January 2020

In new role as Metro New York sales representative, Elias Mitri will work with Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits, Puerto de Indias New York distributor, to develop the brand in this critical growth market.

Elias joins the U.S. based Puerto de Indias team directed by Mike Ginley, Puerto de Indias U.S. general manager responsible for overseeing the expansion and growth of Puerto de Indias Strawberry and Puerto de Indias Black premium gins in the U.S.

Elias Mitri

“I am honored to join the Puerto de Indias team at this very exciting time,” says Elias. “2020 begins a period of expansion for Puerto de Indias in the U.S. I am thrilled to play a key role in continuing to establish the brand’s footprint and success in Metro N.Y.”
– Elias Mitri

Prior to joining the Puerto team, Elias worked for Taste Brands as the N.Y. sales manager where he helped to successfully launch a range of medium-sized spirits and wine brands to the market.  Before his tenure with Taste Brands, Elias was the Beverage Director for Milton’s Harlem and Area Manager for Russian Standard, Smirnoff, Jägermeister, Bombay and Bacardi.  Mike Ginley noted, “Given his extensive experience in New York, Elias has a strong pulse on the market with solid account relationships that will enable him to hit the ground running and help us deliver our 2020 growth plans. We are thrilled he is joining the team as we plan for further growth and expansion throughout the U.S.”

Puerto de Indias Strawberry Gin

Puerto de Indias Strawberry Gin inspired a whole new category. It is the only gin made with distilled fresh strawberries, setting it apart from other gins that add flavor after distillation. Puerto de Indias Strawberry Gin offers a fresh and delicious, authentic fruit forward taste that breaks the preconceived barriers of gin and is perfect for any occasion, no matter the season. 

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Owners of NYC’s The Dead Rabbit, Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry have perfected their Irish Coffee recipe using just three simple ingredients and keeping good whiskey at the forefront.

The Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee

“Our signature cocktail drink at The Dead Rabbit is our Irish coffee. It took us a long time to get it right, and I genuinely think the one we’re doing now with Bushmills Original is the best. Even our staff is commenting on how good it is.”
– Sean Muldoon

The Dead Rabbit Owners Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry

At NYC’s The Dead Rabbit, national Irish coffee day is celebrated on January 25th AND January 26th. Bushmills Irish Coffees will be half-price the entire weekend!

Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee

Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee

Ingredients:

• 1 oz. Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey
• 3/4 oz. Rich Demerara Syrup
• 3 1/4 oz. Sumatra Coffee

Preparation: Pour all ingredients into a 6 oz. Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee glass leaving a 1/2 inch room for cream. Top with freshly whipped heavy cream.

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Brockmans Gin, the super premium, new-style gin that is becoming a favorite of U.S. consumers and bartenders alike, has been awarded a Gold Medal at the 2019 Artisan Spirits Awards.

“We are extremely honored to receive our second Gold Medal from the Artisan Awards and the prestigious panel of judges dedicated to selecting the best based on skill, ingredients and craftsmanship,” says Neil Everitt, Brockmans’ CEO and Founder. “Having received our first Gold in 2014, the year we launched in the U.S., this repeat recognition reinforces our ongoing commitment to consistently producing an exceptional gin that is a leader in the new-style movement.”

The Artisan Awards is a tasting competition that showcases traditional made products from producers around the world, recognizing products made by people who truly love what they do—craftsmen, creating rare, handmade, organic products that maintain consistency year after year trough traditional methods.

Brockmans Gin’s unique combination of botanicals including blackberries, blueberries, bitter-sweet Valencian orange peel, coriander from Bulgaria and juniper berries sourced from Tuscany, is steeped in pure grain spirit for up to 24 hours to release the flavors and then distilled in a traditional copper still. Conventional gin aromas of juniper and angelica marry with the refreshing citrus flavors and the rounder top notes of blueberry and blackberry to give the gin its distinctive signature taste and intense smoothness.

