Spirits
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Just a whisper, that's how you order your favorite drink from your favorite craft cocktail bar. Using the finest French wheat and the same spring water that makes Cognac, cellar master Francois Thibault has created a "field to bottle" top shelf vodka using the same exacting standards and tasting notes as France's winemakers. This smooth, subtly complex vodka is the perfect choice for any sophisticated vodka cocktail served in a stemmed glass: a Vodka Martini, a Cosmopolitan, a Gimlet, or a Vesper.
Cool as a cucumber no matter how dysfunctional the family gathering, you enjoy a stiff cocktail as uniquely stoic. One of the original small-batch gins, Hendricks is known for being a smooth, light, and refreshing cocktail gin infused with just a whisper of cucumber and rose petals. Make up a pitcher of Tom Collins or Gin Fizzes for 4th of July at the beach house or if the bridal shower is projected to be as tense as a Tenenbaum reunion and enjoy its velvety medicine.
"For relaxing times, make it Suntory Time." Bill Murray knows: it's always Suntory time. That's because the Japanese love American whiskey so much they've elevated it to an art form — and this Japanese Harmony blend is a masterful example, crafted from three distilleries and five different types of casks in order to infuse each limited-edition bottle with elements of each of the 24 "Sekkis," or Japanese lunar seasons, so it's versatile enough for any cocktail or time of year.
Celebrate bourbon heritage with the official whiskey of Manhattan, now that the New York Craft Beverage Act finally allows spirit makers to perfect the craft again right where the cocktail was born. Hudson Whiskey, the first family of whiskies distilled in New York since Prohibition, makes its bourbons in a pure labor of love. The Baby Bourbon is a uniquely warm, small-batch, limited-edition whiskey born in the Hudson Valley and calling for a big ol' whiskey ice cube in a rocks glass or a classic Manhattan. Gift to your NY-based friends or wedding party for a little hometown pride to show off & enjoy on their bar cart.
Weird and wonderful things happen when you enjoy a good Mezcal with friends and spirit animals, from weddings in Marfa to urban vision quests. Where there's smoke there's usually fire, and this Ilegal Mezcal Joven offers up the best sweet smoked agave, minty eucalyptus and rich earth with just a hint of flowers, like a smudge stick for the soul. Sub it into your favorite tequila cocktails, like you would replace chili peppers with chipotle when you want more umami in a favorite dish, or share a finger or two over ice to help your nearest and dearest tune in to Mezcal's magical powers.
You've pretty much read the entire canon, and you stock your bar like your bookshelves. Johnnie Walker Black Label is as iconic as a leather-bound volume of Hemingway — a benchmark of greatness. It's the whisky the Scotch & Soda was invented to show off: unmistakably smooth, deep, and complex character, like the most interesting literature. Sip it while cozying up to the next volume you simply can't put down or share with your entire book/supper club any time they're over. The instantly recognizable square bottle makes for a sophisticated and stylish gift, too!
Having a million dollars isn't cool. You know what's cool? A billion dollars. High rollers everywhere know this is the real deal, true blue Scotch for times that call for celebrating: startup wins, exits, IPOs, red carpets, and just generally being an everyday baller. A self-made man himself, Johnnie Walker took his $417 inheritance when his father died in 1820 and turned it into the High Street store that became the pinnacle of whisky blending innovation. Blue Label is the top shelf blend personally created by master distiller James Beveridge to celebrate the 19th century style of whiskies produced by Johnnie and his son Alexander Walker that originally made the House of Walker famous around the world. Smooth, gold medal winning, subtly sweet and an absolute game-changer in your whisky drinking experience. Plus, you know, for luck: something new, something old, something borrowed, something BLUE.
Your ragtag crew of misfits manages to hide their mischievous ways in plain sight, like the most infamous rum-running flotillas, and you love them the more for it. This small-batch rum is your new go-to sipping spirit. The hero-pirates of Prohibition, rum-runners smuggled schooner holds full of cane sugar casks from the Caribbean to New York - and Kirk and Sweeney is named for one of the most infamous seizures. Crafted in the Dominican Republic from raw sugarcane and fully aged for 23 years in the barrel, this aged rum is as complex as it is caramelized. Pour a few fingers over ice with a splash of freshly squeezed fruit juice and let the shenanigans commence.
All men are created equal, but not all whiskies. Named for the area in Kentucky where Abraham Lincoln grew up and where he almost drowned while swimming as a kid, this small-batch 9-year bourbon from Jim Beam is pretty much a pure celebration of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's a traditional bourbon — smoky with oak, sweet with caramel and vanilla, and just a little spicy — that's considered a best buy from critics and bartenders alike. Makes a fantastic bachelor/ette party starter or gift to your wedding party!
