Last month, I had the pleasure to work with American Cocktail Co to design the upcoming April box: The Spicy Ginger Mule. This is a bourbon-based mule with the notes of apricot, just in time for the spring weather to enjoy at home.
Belle de Brillet Pear 🍐 Liqueur is an original blend of Brillet Cognac and the essence of Williams Pears. The perfectly matured pears are carefully selected, picked at peak ripeness, macerated, and then blended with Brillet cognac. I was pretty blown away by how luscious it is, ripe tart, and the perfect balance between pear flavor and cognac.
The classic cobbler format is essentially a base spirit that is sweetened by some form of syrup and adorned with seasonal fruit. The most popular one might be sherry cobbler. If you are a whisky drinker, I have found bourbon works the best to retain cobbler's fruitness and brightness. You can also innovate with fresh berry juice instead of cream de mure.
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to visit Takara in Berkeley for a tasting and educational tour. This prompts me to write down what I have learned in this blog post. This primer, by no means, is a comprehensive expert guide about sake. On the contrary, it is a polished study note by me, sharing on my website, in the hope you may find it to be useful as you get into sake.
Paul John is an Indian Single Malt Whisky brand from John Distilleries, which has the distillery facility in Goa, a warm and tropical area in India. The whisky is double distilled in India made pot stills, but peat is sourced from Scotland as India is not the ideal place to find peat. The distillery in Goa has several barrel rooms, including one that is underground to avoid too much humidity. The warm temperature, perhaps that brings a bit more fruiter notes to the profiles as well.
I recently had the opportunity to work with Dewar’s on their latest release: Double Double, and I enjoyed the experience of the three different sherry expressions, thought I should write up a summary here.
This piqued my curiosity to understand this movement by distilleries to make hand sanitizer, the production pivot, and how the money is spent from the sales. I sat down (via Zoom and online chat) with Brad and did a quick interview.
Copalli Distillery visit is the first trip where I learned first hand what sustainability means for the spirits industry. Prior to that, green, organic, and substantiality remained as buzz words and marketing terminology.
Copalli Distillery visit is the first trip where I learned first hand what sustainability means for the spirits industry. Prior to that, green, organic, and substantiality remained as buzz words and marketing terminology.
You are undeserving of Oaxaca City if you spend only three days there. But three-day is a great framework to be selective about your drink spots. Thanks to Susan and Dary. I was able to go to the right places right away. However, by no means, this is a comprehensive guide.
This May, I was invited to visit Patrón through their agency M Booth in New York City. In this blog post, I will briefly touch on the history of Patron. But more importantly, I want to talk about my experience visiting Patron, its production as well as its contribution to the local community.
This May, I was invited to visit Patrón through their agency M Booth in New York City. In this blog post, I will briefly touch on the history of Patron. But more importantly, I want to talk about my experience visiting Patron, its production as well as its contribution to the local community.