available Absolut Vodka Absolut 100 Absolut Apeach
Absolut Berri Aa Absolut Citron Absolut Elyx Absolut Kurant Absolut
Mandrin Absolut Mango Absolut Orient Apple Absolut Pears Absolut
Peppar Absolut Raspberri Absolut Ruby Red Absolut Vanilia Absolut
Watkins Absolut Wild TeaEpic Vodka
Categories:VodkaAbout Epic VodkaFounder: The Sazerac CompanyYear
Founded: 2013Distillery Location: Cognac, FranceEpic Vodka
Essential Facts Epic Vodka is triple-distilled and comes in a
classic expression, as well as nine different flavors. The brand is
owned by the Sazerac Company, which also makes award-winning
bourbons like Pappy Van Winkle and Buffalo Trace.How you should
drink Epic Vodka Straight With tonic With soda In cocktailsTypes of
Epic Vodka Available Epic Classic Vodka Epic Grape Vodka Epic
Citrus Vodka Epic Red Berry Vodka Epic Peach Vodka Epic
Kiwi-Strawberry Vodka Epic Cherry Vodka Epic Whipped Cream Vodka
Epic Coconut Vodka Epic Cake VodkaAvu Cachaa
Categories:CachaaAbout Avu CachaaFounder: Nate Whitehouse &
Pete NevengloskyYear Founded: 2013Distillery Location: Carmo, Rio
de Janeiro, BrazilAvu Cachaa Essential Facts Made by one of Brazils
only female distillers, Avu is produced organically and using
renewable energy sources. Avu Cachaa Amburana is aged for up to two
years in casks made from Amburana cearensis, a tree native to South
America.How you should drink Avu Cachaa Straight In cocktailsTypes
of Avu Cachaa Available Avu Cachaa Prata Avu Cachaa AmburanaSauza
Tequila
Categories:TequilaAbout Sauza TequilaFounder: Don Cenobio
SauzaYear Founded: 1873Distillery Location: Jalisco, MexicoVisitor
Center:La QuintaFrancisco Javier Sauza 80Col. Centro, Tequila,
Jalisco, MexicoMaster Distiller / Blender: Edgar Caedo Sauza
Tequila Essential Facts All the Sauza tequilas are double-distilled
in copper pot stills. Within 48 hours of being harvested, the agave
plants used for Sauza begin the process of turning into tequila.How
you should drink Sauza Tequila Straight With a SangritaTypes of
Sauza Tequila Available Sauza Blue Silver Tequila Sauza Gold
Tequila Sauza Blue Reposado Tequila Sauza Commemorativo Tequila
Sauza Original Lime Sparkling Margarita Sauza Mango Peach Sparkling
Margarita Sauza Wild Berry Sparkling MargaritaConjure Cognac
Categories:Brandy / CognacAbout Conjure CognacFounder: Chris
Ludacris Bridges and Kim Birkedal HartmannYear Founded:
2009Distillery Location: Cognac, FranceMaster Distiller / Blender:
Philippe B. Tiffon, Master Blender Conjure Cognac Essential Facts
While most celebrities simply endorse liquor brands, Ludacris was
actually involved in the blending of Conjure. One of Ludas favorite
ways to drink the cognac is with a splash of cola.How you should
drink Conjure Cognac Straight With colaTypes of Conjure Cognac
Available Conjure CognacRussian Standard Vodka
Categories:VodkaAbout Russian Standard VodkaFounder: Roustam
TarikoYear Founded: 1988Distillery Location: St. Petersburg,
RussiaRussian Standard Vodka Essential Facts Russian Standard is
the top-selling premium vodka in Russia. The company sells more
than 34 million 9-liter cases of vodka every year in more than 80
markets around the world.How you should drink Russian Standard
Vodka Straight On the rocks In cocktails (Gypsy Queen, Greyhounds
Tooth)Types of Russian Standard Vodka Available Russian Standard
Vodka Russian Standard Gold Vodka Russian Standard Platinum Vodka
Imperia VodkaJgermeister
Categories:LiqueursAbout JgermeisterFounder: Curt MastYear
Founded: 1934Distillery Location: Wolfenbttel, GermanyVisitor
Center:By appointment you can arrange a tour of the distillery
through Mast Jgermeister.Master Distiller / Blender: N/A
Jgermeister Essential Facts Every year Americans buy more
Jgermeister than Germans. The liqueur, according to the brand, is
made from a secret recipe of 56 herbs, blooms, roots and fruits.
