Review: 2008 & 2009 Mouton Cadet and Cadet d’Oc Wines
Now on its 80th year, Mouton Cadet is a venerable budget label from the venerable Baron Philippe de Rothschild. (If your supermarket carries any French wine, it’s probably this.) The brand is now extending the line but instead of blending a selection of grapes, traditional with all Bordeaux wines, the new Cadet d’Oc wines (pictured)…
Recipe: Pass the Turkey
I love a good Thanksgiving cocktail… but boy are they hard to do right. This one, “Pass the Turkey,” created by Master Sommelier Fred Dexheimer, sounds just about perfect. Pass the Turkey 1.5 oz. Wild Turkey 101 2 oz. apple cider 1 Tbs cranberry jelly 1 sprig fresh sage 1 sprig fresh thyme Muddle sage…
Review: Hiram Walker Original Cinn Cinnamon Schnapps
Admittedly, we don’t review a lot of schnapps here, but when Hiram Walker asked us to look at Original Cinn Cinnamon Schnapps, I figured it couldn’t hurt. The company’s triple sec is an amazing product at a ridiculously cheap price. And who doesn’t like cinnamon? Well, grated atop your eggnog cinnamon it’s one thing, but…
Review: Kahlua Peppermint Mocha Liqueur
The latest entry into the Kahlua family is this limited edition flavor designed for the holidays: Peppermint Mocha. The named characteristics are authentic: It’s quite minty, with a chocolate undertone. What’s missing is much sense of traditional coffee flavor. It’s mint, then chocolate, the coffee, in that order. In fact, the peppermint pretty handily overpowers…
Review: Southern Comfort 100
The folks at Southern Comfort were convinced that, though I didn’t care for SoCo Lime, something a little more refined would be to my taste. So they sent this: Southern Comfort 100 (100 as in proof), a higher-alcohol version of the classic Bourbon-peach liqueur. For starters, it’s darker in color and with none of the…
Review: 2009 Foppiano Chardonnay Russian River Valley
Lightly oaked but with a very rich mouthfeel, this Russian River Chardonnay features mellow fruit with just a touch of wood on it. Butter, apple, a touch of fig — not much complexity, but it’s a wine that really doesn’t need it. Good value. B+ / $18 Related posts: Review: 2021 Waypoint Chardonnay Russian River…
Review: Benjamin Prichard’s Tennessee Whiskeys and Sweet Lucy Liqueur
It may not be canonically “Bourbon,” but the state of Tennessee is responsible for the best-selling whiskey in the world: Jack Daniel’s. But Jack isn’t the only whiskey going in Kentucky’s next-door neighbor. Benjamin Prichard has been producing a variety of spirits — including a whole family of rums — for ten years now. We…
Review: Sokol Blosser Meditrina{6} Red Wine
Named after the Roman goddess of wine and health, Meditrina is Oregon winery Sokol Blosser’s nonvintage red blend, a mix of Pinot Noir (23%), Syrah (52%), and Zinfandel (25%). The {6} indicates this is Sokol’s 6th rendition of this wine. Kind of an odd bird, it’s both jammy and thick. The Pinot notes come through…
