How about that! This arrived on our doorstep today—a Camarena Tequila Tipple Toolbox. If you click the picture on the right you’ll get a larger image showing the contents—recipe book, pestle, liquor measuring cup… For more details about Familia CamarenaContinue readingFamilia Camarena Tequila Tipple Tool Box
Well, just one week before the winter’s chill melted away and summer’s swelter began here in DC, samples of Shellback Rums arrived. Nice timing. We are beginning to feel tropical. These rums come from Barbados, a product of Grand AntillesContinue readingShellback Silver Rum and Shellback Spiced Rum
Once the winter chill is gone, our appetite for this mezcal will grow. We like the packaging, it brings to mind Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano. “LE GUSTA ESTE JARDIN? QUE ES SUJO? EVITE QUE SUS HIJOS LO DESTRUYAN!” TheContinue readingEl Buho Mezcal Sample Arrives
Woo-hoo! Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! Well, o.k., it is nearly a month until St. Pat’s, but we do like to get a head of the curve. This whiskey is made by Cooley Distillery, whose products we adore.Continue readingConcannon Irish Whiskey
We enjoyed Grand Teton’s 5 o’Clock Shadow Double Black Lager. And we have a feeling we will like this dopplebock, which its maker describes thus: [It is] brewed with Idaho 2-Row Pale and German Munich, CaraAroma, CaraMunich and de-husked Carafa maltsContinue readingThe Last Sample of 2012: Grand Teton Double Vision Double Bock