The only known ingredients are cinnamon-bark and ginger root.How
you should drink Jgermeister ShotsTypes of Jgermeister Available
JgermeisterSazerac Rye Whiskey
Categories:Rye WhiskeyAbout Sazerac Rye WhiskeyYear Founded:
2005Distillery Location: Frankfort, Ky.Visitor Center:Buffalo Trace
Distillery113 Great Buffalo TraceFrankfort, Ky.502 696 5926Master
Distiller / Blender: Harlen Wheatley, master distiller Sazerac Rye
Whiskey Essential Facts The brands Thomas H. Handy bottling is
named for a bartender who, according to legend, was the first to
use rye whiskey in a Sazerac cocktail instead of the traditional
cognac. The 18-year-old is in very short supply and is a favorite
of bartenders and whiskey drinkers.How you should drink Sazerac Rye
Whiskey Straight On the rocks With a bit of water With club soda In
cocktails (Summer Rye, Pony Express, The Sazerac Cocktail)Types of
Sazerac Rye Whiskey Available Sazerac Rye Whiskey Sazerac
18-Year-Old Rye Whiskey Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye WhiskeyMacchu
Pisco
Categories:PiscoAbout Macchu PiscoFounder: Melanie AsherYear
Founded: 2003Distillery Location: Ica, PeruMaster Distiller /
Blender: Melanie Asher Macchu Pisco Essential Facts It takes a
whopping 10 pounds of grapes (the equivalent of 5 bottles of wine)
to make each bottle of Macchu Pisco. Macchu Pisco ages for 9 months
before being bottled.How you should drink Macchu Pisco In cocktails
(Pisco Sour, Pisco Punch)Types of Macchu Pisco Available Macchu
PiscoCointreau
Categories:LiqueursAbout CointreauFounder: Adolphe and
Edouard-Jean CointreauYear Founded: 1849Distillery Location:
Angers, FranceVisitor Center:Cointreau Museum and Visitor CenterZI
Sain Barthelemy dAnjouAngers, FranceTel: 33 2 41 31 50 50Cointreau
Essential Facts Before World War I Cointreau was selling 800,000
bottles a year. Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese is Cointreaus
brand ambassador.How you should drink Cointreau Neat In cocktails
(Lagerita, Golden Dream, Margarita, Ruby Partida, C & B Old
Fashioned, Strawberry Basil Margarita, Fat Like Buddha Cocktail,
Deshler, The Maxwell Cocktail, Margaritas by the Pitcher)Types of
Cointreau Available CointreauMezcal El Silencio
Categories:MezcalAbout Mezcal El SilencioFounder: Fausto
ZapataYear Founded: 2013Distillery Location: Oaxaca, MexicoMaster
Distiller / Blender: Pedro Hernandez, master mezcalier Mezcal El
Silencio Essential Facts Mezcal El Silencio is made from a blend of
three different types of agave. The label and logo are an homage to
Club Silencio, a setting in the 2001 David Lynch film Mullholland
Dr.How you should drink Mezcal El Silencio Straight On the rocks In
cocktails (Old Oaxacan, The Zapatero, Dante Belpepper)Types of
Mezcal El Silencio Available Mezcal El SilencioBanks Rum
Categories:RumAbout Banks RumFounder: Arnaud de Trabuc and R.
John PellatonYear Founded: 2010Distillery Location: The rum is
blended in Amsterdam, Holland.Master Distiller / Blender: Master
Blender Arnaud de Trabuc Banks Rum Essential Facts The brand is
named for the 18th-century explorer and botanist Sir Joseph Banks.
Banks is a blend of more than 20 rums of different ages, including
spirits from Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados and Indonesia.How
you should drink Banks Rum With cola In cocktails (Not Manhattan,
East Indian Negroni, Sidra House, Pama Party Punch, Rum Rangoon,
Coconut Colada, Kew Garden, The Sun Also Rises, Banks Milk Punch,
Airmail Punch)Types of Banks Rum Available Banks 5-Island
RumDubonnet
Categories:Vermouth / Aperitif WineAbout DubonnetFounder: Joseph
DubonnetYear Founded: 1846Distillery Location: Bardstown,
KentuckyMaster Distiller / Blender: Agroindustrias Casa Ramirez,
S.A. de C.V. Dubonnet Essential Facts Dubonnet was created by
chemist and wine merchant Joseph Dubonnet to make quinine more
palatable for soldiers in the French Foreign Legion stationed in
North Africa. The brand commissioned famous artist Henri de
Toulouse-Lautrec to design a series of advertising posters in the
late 1800s.How you should drink Dubonnet With ice With club soda
With champagne In cocktails (Dubious Manhattan, Fat Like Buddha
Cocktail, Deshler, Dubonnet and Champagne, Le Sang et Sable, Kiss,