“We developed Brockmans to be distinctively different and luxurious and to appeal to a broad base of consumers in a way more traditional gins do not,” added Everitt. “We believe we have created something very special. Consumers and bartenders around the globe who are exploring new-style gins, are weighing in as more and more are embracing Brockmans Gin”.

Brockmans Gin is available in 750ml at an SRP of $34.99. For more information, visit BrockmansGin.com.

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In the past, flavored vodkas were looked down upon and thought to be a short-lived fad.

It’s not surprising with all the cloying fruity and candy-like flavors that were popping up everywhere. In a welcomed turn of events, vodka brands have stepped up their “flavor” game with ingredients that are far from artificial. Offering flavors that are exotic, citrusy, herbal, and even spicy, these vodkas will, no doubt, bring something amazingly different to the table every time. And with more and more brands experimenting, they keep getting better. These ten tasty liquors are worth a try in 2020!

Ketel One Botanical

Peach & Orange Blossom, Cucumber & Mint, and Grapefruit & Rose are the three new, crisp vodkas Ketel One introduced to their market in May of 2018. This trio of deliciously fresh-tasting vodkas are distilled with true botanicals and infused with natural fruit essences. With just 73 calories and 0 carbs per serving, they are unique because they clock in at 30% ABV, which is less than the minimum alcohol content of regular vodka (40% ABV).

Ketel One Grapefruit & Rose

Svedka Cucumber Lime

Released in February of 2016, Svedka continued its flavored-vodka reign with their Cucumber Lime launch. This vodka brings consumers a crisp combination of zesty citrus and cool cucumber flavors.

Svedka Cucumber Lime

Deep Eddy Sweet Tea

This sweet vodka is the first product of Deep Eddy’s and begins with their original vodka, which is ten times distilled for an amazingly smooth outcome. They add real, whole-leaf Indonesian Black Tea and sweeten it up with organic honey sourced from a local Texas Hill apiary. The vodka itself ends up being just 70 calories and contains 4 grams of carbs and 4 grams of sugar, making it a great addition in cocktails, and light enough to enjoy on its own.

Deep Eddy Sweet Tea

Van Gogh Pineapple

This premium tropical vodka is handcrafted with ripe pineapples and a hint of orange, making it the perfect add-in to your favorite summer-themed cocktail. Whether you drink it alone or mixed, you’ll get a taste of paradise in every sip.

Van Gogh Pineapple

Van Gogh Double Espresso

Van Gogh Double Espresso naturally infused coffee flavored vodka offers a taste as rich and bold as your favorite cup of espresso. Made with Columbian coffee beans, it gives off a warm roasted aroma followed by hints of sweetness. Its sophisticated, smooth flavor offers the perfect canvas for any of your luxury coffee-inspired creations.

Van Gogh Double Espresso

Absolut Lime

Absolut Lime is the newest addition to its core collection of flavors, introducing itself almost 30 years after Absolut Citron was in the spotlight. This vodka is a staple for many and is fantastic for mixing. With its natural lime flavor and vanilla notes, the finish offers the palate a smooth, yet warm sting.

Absolut Lime

Belvedere Ginger Zest

To make sure that its Polska rye vodka is saturated with only real fruits and spices and avoids the addition of synthetic essences, Belvedere incorporates a unique, time-intensive blending process. Pure Chinese ginger, Spanish lemons, and South African grapefruit take a plunge in Belvedere vodka to create their Ginger Zest flavor.

Belvedere Ginger Zest

Grey Goose Cherry Noir

This seductive vodka is created using the essence of the finest ripe black cherries, handpicked by local farmers from the hillsides of French Basque Country. It is blended with classic Grey Goose Vodka for it’s dark and sweet taste and bright finish.

Grey Goose Cherry Noir

Effen Blood Orange

In Holland, the word “effen” translates to “smooth,” and this vodka is certainly that (and more!). Filtered a total of five times, this vodka is smooth enough to sip on its own or can add the sweetness of citrus zest into cocktails. The infusion of juicy blood oranges with a hint of vanilla trailing behind offers the palate a zesty, sweet, and subtle finish, yet still goes down with a little heat.

