Product: Bar Keep Apple Bitters Score: 89 Points Pure apple cider enriched with cinnamon and dry spice notes. The apples notes start out with a flush of concentration before fading into a bittersweet finish. These bitters are 100% organic.
Spirit: Ixá Añejo Tequila Distillery: Greenbar Distillery ABV: 40 (80% Proof) Type: Organic 100% heartland blue agave Score: 97 Points Like pure comfort wrapped up in a bottle, the Ixá Añejo offers sumptuous aromas of toasted oak, butterscotch and toffee syrup. There’s an incredible fresh tobacco that rolls out of …
Spirit: FRUITLAB Hibiscus Liqueur Ingredients: 100% organic hibiscus flowers, herbs, tea, citrus, cane sugar ABV: 20 (40% Proof) Score: 92 Sweet meadow fruits ooze from the glass with concentrated floral notes such as jasmine and rose petals. As if a basket of fresh meadow berries has escaped the bottle, this …
Product: Bar Keep Lavender Score: 94 Points Deep, sustained and intense lavender glides out of the glass. The pure essence of the plant, it does not overwhelm and it does not dissipate quickly. A great example of bitters that attain a tenacity of flavor and compliment the drinks they …
Spirit: Slow Hand Six Woods Whiskey ABV: 42 (84% Proof) Ingredients: Water, organic malted barley and infused flavor from six woods: White Oak, Hickory, Maple, Mulberry, Red Oak and Grape Score: 94 Points A crimson brown hue shines through the bottle, emitting an abundance of both sweet and spicy notes. …
Spirit: CRUSOE Spiced Rum Ingredients: Organic molasses, cinnamon, cloves, vanilla beans, allspice, nutmeg, orange zest, osmanthus ABV: 40 (80% Proof) Score: 90 Points. A faded light brown color at first glance is eclipsed with a bonanza for the nose as you are bombarded by orange peel, cinnamon, allspice, caramel and …
Spirit: CRUSOE Silver Rum Ingredients: Organic molasses ABV: 40 (80% Proof) Score: 92 Points Pure white in color, with a bright and clean nose that leads into a mellow lemon and grassy aroma. On the palate, light-bodied, soft, and clean with zero burn. Lovely to let sit on the tongue. A very enjoyable …
Spirit: CITY Bright Gin ABV: 42 (84% Proof) Ingredients: Organic juniper berries, ancho chiles, angelica, basil, California bay, cardamom, cassia, coriander, cubeb, black cumin, fennel, grapefruit, lemon balm, lemon, lemongrass, kaffir lime, lime, pink peppercorn, Sichuan peppercorn, peppermint, spearmint, star anise Score: 93 Points CITY Bright gin is a local …
Spirit: Grand Hops Amaro ABV: 40 (80% Proof) Ingredients: 100% organic whole cone hops and pellets of Bravo, Citra and Simcoe, cane sugar Score: 91 Points I always appreciate when distilleries go out of their way to create something a little bit different and that is definitely the case with …
Spirit: Grand Poppy Amaro ABV: 20 (40% Proof) Ingredients: Organic California poppy, orange, lemon, grapefruit, bearberry, California bay leaf, pink peppercorn, dandelion, blessed thistle, burdock, rue, artichoke, gentian, geranium, cherry bark, cane sugar Score: 91 Points If you’ve experienced an Amari, this is Greenbar Distillery’s Californian take on it, packed full …
Name: TRU Garden Vodka Spirit: Organic Vodka ABV: 35 (70% Proof) Ingredients: 100% Organic Wheat, Celery, Dill, Fennel, Coriander, Mint, Thyme, Pink peppercorn, Cumin, Vanilla Score: 94 Points A stunning bouquet of herbal elements that really showcase the natural and savory side of the vodka category. The nose gives you …
Spirit: Ixá Reposado Tequila Distillery: Greenbar Distillery ABV: 40 (80% Proof) Type: Heartland Blue Agave Region: Jalisco Score: 95 Points A blissful golden hue sits before you, delighting the nose with a creamy caramel french toast. This is a tequila that you know even from the get-go, you ought to …