Dubonnet Cosmopolitan, Riviera, Princess Marys Pride, Dubonnet
Cocktail)Types of Dubonnet Available Dubonnet Rouge Dubonnet
BlancRussells Reserve American Whiskey
Categories:Bourbon / American Whiskey, Rye WhiskeyAbout Russells
Reserve American WhiskeyFounder: Jimmy Russell and Eddie
RussellYear Founded: 2000Distillery Location: Lawrenceburg,
KentuckyVisitor Center:The Wild Turkey Distillery1525 Tyrone
RoadLawrenceburg, KYTel: 502 839 2182Master Distiller / Blender:
Jimmy Russell, master distiller Russells Reserve American Whiskey
Essential Facts Russells Reserve was originally created as a
limited-edition 10-year-old, 101-proofbourbon to honor master
distiller Jimmy Russell. The whiskies are made by Wild Turkey
master distiller Jimmy Russellwho hasworked at the distillery since
1954and his son Eddie Russell.How you should drink Russells Reserve
American Whiskey Straight On the rocks With a bit of water With
club soda With ginger ale In cocktails (Sazerac, Jane Russell)Types
of Russells Reserve American Whiskey Available Russells Reserve
6-Year-Old Rye Whiskey Russells Reserve 10-Year-Old Bourbon
Russells Reserve Single Barrel BourbonLeblon Cachaa
Categories:CachaaAbout Leblon CachaaFounder: Steve LuttmannYear
Founded: 2005Distillery Location: Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais,
BrasilVisitor Center:There is a visitor center at the
distillery.Master Distiller / Blender: Gilles Merlet, Master
Distiller Leblon Cachaa Essential Facts The spirit is produced in
an alambique copper pot still, triple filtered and then rested in
400-liter cognac casks for up to six months before bottling. The
cachaa is made from freshly cut and pressed Brazilian sugar cane,
which is grown at an altitude of 1,000 meters.How you should drink
Leblon Cachaa Neat In a CaipirinhaTypes of Leblon Cachaa Available
Leblon CachaaOban
Categories:ScotchAbout ObanFounder: John and Hugh StevensonYear
Founded: 1794Distillery Location: Oban, Argyll, ScotlandVisitor
Center:5 Stafford StArgyll, ScotlandTel: 011 44 1631 572 004Master
Distiller / Blender: Kenny Gray, Distillery Manager Oban Essential
Facts Oban is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland with
only two pot stills. Distillery Manager Kenny Gray was given a
lifetime achievement award in 2008 by the Malt Advocate
magazine.How you should drink Oban Straight On the rocks With a bit
of water With club soda With ginger aleTypes of Oban Available Oban
14-Year-Old Scotch Whisky Oban 18-Year-Old Scotch Whisky Oban
Distillers Edition Scotch WhiskySquare One Organic Spirits
Categories:VodkaAbout Square One Organic SpiritsFounder: Allison
EvanowYear Founded: 2006Distillery Location: Rigby, IdahoMaster
Distiller / Blender: Bill Scott, Master Distiller Square One
Organic Spirits Essential Facts Its organic. Square One Vodka is
made from 100% organic rye and water fresh from the Teton Range in
Wyoming. Really, its organic. There are no GMO yeasts, chemical
additives or synthetic de-foaming agents used in the production of
Square One Vodka. Seriously, were talking really organic here. Even
the brands labels are a paper-free blend of bamboo, sugarcane and
cotton. The Square One Botanical Spirit is flavored with pear,
rose, chamomile, lemon verbena, lavender, rosemary, coriander and
citrus peel.How you should drink Square One Organic Spirits
Straight In cocktails (Elixir Bloody Mary, Organic Moscow Mule,
Whatamelon, Front Porch Swing, The Maxwell Cocktail, Chi Chi
Organico, Elderflower Fizz, Country Thyme, The Ruby Patch, Ruby
Chai Appletini)Types of Square One Organic Spirits Available Square
One Organic Vodka Square One Cucumber Vodka Square One Botanical
Spirit Square One BasilPatrn Tequila
Categories:TequilaAbout Patrn TequilaFounder: John Paul DeJoria
and Martin Crowley Year Founded: 1989Distillery Location: Jalisco,
MexicoMaster Distiller / Blender: Francisco Alcaraz, Master
Distiller Patrn Tequila Essential Facts Patrn is the biggest
selling ultra-premium tequila in the US. John Paul DeJorias other
huge success is his line of Paul Mitchell hair care products which
he co-founded. Each bottle is hand-labeled and inspectedover 60
hands touch every bottle of Patrn before it leaves the distillery.
