Cheers

MAY 20, 2024

After seeing the RTD market’s massive growth, Rising Star winner Malibu, which like Absolut is owned by Pernod Ricard USA, introduced rum-based cocktails in a can in 2021. With flavors such as Strawberry Daiquiri, Pineapple Bay Breeze and Rum Punch, the RTDs aim to make consumers feel like they’re in vacation mode 24/7.

Promoter 109

Promoter Promotion Vodka Tequila 109

VinePair

MAY 21, 2024

The Green Giant was created by former head bartender Tom Macy in 2012. This delightful rum sour is enhanced by touches of Lillet Blanc and orange marmalade. But how about honoring the bar by ordering one of its homegrown favorites? Seeing it return to the menu every springtime is the cocktail equivalent of spotting your first robin.

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Bar Club Muddling Gin 105

Bar Magazine

JULY 16, 2024

rum, Del Maguey Vida mezcal, cascara (coffee shell) vermouth, chamomile liqueur, espresso and coconut horchata foam. Oriole comes from Speakeasy Entertainment, the group also behind the award-winning Bar Swift and Nightjar, which opened in 2010 and was voted one of the top three bars in the world at 50 Best Bars 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Aperitif 52

Aperitif Signature Cocktails Bar Tequila 52

Drinkhacker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum Venezuela 2007 15 Years Old – Officially anonymous, this 15 year old expression of column still rum comes from Santa Teresa Distillery, aka Destileria Sofa from European independent bottlers. The overall aromatic impact is akin to a quality spiced rum. Details and tasting notes follow.

Rum 95

Rum Alcohol Bottling Wine 95

Drinkhacker

MARCH 9, 2024

El Amparo Rum – Pot still rum (amparo means “shelter” in Spanish) produced in Jipijapa, Ecuador from fresh Cubana Negra sugar cane juice. Bottled unaged and at still strength, this is the first batch of rum from a 60 year old distillery available in the U.S. Fireside sipping rum, to be sure. 115 proof.

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Rum Infusions Bottling 91

Drinkhacker

MARCH 3, 2024

Holmes Cay recently dropped two new of its single cask rum releases, both from familiar islands in the Caribbean — and both with some interesting backstory to them. So next year we’re likely to see a 2012 12 Years Old, and so on… until the juice runs out. Let’s dive in. Curious to see where this goes with time.

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Rum 84

Chilled Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2024

Rum and other spirits drinkers borrow them from scotch, and tulip popularity expands. A decade of research by Arsilica led to introduction of the sensory engineered NEAT glass in 2012. There is no ISO whiskey glass standard. No science here. Other glasses such as wide-mouth tumblers provide some olfactory ethanol relief as well.

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Wine Alcohol Beer Club 194

The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 21, 2024

It will explore a selection of rums and whiskies hailing from coastal landscapes across the globe. Finally, Blair Athol 2010, Glen Elgin 2012, Glen Elgin 2008, and Glen Garoch 2011 casks will be divided between the UK and International markets. Spirits Curator at Berry Bros. & The collection became available on June 20th.

Infusions 95

Infusions Bottling Rum Wine 95

VinePair

JANUARY 21, 2024

It was even attacked during the War of 1812 when British soldiers ransacked the establishment, demanding breakfast before stealing the bar’s rum stocks. The White Horse was founded in 1850 as a stagecoach stop and once held the record for Michigan’s longest-operating restaurant, though lost it in 2012 when it closed temporarily for remodels.

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Pub Bar Beer Live Music 135

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 28, 2024

The spirit was distilled in 2012 and aged for five and a half years in ex-bourbon barrels. Big Peat Thropaigeach is a 48% ABV Islay blended malt which has been finished in ex-Rum casks to impart a tropical influence. Barrel Bonfire is an 11 Year Old single malt with a phenol level of 42 PPM.

Rum 94

Rum Bottling Scotch Whiskey Whiskey 94

VinePair

AUGUST 25, 2024

That he is: he’s one of two rappers whose net worth has hit the $1 billion mark, and that remarkable sum is due in part to his partial ownership of the D’Ussé Cognac brand, which launched in 2012. The song went on to become the rapper’s first No.

Beer 107

Beer Vodka Liquor Gin 107

Drinkhacker

JANUARY 7, 2024

La Maison & Velier — also known as La Maison du Whisky — recently launched a new series of rums called the Transcontinental Rum Line (aka TCRL). We received a collection of small samples of six rums from the TCRL. Salvadorean rum is something of a rarity, though not unknown around here. 110 proof.

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Rum Bottling 76

VinePair

JUNE 28, 2024

This one boasts strong baking spice notes from its rum base, along with bright pineapple and lime juices and a welcome bitterness on the finish. Austin Cocktails Fred’s Ruby Red Sparkling Cocktail Founded in 2012, Austin Cocktails’ trio of cocktails are light, vivacious, and ideal for unwinding after a long day in the heat.

Vodka 94

Vodka Gin Tequila Bitters 94

The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 16, 2024

The majority of Indian spirits labeled as ‘whisky’ are closer to rum due to being distilled from molasses, falling within a category of alcohol termed as Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), and are marketed to domestic Indian consumers. Jim Murray awards ‘Paul John Single Cask 161 Whisky’ 94.5

Liquor 112

Liquor Alcohol Bottling Infusions 112

VinePair

MARCH 14, 2024

Single Cask Nation 12 Year WhistlePig Rum & Vermouth Finish, 2020 Bottling (Undisclosed source, bottled by Single Cask Nation via WhistlePig): “Bottled at 100 proof, this single cask selection by independent bottlers, Single Cask Nation, is unlike any other WhistlePig I have had. Bottled in 2006. Very sweet. But I love it.

Whiskey 135

Whiskey Bottling Rum Brandy 135

VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

Hill Farmstead: The first time I went to visit Hill Farmstead, circa 2012, a guy advised that I print out Mapquest (Mapquest!) Even today, Russian River’s annual Pliny the Younger one-week release is said to attract some 25,000 visitors and inject over $6 million into the local economy.

Beer 140

Beer Craft Beer IPA Stout 140

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 3, 2024

The distillery not only produces whiskey, but also moonshine, vodka, gin, ambrosia, and rum. Established in 2012, the distillery initially focused on chocolate production before branching into whiskey blending, sourcing casks from various US locations. The judges at the SFWSC clearly agreed, awarding the 4 Year Old a Double Gold medal.

Whiskey 116

Whiskey Bottling Vodka Gin 116

The Whisky Exchange

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This expression has been finished in casks previously filled with Caribbean (exact origin undisclosed) pot-still rum, adding extra layers of fruit, toffee and spice to the distillery’s softly maritime spirit. Nose : Apple, banana, barley sugar, white pepper, toffee touches and a hint of mint imperial.

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Tequila Bottling Wine Pub 52