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La Gritona Tequila Reposado

Josh

La Gritona is a reposado tequila from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. Owner and operator Melly Barajas, along with a group of local women, produce this tequila in a small distillery using locally grown agave. The bottle is also produced locally; hand-blown using recycled glass in a city an hour away.

Since it’s a reposado tequila, La Gritona is slightly aged before bottling. The spirit sits in ex-Jack Daniels barrels for 8 months to accentuate the agave characteristics without adding too much flavor from the barrel. There’s more in-depth information on the distilling process on the La Gritona website. BOTTLE SPECS ❖ Spirit: Tequila […]

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Bottle of Empress 1908 Gin in original indigo, on top of a brown table and in front of a mixed white and wooden background

Empress 1908 Gin

Emmeline

Empress 1908 Gin is a produced by Victoria Distillers in the coastal area of British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 2008, Victoria Distillers produces a variety of spirits including Gin, Vodka, Brandy, and more. Their products are handcrafted in small batches, and the distillery itself is designed with a focus on sustainability – transferring the excess heat from production into a geothermal system that helps […]

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Bourbon bottle filled with carmel colored liquid with a a large turkey on the label.

Wild Turkey Rare Breed

Josh

While I looked around the internet for new bourbons, I noticed different distilleries would have a barrel proof option. The marketing successfully gave me the impression these bottles were special and I was immediately curious. Wild Turkey Rare Breed was one of the names I saw most often.

Wild Turkey is produced by Wild Turkey distilling company in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. They have been producing whiskey for decades and have grown into one of the biggest names in bourbon. They began when The Ripy brothers started distilling bourbon in the late 1800’s and would sell their whiskey to a wholesale grocer named Austin Nichols throughout the […]

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Bottle of Herradura Silver Tequila on a wooden table, in front of a mixed white and wooden background

Herradura Silver Tequila

Emmeline

This bottle of Herradura Silver Tequila is produced by Casa Herradura, a tequila distillery founded in 1870. Located in Amatitán, Jalisco, this distillery makes up a small part of the larger Hacienda San Jose del Refugio – a live-work community evolved from the traditional hacienda estate. The horseshoe image is prominent in the bottle’s branding – alluding to the company’s origin story where the founder found […]

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Pink Liquid in a clear bottle on a light brown table with a white background

Glendalough Rose Gin

Josh

Glendalough Rose Gin is a unique spirit from Glendalough Distillery, an Irish whiskey and gin distillery from Wicklow, Ireland. They label themselves as the first Irish craft distillery and only use local and sustainable ingredients that honor the Irish landscape. All of the botanicals in Glendalough Rose Gin are from Wicklow and the head distiller, Rowdey Rooney, and his family are responsible for the rose flavor. The Wild roses, heritage roses and Damask roses are all hand picked by Rooney’s sister, Geraldine Kavanagh, from their late mother’s house. They both have their signatures on the front label of […]

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