The brand is one of the few tequilas to still use the traditional
stone wheel, called a tahona, to crush its agave.How you should
drink Patrn Tequila Straight With a Sangrita In cocktails (Patrn
Pineapple, Espresso Martini, Spiced Chocolate, Patrn Perfect Cosmo,
Rubia Bonita, The Ultimat Blueberry Freeze, Tequila Mockingbird,
Patrn Pomegranate, Patrn Grapefruit)Types of Patrn Tequila
Available Patrn Silver Gran Patrn Patrn Reposado Patrn Aejo Patrn
XO Caf Patrn Citrnge Patrn BurdeosGeorge Dickel
Categories:Bourbon / American Whiskey, Rye WhiskeyAbout George
DickelFounder: George and Augusta DickelYear Founded:
1870Distillery Location: Normandy, TennesseeMaster Distiller /
Blender: John Lunn, Master Distiller George Dickel Essential Facts
While Dickel is American whiskey, its not bourbon. Technically, it
is Tennessee whiskeyprimarily because the spirit is filtered
through charcoal before being aged. The only other brand to do that
is Jack Daniels. If you visit, you can send your favorite drinking
buddy a postcard without leaving the premises. Dickel claims to be
the only distillery in the country to have its own working US Post
Office branch on-site.How you should drink George Dickel Straight
On the rocks With a bit of water With club soda With ginger
aleTypes of George Dickel Available George Dickel Tennessee Whisky
George Dickel No.8 George Dickel No.12 George Dickel Barrel Select
George Dickel Rye WhiskeyChambord Black Raspberry Liqueur
Categories:LiqueursAbout Chambord Black Raspberry
LiqueurFounder: N.J. Sky CooperYear Founded: 1982Distillery
Location: Loire Valley, FranceMaster Distiller / Blender: Jean
Phillipe Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur Essential Facts Chambords
recipe, according to the company, takes after a raspberry liqueur
made in the Loire Valley in the late 1600s. The liqueur is created
from raspberries, blackberries, Madagascar vanilla, Moroccan citrus
peel, honey, cognac and herbs and spices.How you should drink
Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur In cocktails (Rhode Island Red,
Chambord Kir Royale, Finlandia Vodka Helsinki Mule, Chambord
Mimosa, Honey Berry Sling, Hey Bulldog!, Sex on the Beach, Honey
Deuce, Finlandia Vodka Cranberry French Martini, Finlandia Vodka
Wild Berritini)Types of Chambord Black Raspberry Liqueur Available
Chambord Black Raspberry LiqueurTitos Handmade Vodka
Categories:VodkaAbout Titos Handmade VodkaFounder: Tito
BeveridgeYear Founded: 1995Distillery Location: Austin, TexasMaster
Distiller / Blender: Tito Beveridge Titos Handmade Vodka Essential
Facts Founder Tito Beveridge holds degrees in geology and
geophysics and worked for many years in the oil-and-gas industry
before starting the brand. The brand was awarded Texas first
distilling license.How you should drink Titos Handmade Vodka
StraightTypes of Titos Handmade Vodka Available Titos Handmade
VodkaDeLen
Categories:TequilaAbout DeLenFounder: Brent HockingYear Founded:
2008Distillery Location: Purisima Del Rincon, MexicoMaster
Distiller / Blender: Brent Hocking DeLen Essential Facts Jewelry
designer Bill Wall fashioned DeLens signature sterling silver
bottle stopper. The brands aejo tequila is aged in barrels that
previously held French sauternes wine.How you should drink DeLen
Straight With a SangritaTypes of DeLen Available DeLen Diamante
DeLen Reposado DeLen Aejo DeLen Extra Aejo DeLen LenaLucid
Absinthe
Categories:AbsintheAbout Lucid AbsintheFounder: Ted BreauxYear
Founded: 2007Distillery Location: The Combier Distillery, Saumur,
FranceVisitor Center:There is a visitor center at the
distillery.Master Distiller / Blender: Ted Breaux Lucid Absinthe
Essential Facts Lucid was the first absinthe brand to be allowed
back on American store shelves after a 95-year absence. Lucid is
historically accurate, is made using grande wormwood and contains
thujone.How you should drink Lucid Absinthe With a bit of water In
cocktails (Lucid Frappe, Mint Muse, Orange Poppy, Stars and
Stripes)Types of Lucid Absinthe Available Lucid AbsintheGrand
Marnier
Categories:LiqueursAbout Grand MarnierFounder: Louis-Alexandre
Marnier-LapostolleYear Founded: 1880Distillery Location:
Neauphle-Le-Chteau, FranceMaster Distiller / Blender: Patrick
Raguenaud, Cellar Master Grand Marnier Essential Facts How popular
is Grand Marnier? Every two seconds a bottle of the liqueur is sold
somewhere in the world. Descendents of the brands founder
Louis-Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle still own Grand Marnier.How you
should drink Grand Marnier Neat In cocktails (Forbidden Apple, The
Brotherhood, Grand Marniers Smash, The Lanesborough, USS Richmond
Punch, Grand Tea, White Sangria, B-52, Grand Coffee, Perfect
Storm)Types of Grand Marnier Available Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge
Navan Cherry Marnier Louis-Alexandre Cuve du Centenaire Cuve du
Cent Cinquantenaire Pineau Des Charentes MarnierHigh West
Distillery
Categories:Rye Whiskey, VodkaAbout High West DistilleryFounder:
David PerkinsYear Founded: 2004Distillery Location: Park City,
UtahVisitor Center:High West Distillery & Saloon703 Park
