Review: 2016 Peltier Rouge Rose
Peltier is based in California’s Lodi, and this rose is a “rouge” version of cabernet sauvignon. The result is a very dark rose, with a bit of classically-cabernet tannin still gripping to the wine. Notes of mango, orange peel, and strawberry are intriguing foils to a bittersweet core, with hints of salted caramel emerging on…
Review: Great Women Spirits – Walewska Vodka, Lovelace Gin, and Agnesi Brandy
I guess this was inevitable: One of the biggest wine producers in California, Francis Ford Coppola, decided to make spirits, too. Three of them, in fact, all named after famous women of history, a nod to the many great women that have impacted Coppola’s life and career. The spirits include a vodka, gin, and brandy…
Review: Samuel Adams Summer 2018 Releases
The ever-inventive Sam Adams is out with its latest passel of brews, all designed for summer sipping. Here’s a look at a quintet of barley-based goodies. Samuel Adams Summer Ale (2018) – This venerable wheat ale, brewed with lemon peel and grains of paradise, comes across as more refreshing and balanced than it has in…
Review: Ballyhoo Irish Whiskey
Connacht’s new Irish whiskey — Ballyhoo, sometimes denoted as an emphatic Ballyhoo! — is a four year old grain whiskey finished in Port casks (though none of that is denoted on the label). It’s also quite a surprise: This pale, pale spirit looks like it didn’t spend more than a week in the barrel, and…
Review: 2016 Collusion Red Wine Columbia Valley
Josh Phelps — famous for his eponymous wine — recently launched a new label called Grounded Wine Company. Unlike the California-based Josh, Collusion hails from Washington, specifically the Columbia Valley, where the project is designed to “harness the untapped potential for phenomenal Bordeaux-varietal red blends in this lesser-known growing region.” 2016 Collusion is a blend of…
Review: Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Beers
Brooklyn’s Evil Twin have been releasing interesting beers with obligatory humorous titles (“Ryan and The Gosling,” “Cognac Barrel Aged Jesus”) for a bit, and today we’re going to sample two of their Imperial Biscotti beers — aged brews that were sourced from Westbrook Brewing Company down in South Carolina. Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break –…
Review: Heaven’s Door Whiskey – Complete Lineup
Mama take this badge from me I can’t use it anymore What I can use is a glass of whiskey, courtesy of musical icon Bob Dylan, who has partnered with an outfit called Spirits Investment Partnership (“SIP”), to launch Heaven’s Door, a collection of three American whiskeys. “Bob Dylan’s first and only brand partnership, Heaven’s Door…
Review: Beers of Molson Canadian
The fine nation of Canada hath given us many a wonderful thing: Rush, Hockey Night In Canada, Brave New Waves radio, and the sport of basketball. However, Canada can also lay claim to providing the world such monstrosities as Hawaiian-style pizza, the Bloody Caesar, and Celine Dion. All in all, a mixed bag but still…
