ADI: Morning at St. George Spirits/Hangar One Distillery

The American Distilling Institute (ADI) 6th Annual Brandy Conference may have been almost two weeks ago, but the photos go on forever.  My camera finger goes a little fanatical on occasion.  This is a photo essay from the first morning at St. George Spirits/Hangar One Distillery.  There were 117 photos to sort through in the [...]

Love Potion #9: Liquid Remedy for What Ails You?

According to the CMSC Spirits website, Love Potion #9 is due to release in May 2009.  That is just in time for Mother’s Day.  What they also claim is “like love itself, you’re only truly limited by your imagination in finding new and exciting ways to experience Love Potion #9.”  This formulation of 20 flavors [...]

Keep Up with Three Olives Vodka “O-Face” Contest with the Cherry-O-Punch

One of the featured flavors for the Three Olives O-Face campaign was Cherry.  The aroma leans more toward that of black cherry with a little sharpness rather than a lot of sweet.  There is virtually no burn in the nose as Three Olives seems to be a rather clean vodka.  Tasted neat it remains as [...]

Give Mom the Perfect 10 for Mother’s Day

Spring has finally sprung (for today at least)!  Just around the corner is another Hallmark moment; Mother’s Day.  As I began writing this little piece I realized how cynical it may sound to begin running through all the recycled gift ideas often thrown out for Mother’s Day.  Each comes with a well intended thought behind [...]

Orange V: Idaho Spirit with Pure Florida Oranges

Orange V is distilled in Idaho using premium Florida oranges (Mandarin, Valencia and Tangerine), pure Rocky Mountain water, and premium American grains.  According to the company it is the essential oils from the fruit skins that cause the richness in flavor to be so pure that the vodka is almost cordial-like in the sense that [...]