Effen Blood Orange

Stoli Hot

Stoli brought the only pepper vodka on the market with serious heat in 2012 as a celebration of its 50th  anniversary of original flavored vodkas. The spicy jalapeño flavor is strong after the initial subtlety of the hints of smoke. Combine with pineapple or lime flavors to soothe the heated mouthfeel or add to a Bloody Mary for some serious kick.

Stoli Hot

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Delaware’s 25-year-old Dogfish Head Craft Brewery joins forces with Belgium’s 200-year-old Brouwerij RODENBACH to release Vibrant P’Ocean—4.7% ABV blended sour ale.

A beer for the history books, Vibrant P’Ocean is RODENBACH’s first-ever collaborative brew.

Vibrant P’Ocean

“As America’s number-one brewer of sour beers, we at Dogfish are absolutely honored to be the first to collaborate and create a beer in partnership with RODENBACH, the world’s most well-respected maker of sour beers.”
– Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head

Sam & Rudi

Vibrant P’Ocean is a complex, ruby-colored beer with tart, dry flavors of jammy berries and floral lemon. To create this trans-oceanic potion, the breweries carefully combined two unique base beers—one developed by RODENBACH and the other by Dogfish Head.

Vibrant P’Ocean Packaging

Vibrant P’Ocean will be available nationwide in 6 pack/12 oz. cans starting in late January. The breweries are also exploring a future, limited release of Vibrant P’Ocean that will be available in Belgium.

For more information about Vibrant P’Ocean, Dogfish Head’s collaboration with RODENBACH or Dogfish Head’s portfolio of sours, visit Dogfish.com.

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Beverage Manager Kelly Dawson enjoys creating new and classic cocktails from the large collection of whiskeys offered at Chicago’s Untitled Supper Club.

The 1920’s inspired speakeasy carries about 530 different American Whiskeys and offers a large private barrel selection that cannot be found or purchased elsewhere.

Dawson’s favorite cocktail to make is the Sazerac and the lesser-known Vieux Carre. Named after the French Quarter, the cocktail was created by Walter Bergeron, who worked at the Hotel Monteleone in New Orleans as the head bartender, before and after prohibition.

“With the variety of guests I see at Untitled, I’m able to recommend the off-menu cocktail to all types of drinkers—young, old, new, and experienced,” explains Dawson. “Guests like it because while it’s fairly simple to make, it’s complex in flavor and, most importantly, very tasty.”

Untitled’s Beverage Manager, Kelly Dawson

“It’s a beautiful whiskey cocktail that displays the whiskey without covering up the flavor with other overpowering flavors. The bartending community is familiar with it, but a lot of people outside the industry are unfamiliar. It’s nice to introduce guests to something delicious they have never tried, especially when I know they’ll end up loving it.”
– Beverage Manager, Kelly Dawson

Kelly’s Tips For Creating the Perfect Vieux Carre

If it Ain’t Broke: Classics are classic for a reason. Other than choosing the brand of spirits, I try to keep it as close to, if not exactly, the original recipe. It’s the classic saying—don’t fix what isn’t broke!

Balance: I try to think about how strong or light the spirits are that are being used. You want them to stand up to each other and complement each other. Every flavor is important, so it must be equal to the task.

Quality Ingredients: Use spirits you love, and that taste good on their own. I was taught to make the Vieux Carre with Rittenhouse, which is a great spirit. So is Michter’s Rye or Whiskey Acres. I like the balance of Pierre Ferrand Cognac and Carpano Classico because it isn’t too sweet. Benedictine, Angostura, and Peychauds, and an expressed lemon twist are all you need.

Trade Secrets: I like to jigger everything. It removes human error from the equation. Stir quickly, well, and with lots of ice. It’s important to work with love, intention, and respect for the ingredients. That ultimately comes through to the finished product.