AvePark City, UTTel: 435 649 8300Master Distiller / Blender: David
Perkins and Brendan Coyle High West Distillery Essential Facts The
distillery is located at an altitude of 7,000 feet. High West is
the first distillery to open in Utah since the 1870s. Its
restaurant has the largest selection of whiskies and wines by the
glass in this famously dry state. It also has the distinction of
being the only ski-in distillery and restaurant in the world.How
you should drink High West Distillery The Rocky Mountain ryes can
be drunk neat, with ice or water. Rendezvous Rye can be drunk neat,
with ice or water. It also works well in cocktails (Manhattan,
Sazerac, Old Fashioned) High West Bourye is produced to be sipped
neat or drunk with a bit of water. The vodkas can be drunk
neatTypes of High West Distillery Available Rendezvous Rye Rocky
Mountain Rye 16-Year-Old Rocky Mountain Rye 21-Year-Old High West
Bourye High West Vodka 7000 High West Peach VodkaUltimat
Categories:VodkaAbout UltimatYear Founded: 2002Distillery
Location: PolandUltimat Essential Facts The vodka is made from rye,
potatoes and wheat. Ultimat uses a ceramic candlelight filtration
to remove impurities.How you should drink Ultimat Straight In
cocktails (The Ultimat Blueberry Freeze, The Ultimat Dill)Types of
Ultimat Available Ultimat VodkaOld Overholt Rye Whiskey
Categories:Rye WhiskeyAbout Old Overholt Rye WhiskeyFounder:
Abraham OverholtYear Founded: 1810Master Distiller / Blender: Fred
Noe, Master Distiller Old Overholt Rye Whiskey Essential Facts The
whiskey was supposedly the drink of choice for Doc Holliday,
infamous gunfighter and gambler. The brand was founded by and named
for Abraham Overholt, a farmer and distiller who was also the
grandfather of Americanindustrialist Henry Clay Frick.How you
should drink Old Overholt Rye Whiskey Straight On the rocks With
ginger ale In cocktails (Manhattan, Sazerac, Old Fashioned)Types of
Old Overholt Rye Whiskey Available Old Overholt Straight Rye
WhiskeyBotran Rum
Categories:RumAbout Botran RumFounder: The Botran familyYear
Founded: 1954Distillery Location: Tulula, GuatemalaMaster Distiller
/ Blender: Lorena Vsquez, Master Distiller Botran Rum Essential
Facts Unlike most other rums, Botran is made from freshly pressed
sugar cane. The rum is aged in a range of casks, including former
American whiskey, sherry and port barrels.How you should drink
Botran Rum Straight With colaTypes of Botran Rum Available Botran
Reserva Botran Solera 1893Pike Creek Whisky
Categories:Canadian WhiskyAbout Pike Creek WhiskyYear Founded:
2012Distillery Location: Pike Creek, Ontario, CanadaMaster
Distiller / Blender: Dr. Don Livermore Pike Creek Whisky Essential
Facts Pike Creek is first aged in American oak and then finished in
former port barrels. The warehouse where the barrels are aged is
not climate-controlled; the dramatic swings in temperature promote
more interaction between whisky and wood.How you should drink Pike
Creek Whisky Neat On the rocksTypes of Pike Creek Whisky Available
Pike Creek WhiskyPisco Portn
Categories:PiscoAbout Pisco PortnFounder: Bill and Brent
KallopYear Founded: 2010Distillery Location: Ica, PerVisitor
Center:Hacienda La Caravedo DistilleryIca, PeruEmail:
[email protected]: +511 711 7800Master Distiller /
Blender: Johnny Schuler Pisco Portn Essential Facts Pisco Portn is
made with three varieties of grapes, and approximately 15 pounds of
fruit goes into each bottle. The brands distillery is also green,
with a roof garden that helps cut down on CO2 emissions. The water
from distillation is even cleaned and used to irrigate the
vineyard.How you should drink Pisco Portn In cocktails (Scarlet
Glow, Pisco Sour, Pisco Punch)Types of Pisco Portn Available Pisco
PortnTuthilltown Spirits
Categories:Bourbon / American Whiskey, Rum, Rye Whiskey,
VodkaAbout Tuthilltown SpiritsFounder: Ralph Erenzo, Vicki Morgan
and Brian LeeYear Founded: 2001Distillery Location: Gardiner, New
YorkVisitor Center:14 Gristmill LaneGardiner, NYTel: 845 633
8734Master Distiller / Blender: Brian Lee, Distiller; Ralph Erenzo,
Distiller; Gable Erenzo, Distiller; Joel Elder, Distiller
Tuthilltown Spirits Essential Facts Tuthilltown is the first
whiskey distillery in New York since Prohibition. Love the brands
spirits? You can buy three-gallon casks of its whiskey, which yield
18 to 27 bottles each. You can also purchase a five-, seven- or
14-gallon cask.How you should drink Tuthilltown Spirits Straight On
the rocks In cocktails (Two-Hit Fig Punch, Manhattan, Hudson Rob
Roy, The Beatnik)Types of Tuthilltown Spirits Available Tuthilltown
Government Warning Rye Tuthilltown New York Whiskey Hudson Single
Malt Whiskey Hudson River Rum Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey Hudson
Baby Bourbon Whiskey Hudson 4-Grain Bourbon Hudson Maple Cask Rye
Whiskey Spirit of the Hudson Vodka Hudson New York Corn Whiskey
Heart of the Hudson VodkaGoslings Rum
Categories:RumAbout Goslings RumFounder: James GoslingYear
Founded: 1806Distillery Location: Hamilton, BermudaGoslings Rum
Essential Facts The official Dark n Stormy recipe calls for
Goslsings Black Seal Rum. It is the national drink of Bermuda.