Just like Ron Swanson, you know Lagavulin by it's official name: "Mother's Milk." One of the most awarded and critically acclaimed Single Malts of all time, Lagavulin has been known for its slow distillation and pear-shaped pot stills since 1816. Sitting on the coast of Kidalton, "in the hollow by the mill" as it translates in Gaelic, Lagavulin is known for being less peaty than neighbors like Laphroaig — partly because it's aged in bourbon barrels, so it has more of that vanilla, honey, and fruit. Offered by Diageo and part of its Classic Malts lineup, the 16-year is Lagavulin's entry level bottle and a collector's favorite. Do like they do on the floor of the malting room every September and open this bottle while listening to some live music, gently dancing the night away and singing right along.
You're a purist, not afraid of the bold as long as it's honest and true. On the South coast of Scotland's Isle of Islay, in the broad harbor of Loch Laphroaig, the Johnston family's distillery has produced one of Scotland's best whiskies for more than 200 years. Proudly known as being one of the strongest-tasting Scotch whiskies, full of smoky and peaty flavor, Laphroaig is the favorite of critics, clan members, even HRH the Prince of Wales himself. The 10-year is best savored neat, or with a little cool water. Roll it around on your tongue to release the pungent, earthiness of blue peat smoke, the sweet nuttiness of the barley, the delicate heather of remote island streams.
Down to earth, mellow, and genuine, your besties deserve a special small-batch Bourbon as unique as they are as a sidekick. Reflecting the spirit of the Bluegrass State, Michter's US*1 Kentucky Straight Bourbon made from a carefully selected mashbill that features the highest quality American corn, aged to the peak of perfection (often in excess of 8 years), and composed of no more than two dozen barrels, leaving no margin for "blending out" imperfection so it requires excellence from every barrel. Part of Michter's line of US*1 releases, named to honor the distillery's heritage harkening back to America’s first whiskey company, consist of some of the finest single barrel and truly small batch whiskeys available. Celebrate the wingmen and wing-women who are helping you & your partner start your own nuanced legacy by gifting this special bottle.
Never watered down, you like your friends like you like your whiskey: straight up, bold, and always ready for anything. Sweet and fruity, with such amazing scents that more than one reviewer suggested it should have its own line of candles, the US*1 Unblended are aged in "bourbon-soaked barrels" to achieve rich and unique flavors. Part of Michter's line of US*1 releases, named to honor the distillery's heritage harkening back to America’s first whiskey company, consist of some of the finest single barrel and truly small batch whiskeys available. In late 2013, Master Distiller Willie Pratt agreed to re-release our US*1 Unblended American Whiskey after a nearly three-year absence from the market, deeming it "just right" and "the best it's ever been." Crucially, our US*1 Unblended American Whiskey never contains grain neutral spirits – hence its "unblended" distinction. Celebrate the wingmen and wing-women who are helping you & your partner start your own legacy traditions by gifting this bottle.
From the craggy harbor on the western coast of Scotland, and one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland (with only two stills.) A "West Highland" Scotch, Oban is known for its signature style that falls between the smoky, dry style of the Scottish Islands and the sweeter, lighter malts of the Scottish Highlands.
Sipping rum drinks is your favorite summer pastime. Play ball with this French-style rhum agricole from the Dominican, made with sugar cane juice rather than molasses and aged for 8 years to give it a rich orange-amber color. Barcelo is sort of an unsung rum underdog, born in a Dominican city better known as the birthplace of some of the world's greatest imported baseball players like Robinson Cano and Tony Fernandez. But craft cocktail mixologists love rhum agricoles like Barcelo for their earthy, grassy, funky and interesting flavors that shake up the game — kind of like the king of Dominican baseball, Big Papi.
You don't need to go on a Nantucket Sleighride to prove you're a dyed-in-the-wool coastal creature — a pair of Nantucket reds, some boat shoes, and a Dark & Stormy with some small-batch aged rum will do just fine come summertime. One of the newest players in the craft spirits category, Sag Harbor Rums are truly small batch spirits handcrafted on the eastern end of Long Island, not too far from Montauk in spirit and right in the heart of the East Hamptons. Previously only available in New York & Pennsylvania, this unusually smooth, Tall Ships cocktail winner deserves a spot on your bar cart because they're bringing back the old whaling ship practice of storing rum in barrels previously used for coffee, exotic spices, and fruit to create a "sipping rum." It really shines neat or with a simple splash of soda or ginger beer and a lime, making a lasting impression both in fine company and with more colorful characters.
"For relaxing times, make it Suntory Time." Bill Murray knows: it's always Suntory time. That's because the Japanese love American whiskey so much they've elevated it to an art form — and this Japanese blend is an affordable entry to that exotic, creative energy. Toki literally means "time" in Japanese, and this is an everyday drinking whisky versatile enough for any cocktail but also balanced on its own. Crafted from three distilleries in white oak casks, it's silky and smooth drinking with a subtly sweet-spiciness.