Vieux Carre

Vieux Carre

Ingredients:

• 3/4 oz. Rye
• 3/4 oz. Sweet Vermouth
• 3/4 oz. Cognac
• 1/4 oz. Benedictine
• 2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• 2 dashes Peychauds Bitters

Preparation: Chill a large coupe. Stir ingredients until glass is cold to touch; strain into coupe. Express orange peel over top and drape peel on side of glass.

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Recuerdo Mezcal introduces its flagship Mezcals (with and without Gusano) to the U.S. market and is pleased to announce its partnership with renowned MMA and UFC fighter Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal.

Masvidal is a longtime fan of Mezcal that fell in love with Recuerdo Mezcal the first time he tried it and is now invested in the brand’s success—not only as an ambassador but also as a partner.

Jorge ‘Gamebred Masvidal’

“There’s just something about a traditional Veladora glass filled with Recuerdo Mezcal to celebrate a win. Maybe I’ll send a bottle to my next opponent to soften the blow(s).” – MMA fighter and current UFC “BMF” Titleholder Jorge Masvidal

“I’ve tasted a number of Mezcals, but until Recuerdo Mezcal I hadn’t found one I was willing to put my name behind. It’s not only an authentic Mezcal coming from a family with three generations of entrepreneurial spirit, but it also gives back to the local Oaxaca community, and beyond that it’s delicious,” says celebrated MMA fighter and current UFC “BMF” Titleholder Jorge Masvidal.

Having developed a cult following amongst consumers as the top-selling Mezcal available in duty-free airport stores and one of the leading Mezcals in Mexico, Recuerdo Mezcal is known for its smoky flavor characteristic of traditional Oaxacan Mezcals.

Recuerdo Mezcal is cooked with only certified wood over river rocks and distilled with traditional Mezcal production techniques that are honored and proven to produce the finest final spirit. The agave is sustainably harvested in Oaxaca, in a manner that ensures the preservation of the agave plant and the environment.

Recuerdo Mezcal is available with Gusano for those who prefer the silky texture the agave-worm gives the liquid, as well as without the agave-worm for those who seek smoky notes with less complexity.

“We’re excited to offer U.S. consumers the opportunity for a true taste of Oaxaca—every sip of Recuerdo Mezcal is as good as the last, no matter the bottle,” says Saul Moise, U.S. commercial director of Recuerdo Mezcal. “And to partner with a Recuerdo Mezcal enthusiast such as Jorge Masvidal is the agave-worm at the bottom of the bottle.”

Recuerdo Mezcal will be initially available in Texas, California, and Florida, imported by González Byass USA, with plans to roll out nationwide in the coming months, at a suggested retail price of $34.99 (Joven) and $37.99 (With Gusano). For additional information and for the latest news follow Recuerdo Mezcal on Instagram @RecuerdoMezcalUSA or visit RecuerdoMezcal.com.

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3 Badge Beverage Corporation’s Mixology division announced that it has hired Gustavo Baena as Midwest Market Manager.

Baena comes to 3 Badge Mixology from Stoli Group USA, where he was the state manager of Illinois. He was previously the field sales manager at Constellation Brands and before that the Illinois market manager at Tequila Avión.

Gustavo Baena

“Gustavo’s relationship with retailers and distributors are outstanding,” says August Sebastiani, president of 3 Badge Beverage Corporation. “We’re delighted to have him head our business in the Midwest region. He will be a great asset in continuing to grow our spirits business.”

3 Badge Beverage Corporation has a diverse portfolio of spirit brands from around the world that are rooted in tradition, including Bozcal Mezcal, Kirk & Sweeney Rum, La Pivón Vermouth, Pasote Tequila and Uncle Val’s Gin.

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What’s the best way to turn an enemy into a friend? Share a cocktail, of course.

When General William T. Sherman traveled south in the famous March to the Sea, he left a 30 miles wide and 300 miles long wake of destruction behind him. When his Union Army reached Savannah in 1864, the townsfolk did what they did best—they threw a party and invited every Yankee in sight! That is how, so sayeth the legend, the Chatham Artillery Punch went down in history as the cocktail that spared a city from the Civil War.

