Review: 2023 Quinta de Fonte Souto Branco Alentejo DOC
We’ve covered the wines of Quinta da Fonte Souto on numerous occasions since its launch in 2017, and the latest vintage of this well-regarded wine (75% arinto and 25% verdelho) doesn’t rock the boat. The winery is located on the Serra de São Mamede within Portalegre, a sub-region in the Alentejo, where 5111 acres of…
Review: Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey Eggnog
If you’re a fan of eggnog, you may know how difficult it can be to find a quality, boozy premade version. Between consistency and viscosity issues, and chemical flavors, the hunt for a great whiskey-based eggnog is rough. Eggnog is not to be confused with bourbon cream, which is bourbon mixed with cream, a sweetener,…
Review: Babylon Non-Alcoholic Spritz
Babylon is a new non-alcoholic spirt from a surprising place: Dubai. Haus of Babylon — reportedly the first NA spirit from the Middle East — has arrived on our shores, and the sell is simple: It’s a non-alcoholic spin on Aperol and is “a non-alcoholic aperitif that celebrates the familiar bitterness and complexities of a…
Review: Don Q Reserva and Gran Reserva Anejo XO Rum
When asked to name a rum distilled in Puerto Rico, the world thinks of Bacardi. Undoubtedly, Bacardi has corned the marketing of Puerto Rican rum on the world stage, but not in its own backyard. Located in Ponce, Destileria Seralles’s Don Q outsells Bacardi by a wide margin domestically. In 2023, Destileria Seralles was awarded…
Review: 2023 Mar de Frades Albarino Rias Baixas
Mar de Frades is an albarino producer in the iconic Rias Baixas region, and it’s innovating with the wine styles here, even producing a sparkling version of the varietal. Today we look at the standard still offering, which you’ll recognize immediately by its oversized, blue bottle. Fairly mild as far as albarino goes, this wine…
Review: Hidden Barn Madeira Cask Bourbon
Hidden Barn is rolling out the 3rd installment of Hidden Barn Kentucky Straight Bourbon, this one finished in a Madeira cask. Dubbed “Perfect Harmony,” master blender Jackie Zykan selected 8 barrels distilled by Neeley Family Distillery with a base age of at least 6 years. The bourbon was then transferred into first-fill Madeira casks for…
Review: Cheeky Marcona Almond Orgeat
Cheeky is a producer of a huge range of cocktail syrups, juices, mixers, and more, and while selections like Cheeky’s hot honey syrup and even its bottled lime and lemon juices can offer an easy shortcut when your cocktail mixing time is short, today we’re going to talk about one product in specific: Cheeky’s Marcona Almond…
Review: Heaven Hill Grain to Glass – Straight Bourbon, Wheated Bourbon, and Rye
Earlier this year, Heaven Hill dropped three unique expressions that take a step away from the distillery’s existing product line — with new mashbills and an approach that focuses foremost on the underlying grains. The launch of the Heaven Hill Grain to Glass series includes three Kentucky whiskeys (at least to start), including a straight…