Goslings has remained a family business for over two hundred
years.How you should drink Goslings Rum Straight with cola In
cocktails (Dark n Stormy, Bermuda Rum Swizzle)Types of Goslings Rum
Available Black Seal Rum Gold Rum Old Rum Ginger BeerBluecoat
Gin
Categories:GinAbout Bluecoat GinFounder: Andrew Auwerda, Robert
John Cassell and Timothy YarnallYear Founded: 2005Distillery
Location: Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaMaster Distiller / Blender:
Master Distiller Robert John Cassell Bluecoat Gin Essential Facts
Bluecoat is distilled five times in a custom-built, hand-hammered
copper pot still. The brand only uses certified organic botanicals
to flavor the gin, including juniper berries and a blend of
American orange and lemon peels. Bluecoats sister brands are
Penn1681 Vodka and Vieux Carr Absinthe.How you should drink
Bluecoat Gin With tonic In cocktails (Citius, Altius, Fortius)Types
of Bluecoat Gin Available Bluecoat GinCrown Royal Canadian
Whisky
Categories:Canadian WhiskyAbout Crown Royal Canadian
WhiskyFounder: Samuel BronfmanYear Founded: 1939Distillery
Location: Gimli Distillery, Manitoba, CanadaMaster Distiller /
Blender: Andrew Mackay Crown Royal Canadian Whisky Essential Facts
The brand was created to honor King George VI and Queen Elizabeths
first trip to Canada. Crown Royal is the top-selling Canadian
whisky in the world.How you should drink Crown Royal Canadian
Whisky Neat On the rocksTypes of Crown Royal Canadian Whisky
Available Crown Royal Deluxe Crown Royal Black Crown Royal Maple
Finished Whisky Crown Royal Reserve Crown Royal XR (Extra
Rare)Smirnoff
Categories:VodkaAbout SmirnoffFounder: Pyotr Arsenievich
SmirnovYear Founded: 1860sDistillery Location: USASmirnoff
Essential Facts Smirnoff sells more than 25 million 9-liter cases
every year and is the best selling vodka in the world. Smirnoff was
the first company to use charcoal as a filter for vodka.How you
should drink Smirnoff StraightTypes of Smirnoff Available Smirnoff
No. 21 Smirnoff Black Ice Smirnoff Blue Label Smirnoff Blueberry
Twist Smirnoff Citrus Twist Smirnoff Cranberry Twist Smirnoff Green
Apple Twist Smirnoff Lemon Twist Smirnoff Orange Twist Smirnoff
Raspberry Twist Smirnoff Red Label Smirnoff Silver Label Smirnoff
Ice Smirnoff Vanilla Twist Smirnoff Strawberry Twist Smirnoff
Maracuja Twist Smirnoff Lime Twist Smirnoff Black Cherry Twist
Smirnoff Watermelon TwistCampo de Encanto Pisco
Categories:PiscoAbout Campo de Encanto PiscoFounder: Carlos
Ruben Romero-Gamero, Walter Moore and Duggan McDonnellYear Founded:
2008 Distillery Location: Ica Valley, PerMaster Distiller /
Blender: Carlos Ruben Romero-Gamero Campo de Encanto Pisco
Essential Facts In its first year of production, Campo de Encanto
won Perus Gran Medalla de Oro, the countrys highest award for pisco
distillers. The brand was co-founded by all-star San Francisco
bartender Duggan McDonnell, who runs Cantina.How you should drink
Campo de Encanto Pisco In cocktails (Pisco Sour, Pisco Punch)Types
of Campo de Encanto Pisco Available Grand & Noble Acholado
Distillers Reserve Single Vineyard Quebranta Distillers Reserve
Single VineyardMoscatelArdbeg
Categories:ScotchAbout ArdbegFounder: The MacDougall FamilyYear
Founded: 1815Distillery Location: Port Ellen, Islay,
ScotlandVisitor Center:Ardbeg DistilleryPort Ellen,Islay,
ScotlandTel: 011 44 1496 302244Master Distiller / Blender: Michael
Heads, Distillery Manager Ardbeg Essential Facts The Islay
distillery was mothballed in 1981. It reopened for good in 1997 and
began producing whisky regularly. Ardbeg Supernova was named Scotch
Whisky of the Year in the 2010 edition of Jim Murrays Whisky Bible.
