Wine & Spirits - Winter 2023 - 95

NEW RELEASE Spirits
has a definitive black-pepper pop that is mellowed
with butterscotch and caramel from its
six years in oak casks, before finishing with
a touch of cocoa. At 117.5 proof, it has an
energy that kicks, gentles, then kicks again,
like a tap dancer on the tongue. § Barrell Craft
Spirits, Louisville, KY
| Kentucky Owl
$150
Maighstir Edition Bourbon Whiskey ^ This
is the third release in a series of collaborations
organized by Kentucky Owl's John
Rhea: Maighstir ( " master " ) Edition melds
Rhea's skills with those of Scotland's Master
Blender Maureen Robinson, featuring Bourbon
in the style of Scotch. Full of baked apple
and cinnamon, this is a flavorful Bourbon
with a long, smooth finish. Pleasantly viscous
in the mouth, it carries a silky body, like the
oil from Marcona almonds, before finishing
with a touch of vanilla. § Stoli Group USA, NY
| Barrell Bourbon
$90
Cask Finish Series: Amburana ^ Amburana
is a pungent Brazilian oak; barrels made from
it impart strong flavors of baking spices (cinnamon
and vanilla)-it's the wood used to
age Cachaça. This Bourbon aged for five
years in Amburana oak casks, developing
sweet coconut and brown-sugar aromas. It
tastes like an Almond Joy dipped in whiskey,
its milk chocolate-like creaminess feeling
lush and warm in the mouth-a sipping
whiskey for dessert. § Barrell Craft Spirits, Louisville,
KY
| Jack Daniel's
$32
Bonded Rye Tennessee Whiskey ^ This Bottled-in-Bond
rye clocks in at 100 proof, making
it easier drinking than Jack Daniel's caskstrength
offerings. It's not complex, but tasty
with its caramel, toffee, pepper and banana
flavors. It finishes with florals and toasted
nuts, great for mixing into rye cocktails like a
Manhattan or a Paper Plane. § Brown-Forman,
Louisville, KY
| Knob Creek
$37
7-Year-Old Rye ^ This rye is fresh and floral,
filled with scents of rosemary, thyme and yellow
roses, like a garden perfume with subtle
spice. It's savory in the end, with a touch of
fennel mixing with smoke and potpourri. A
value for the price, great as a mixer into classic
rye cocktails. § Beam Suntory, Clermont, KY
| El Patriarca
$48
Tequila Reposado ^ El Patriarca Tequila uses
100 percent blue agave grown in the red
soil of Los Altos de Jalisco. Lime and agave
notes mix with oak spice, pepper and cinnamon
with undertones of banana and vanilla.
| 9diDante
$39
Purgatorio Extra Dry Vermouth di Torino
Superiore ^ Alex Ouziel developed this dry
vermouth under the mentorship of Master
Blender Mario Baralis, who oversaw Antonio
Carpano's vermouth recipe at the Carpano
distillery in Turin until 1996. It's blended
from Piemonte DOC wines and local botanicals-bright
and lively, full of bitter orange
peel, cardamom, wormwood and anise. It's
savory with a lifted and lush mouthfeel,
finishing with almond oil. It can be sipped
straight as a digestif or mixed with tonic for
a refreshing spritz. § The Unfiltered Collection,
Novato, CA
Aged six months in French oak, this is an oakheavy
spirit, smoky with a luscious body and
pleasant finish. § Tri-Vin, New Rochelle, NY
LIQUEUR, VERMOUTH, AMARO
| Luxardo
$25
Espresso Liqueur ^ Luxardo sources coffee
beans from Brazil, Colombia and Kenya for
their newest liqueur, and the quality of those
beans comes through in the spirit. Roasted
coffee drives the flavor depth, with cocoa
adding mocha notes on the finish. Its rich
sweetness manages to retain lift and balance,
finishing with bitterness from the coffee.
You could sip this straight, on the rocks
or blended with your spirit of choice for an
Espresso Martini. §
| Elena
$30
Vermouth di Torino ^ This is the summery
little sister to Laz19 Vermouth Superiore,
Elena Penna and Luca Currado Vietti's vermouth
that made our Best of the Year Spirits
list in the Fall issue. It's lithe, with bright
red-berry fruit, rhubarb and a playful touch
of pink bubblegum. Fresh and airy, this hits
the right balance of bitterness on the finish
from gentian root and wormwood. It's a great
aperitif to awaken the appetite. § Dalla Terra,
Napa, CA
| 9diDante
$35
Inferno Rosso Vermouth di Torino Superiore
^ This is a blend of red dolcetto and white
cortese wines. It has a deeply rich cherry
scent with hints of vanilla blossom. It hits
first sweet with cherry fruit, then the fruit
blends into savory and bitter notes of caraway,
nettle and basil. Enjoy it over ice with a
twist of orange, or mix it into a Negroni. § The
Unfiltered Collection, Novato, CA
| Distilleria dell'Alpe
$30
Amaro del Cansiglio ^ Flavors of crisp apple,
pine needle and root beer mix with a savory
vegetal character to create a sweetly bitter
amaro, a pleasant conundrum in a glass.
This is flavored with more than 18 herbs,
plants and berries found in Italy's Cansiglio
forest at the foot of the Alps. It finishes with
a minty freshness; an after-dinner digestif. §
Dalla Terra, Napa, CA
| Distilleria dell'Alpe
$32
Rosen Bitter ^ Distillery founder Ferrucio de
Barnard developed this bitter in 1951, using a
process of singular infusions: He worked with
foraged mountain berries, bay leaf, aloe and
licorice, all from the Cansiglio forest; then he
infused neutral spirits with each ingredient
separately before blending. The contemporary
version is full of fresh Bing cherry, rhubarb,
smoke and rose scents; it's distinctively
floral on the palate with a smoky finish-for
a classic Italian spritz. § Dalla Terra, Napa, CA
| Ferrand
$36
Dry Curaçao Yuzu Late Harvest ^ Made from
Moroccan yuzu picked late in the season, this
has a rich candied-lime flavor, its scent bursting
with lemon-lime fruit. It feels summery
despite its lush viscosity, and it is not dry,
despite its name. Mix it with club soda for
a spritz, or in place of Cointreau in a Margarita.
§ Maison Ferrand USA, Quincy, MA l
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