Lucy Pistolas Mezcal is produced by Agricola y Mezcal de Jaral in San Felipe, Guanajuato. First launched in 2019, the Lucy Pistolas brand aims to pay tribute to revolutionary women and their impact on society. The fictional woman on the bottle symbolizes the ongoing struggle for women’s rights and recognition, as well as the real women who fight to make it happen. Lucy Pistolas Mezcal is created with Salmiana Agave, grown sustainably by nurturing the natural reproduction cycle of the plant. Each agave reaches 10-12 years of age before being slow-cooked for 3 days in an above ground oven. The juice is then extracted and distilled using a […]
Although flavored spirits have become much more popular in recent years, I somehow haven’t experienced too many for myself. But Frisky Whiskey was nice enough to provide us with a bottle of their flagship flavored whiskey for review, and I’m really excited to see how it compares to more traditional whiskies. Frisky Whiskey is a flavored whiskey that doesn’t attempt to mask the natural flavor of whiskey. Instead, two common whiskey notes, caramel and vanilla, are emphasized by adding pure caramel and natural vanilla to premium whiskey distilled in North Charleston, South Carolina at Wolf Distilleries. Frisky Whiskey CEO Nicole Young, one […]
Pataka Cacao Liqueur is produced by Pataka, a French brand based in the Cognac region of France. As a brand, Pataka works with ingredients from different areas of the globe to create innovative spirits that they describe as “dynamic”. The company is also part of the 1% For the Planet initiative, where businesses donate at least 1% of their gross sales to an environmental cause. For this initiative, Pataka gives to an organization that helps save endangered Tigers in India. All their liqueurs are made using a slow infusion process. This particular bottle of Cacao Liqueur is made with a vodka base, and infused with Peruvian cacao nibs […]
There are few things more iconic in bourbon than the bright red wax bottle top of Maker’s Mark Bourbon. It always catches my eye on store shelves, but I’d never tasted it until now. Maker’s Mark was first put into production in 1953 by Bill Samuel, Sr. He and multiple generations of his family have continued to run the distillery on the same grounds in Loretto, Kentucky called Star Hill Farm. While Bill Samuels ran the distillery operations, his wife, Margie, had just as big an impact on Maker’s Mark. She named it, designed the logo and and came up with the iconic waxed dipped bottle top. BOTTLE SPECS ❖ Spirit: Kentucky Straight Bourbon […]
FAIR Cafe Liqueur is produced by FAIR, a France-based brand in the Congac region that creates a variety of spirits including liqueurs, vodka, rum, and gin. FAIR takes great pride in the fact that their ingredients are sourced using fair trade practices which support farming communities in other countries.This particular bottle of FAIR Cafe Liqueur is made with Arabica coffee beans from a local co-op in Mexico, as well as fair trade certified sugar. After a slow roasting process, the coffee beans are then macerated for three weeks in a vodka base before bottling. BOTTLE SPECS ❖ ABV: 22% ❖ Distillery: Undisclosed ❖ Aging: N/A ❖ Price […]