Named for the oldest military organization in Georgia, the Chatham Artillery Punch is as synonymous with Savannah as Martinis are with New York. Around since at least 1800, the Punch was originally made en mass in horse buckets and is one of the very few quintessentially American cocktails to survive Prohibition intact (never get between Savannahians and their tipples).

So it should not come as a surprise that the American Prohibition Museum in Savannah is one of the best places in town to try one; the museum is dedicated not so much to Prohibition’s virtues as to its failures. Indeed, it has a recreated speakeasy at the end of the exhibits with a menu chock-full of historical concoctions. The Chatham Artillery Punch is right at the top.

Museum’s Head Bartender Jason Rabe

“Our version is the oldest version we could find, around 1870,” says the museum’s head bartender Jason Rabe, and he warns that the Punch is so old and so popular as to have several versions, some entirely different from the original and far weaker. “They have very little booze, with mostly wine or sweeteners.”

In other words, it’s not a Chatham Artillery Punch if it doesn’t have, well, punch.

Chatham Artillery Punch

Chatham Artillery Punch

Ingredients:

• 1/2 oz. Old Forrester Bourbon
• 1/2 oz. Bacardi Superior
• 1/2 oz. Sacred Bond Brandy, bonded
• 1/2 oz. Simple Syrup or Oleo Saccharum
• 1/2 oz. Lemon Juice
• 3 oz. Dry Sparkling Wine

Preparation: Combine bourbon, rum, brandy, simple syrup, and lemon juice in a shaker with ice. Shake and double strain into a collins glass over freshly crushed ice. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a lemon wheel and mint sprig.

American Prohibition Museum in Savannah, GA

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From season to season, weather tends to affect the body, from the sweet sunshine of summer to the cooling yin energy of winter.

As we in the western hemisphere are knee-deep in hibernating days of winter, there’s a major thread of human complaints. Respiratory and immune system distress manifesting in colds, flu, and sinus infections are rampant at this time of year. Our scarves are wrapped, and extra layers added, with vitamin C gulped by the gallon.

Have no fear; there is a super-herb here! The Elder tree has a rich and mythical past and an even richer present. Flowers and berries of this mighty mother grow heartily and with virtue. Many folklore tales tell of magical properties, the tree herself acting as a protective gateway to other worlds.  It makes sense that her physical attributes also surmise power.  Used for respiratory support and an immuno-booster, this is the time of year that she shines. The dark blue and blackberries are home to anthocyanins, a compound of flavonoids known to be powerful antioxidants. Vitamin C and E wish they had as much antioxidant fortitude as the anthocyanins found in the elderberry.

Anthocyanins also support heart health, and the anti-inflammatory properties found in elderberries can offer relief from joint pain. As I mentioned, super-herb! The flavor is sweet, and the temperature of the herb in the body is warming, so of course, she lends well to wintertime cocktails. Join in the magic of this ancient herb with this soothing blend.

Free Radicals Disappear

Free Radicals Disappear

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 oz. Farallon Gin
• 1/4 oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
• 3/4 oz. Elderberry Tonic*
• 1 oz. Asian Pear/Lime Juice**
• Top with Synergy Pink Lady Basil Kombucha

Preparation: Add all ingredients except for the Kombucha into a mixing tin with ice and shake with fervor. Double-strain into a festive glass of your choice and top with Kombucha. Add an edible flower of your choice to ensure your drink feels as pretty as she tastes (I use feverfew to soothe the mind). And there you have it. So walk confidently into the season of frosty air and damp nights. The Elder tree has your back!

*Elderberry Tonic

In saucepan, bring to simmer (no boiling please!) elderberries:honey (2:1) adding water if needed based on the juice of the berry to reach a thick syrup consistency. **Asian pear/lime juice: juice fresh Asian pears and double strain; combine with fresh lime juice (3:1) Asian pear:lime.

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