Review: Burnett’s Whipped Cream Vodka
You read that right, and now you have proof that, yes, anything and everything short of asparagus has been used to flavor vodka. Burnett’s is not exactly an artisan, Square One-style producer of delicately-flavored organic vodkas. It’s a mega-bottle shop best known for its pre-mixed cosmos and mojitos. Now, for its whopping 24th vodka flavor…
Review: Wild Turkey 81 Bourbon
Wild Turkey is famously — perhaps infamously — hot, coming in at a blistering 101 proof. Now our friends at WT have released a cooler, lighter, and smoother version of the same Bourbon, weighing in at a mere 81 proof. (It just wouldn’t be Wild Turkey without the extra 0.5% alcohol.) First things first: Wild…
Review: Malibu Black (2011)
Malibu is clear. Malibu Black is brown. With that out of the way we can introduce you to another extension of the Malibu rum line: Malibu Black, a stronger, less-sweet, and more-brown version of the classic coconut rum. That description is, basically, all you need to know. Malibu Black has much more bite (70 proof)…
Review: Balblair Vintage 2000
Balblair is a Highland malt, and a relatively obscure one at that. The squat bottle and modern label design don’t even look like your typical Scotch — not even Glenrothes. You could be forgiven for presuming you were looking at an obscure herbal liqueur when you spy this across the room. But you’re not, and…
Review: Tres Agaves Tequila – Blanco and Reposado
The spawn of some old-school tequila execs (and a spinoff of the Tres Agaves restaurant, now just called Tres), Tres Agaves burst on the scene last year as another producer of high-quality, 100% agave tequilas. The company also makes a very good agave nectar and naturally-flavored margarita mix, with key lime and agave nectar as…
Review: Old Pulteney 12 Years Old (2011)
My favorite Old Pulteney has always been old Old Pulteney: At 30 years old, Pulteney takes on the essence of a longshoreman, but at a young 12 years old, as we have it here, it’s but an innocent seafaring lad of a whisky. Hailing from the Highlands, Old Pulteney is the northernmost distillery on the…
Review: 2010 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais, Moulin-a-Vent and Morgon
2010 vineyard-designated cru Beaujolais is starting to hit the scene, and Duboeuf is (as always) one of the first out of the gate with a range of Gamay-based wines from the major Beaujolais regions. We took a stab at tasting a couple of representative bottlings. 2010 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Moulin-a-Vent – Young, but not without…
Review: HealthGuard Be Happy Mood Booster
Most “relaxation drinks” require consuming 8 to 16 ounces of sugar water to deliver their dosage. Be Happy comes in a much more manageable shot format — a good thing considering many of these concoctions are not the best tasting beverages in the world. Be Happy, designed by a doctor, is careful to note it…