The name Ardbeg is Gaelic for small headland.How you should drink
Ardbeg Straight On the rocks With a bit of water With club
sodaTypes of Ardbeg Available Ardbeg 10-Year-Old Ardbeg Uigeadail
Ardbeg Airigh Nam Beist 1990 Ardbeg Corryvrecken Ardbeg Supernova
Ardbeg Double BarrelFair Vodka
Categories:VodkaAbout Fair VodkaFounder: Alexandre KoiranskyYear
Founded: 2009Distillery Location: Cognac, FranceFair Vodka
Essential Facts Fair is the worlds first line of Fair Trade
Certified spirits. The vodka is made from South American quinoa
grown at 10,000 feet above sea level.How you should drink Fair
Vodka Neat On the rocks In cocktailsTypes of Fair Vodka Available
Fair Quinoa VodkaCrystal Head Vodka
Categories:VodkaAbout Crystal Head VodkaFounder: Dan AykroydYear
Founded: 2008Distillery Location: St. John's, Newfoundland,
CanadaMaster Distiller / Blender: Phil Power, master distiller
Crystal Head Vodka Essential Facts American artist John Alexander
designed Crystal Heads famous bottle. Crystal Head Vodka was not
only created by a celebrity but is also a favorite of rock legend
Keith Richards and actor Johnny Depp.How you should drink Crystal
Head Vodka StraightTypes of Crystal Head Vodka Available Crystal
Head VodkaMilagro Tequila
Categories:TequilaAbout Milagro TequilaFounder: Daniel
Schneeweiss and Moises GuindiYear Founded: 1997Visitor Center:La
Puerta 309, Del Carmen, 47690Tepatitln de Morelos, Jalisco,
Mexico+52 378 782 4859Master Distiller / Blender: Pedro Juarez
Milagro Tequila Essential Facts Founders Daniel
SchneeweissandMoises Guindi met in college and decided to start a
tequila brand. Milagro Tequila is distilled twice in a pot still
and then a third time in a stainless-steel column still.How you
should drink Milagro Tequila Straight With a Sangrita In cocktails
(Margarita, Paloma)Types of Milagro Tequila Available Milagro
Silver Milagro Reposado Milagro Aejo Milagro Select Barrel Reserve
Silver Milagro Select Barrel Reserve Reposado Milagro Select Barrel
Reserve AejoBeefeater Gin
Categories:GinAbout Beefeater GinFounder: James BurroughYear
Founded: 1863Distillery Location: Kennington, London, EnglandMaster
Distiller / Blender: Desmond Payne, Master Distiller Beefeater Gin
Essential Facts Beefeater was the only gin available on the Queen
Elizabeth 2s maiden voyage in 1969. Need a bartending refresher
course? On Beefeaters website, there are videos of mixologist
Jacques Bezuidenhout shaking up nine different classic cocktails,
including the Negroni, the Vesper and the White Lady.How you should
drink Beefeater Gin With tonic In cocktails (Nick & Nora Dry
Martini, The Shifting Sands, 24 Sour, Negroni, House-made Clover
Club, Dry Martini, Beefeater Tom Collins, Beefeater French 75, 24
Martini, Everest)Types of Beefeater Gin Available Beefeater London
Dry Gin Beefeater 24 GinKappa Pisco
Categories:PiscoAbout Kappa PiscoFounder: Marnier-Lapostolle
familyYear Founded: 2011Distillery Location: Elqui Valley,
ChileMaster Distiller / Blender: Patrick Raguenaud Kappa Pisco
Essential Facts Kappas name comes from the Kappa Crucis star
cluster, which is visible in the southern hemisphere. The spirit is
distilled from two different types of muscat grapes.How you should
drink Kappa Pisco In cocktails (Pisco Sour, Pisco Punch)Types of
Kappa Pisco Available Kappa PiscoThe Kraken Black Spiced Rum
Categories:RumAbout The Kraken Black Spiced RumYear Founded:
Kraken Rum was founded in 2009Distillery Location: Trinidad &
TobagoThe Kraken Black Spiced Rum Essential Facts Kraken takes its
name from a mythological sea beast that is said to attack ships
sailing the Atlantic. The rum in the spirit is made from molasses
and is aged for 12 to 24 months. The liquor is then flavored with a
number of spices, including cinnamon, ginger and clove.How you
should drink The Kraken Black Spiced Rum Straight With cola In
cocktailsTypes of The Kraken Black Spiced Rum Available The Kraken
Black Spiced RumPernod Absinthe
Categories:AbsintheAbout Pernod AbsintheFounder: Henri-Louis
PernodYear Founded: 1805Distillery Location: Marseille,
FrancePernod Absinthe Essential Facts While Pernods absinthe is not
hallucinogenic, its not for the faint of heart: Its 136-proof. The
brand calls itself the original absinthe, since its founder
Henri-Louis Pernod helped create the first commercial absinthe
distillery in 1798. In late 2013, Pernod Absinthe returned to its
original formula. The spirit is now made using the same ingredients
as in the early 1800s. Absinthe was banned in the United States in
1912. Pernod reintroduced its spirit to America in 2007 after it
became legal again.How you should drink Pernod Absinthe In
cocktails (Brian Boru, Sans-Culottes, The Green Beast) Witha bit of
waterTypes of Pernod Absinthe Available Pernod AbsintheFinlandia
Vodka
Categories:VodkaAbout Finlandia VodkaYear Founded:
1970Distillery Location: Koskenkorva, FinlandFinlandia Vodka
Essential Facts The Scandinavian vodka is made from six-row barley
and water from a centuries old glacial spring. Finlandia was one of
the first imported vodkas sold in the US. Its now owned by
Brown-Forman, which also owns Jack Daniels, Chambord and Woodford
Reserve.How you should drink Finlandia Vodka Straight In cocktails
(Finlandia Vodka Helsinki Mule, Finlandia Vodka Midnight Sun
Martini, Finlandia Vodka Cranberry French Martini, Finlandia Vodka
Wild Berritini)Types of Finlandia Vodka Available Finlandia Vodka
Finlandia Cranberry Fusion Vodka Finlandia Lime Fusion Vodka
Finlandia Mango Fusion Vodka Finlandia Wild Berries Fusion Vodka
Finlandia Grapefruit Fusion Vodka Finlandia Tangerine Fusion Vodka
Finlandia Blackcurrant Fusion VodkaCharbay
Categories:Bourbon / American Whiskey, Brandy / Cognac,
Liqueurs, Rum, Tequila, VodkaAbout CharbayFounder: Miles and Susan
KarakasevicYear Founded: 1983Distillery Location: St Helena, Napa
Valley, CaliforniaVisitor Center:4001 Spring Mountain RoadSt
Helena, Napa Valley, CaliforniaTel: 707 963 9327Master Distiller /
Blender: Miles Karakasevic, Master Distiller; Marko Karakasevic,
Master Distiller Charbay Essential Facts Marko Karakasevic is the
13th-generation master distiller in his family. The brand flavors
its award-winning vodka with whole fruit and doesnt use any
artificial essences, perfumes, dyes or fragrances.Types of Charbay
Available Charbay Clear Vodka Charbay Blood Orange Vodka Charbay
Meyer Lemon Vodka Charbay Ruby Red Grapefruit Vodka Charbay Green
Tea Vodka Charbay Red Raspberry Vodka Charbay Pomegranate Vodka
Charbay Tequila Blanco Charbay Whiskey Charbay Tahitian Vanilla
Bean Rum Charbay Grappa Charbay PastisRmy Martin Cognac
Categories:Brandy / CognacAbout Rmy Martin CognacFounder: Rmy
MartinYear Founded: 1724Distillery Location: Cognac, FranceVisitor
Center:The House of Rmy Martin in Cognac20 rue de la Socite
Vinicole, 16 100 CognacTel: 33 5 45 35 76
[email protected] Distiller / Blender:
Pierrette Trichet, Cellar Master Rmy Martin Cognac Essential Facts
Rmy Martin has been referenced by many rappers, including Dr. Dre,
Ja Rule and Notorious B.I.G. The brand was first imported to the
United States in 1937.How you should drink Rmy Martin Cognac
Straight In cocktails (The Bow Tie, Cognac Mint Julep, The Royal
Crest)Types of Rmy Martin Cognac Available Rmy Martin Grand Cru Rmy
Martin VSOP Rmy Martin 1738 Accord Royal Rmy Martin Club Rmy Martin
XO Excellence Rmy Martin Extra Rmy Martin VSOP Premier Cru Rmy
Martin Xo Premier Cru Rmy Martin Vintage 1988 Rmy Martin Louis XIII
Rmy Martin V