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"Pessimism is only the name that men of weak nerves give to wisdom." ~Bernard A. DeVoto

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  • Travellers 5 Year Old Reserve Premium Aged Rum

    Aged Rum — Belize

    Reviewed March 3, 2019 (edited November 4, 2023)
    3.75
    3.75 out of 5 stars
    Bought in Hopkins, Belize. The best of the aged rums (5 years) in Belize at the time. Carmel color, light to medium body. Burnt sugar and floral on the nose. Burnt sugar, charred cane, and ethanol passing quickly to sweet clean finish. Worth sampling while you're there.
    21.0 USD per Bottle
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  • St. George Bruto Americano

    Bitter Liqueurs — California, USA

    Reviewed March 3, 2019 (edited September 22, 2023)
    4.5
    4.5 out of 5 stars
    Lighter and a little less bitter than Campari (more like Contratto Bitter), with a crisp clean gentian and herbal flavor, and not over-sweetened. Beautiful dark rose color and medium body and mouthfeel. Use in place of Campari in cocktails where you want something softer but still with a gentian bite. 24% ABV. Innovative, that's what St George Spirits is--making quality products across the board.
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  • St. George Single Malt Lot 18

    American Single Malt — California, USA

    Reviewed March 2, 2019 (edited August 7, 2020)
    4.0
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    vanilla and butterscotch on the nose; oak, smoke, leather in the mouth--no peat, and not sweet; dry dry cocoa finish. aftertaste left my tongue tingling, like the nettles in St George absinthe--unusual feeling. interesting Irish style whisky. we'll see how the narrow flavor range grows on me. very different from no.17, my only other St George whisky reference (and a better whisky).
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  • Piedra Azul Tequila Blanco

    Tequila Blanco — Jalisco, Mexico

    Reviewed March 1, 2019 (edited May 4, 2023)
    3.5
    3.5 out of 5 stars
    Clean roasted agave fruit taste, grassy, earthy, saline, and pepper. Not overly complicated, but doesnt need to be. Great price for a blue agave tequila. An everyday mixer.
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  • Germain-Robin Fine Alambic Brandy Lot 17

    American Brandy — USA

    Reviewed March 1, 2019
    4.0
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Ukiah, CA brandy made in French cognac stills with pinot noir and semillon grapes, cellared in Limousin oak. Medium color, light body with a crisp clean flavor. Fruit, baking spice, vanilla.
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  • Bonal Gentiane-Quina Aperitif

    Bitter Liqueurs — France

    Reviewed March 1, 2019 (edited January 23, 2023)
    4.0
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    French aperitif. Bitter from cinchona/quinine and gentian. Fortified red wine base, and herbal. Good in cocktails calling for a lighter hand than sweeter and more biter amari.
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  • Maurin Quina

    Bitter Liqueurs — France

    Reviewed March 1, 2019 (edited June 13, 2023)
    4.25
    4.25 out of 5 stars
    Quinine, cherries, bitter almonds macerated in fortified wine. Fruity and delicate on the nose with a bitter streak. Aperitif, but also good in cocktails where a heavy amaro is too much. All that AND a great label too.
    34.0 USD per Bottle
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  • Contratto Aperitif

    Bitter Liqueurs — Italy

    Reviewed March 1, 2019 (edited February 3, 2023)
    4.25
    4.25 out of 5 stars
    Sweet bitter orange aperitif, like Aperol but less sweet and neon color. Excellent for cocktails.
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  • Contratto Bitter Liqueur

    Bitter Liqueurs — Piemonte, Italy

    Reviewed March 1, 2019
    4.5
    4.5 out of 5 stars
    Bitter orange liqueur, comparable to Campari but gentler and less bitter. Makes a great Negroni.
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  • New World Distilling, Wasatch Blossom Utah Tart Cherry Liqueur

    Fruit Liqueurs — USA

    Reviewed March 1, 2019 (edited June 13, 2023)
    5.0
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Sweet and tart cherry liqueur. Not syrupy sweet and cloying. It's the tartness of the local cherries that makes it pop-- brings out a fuller cherry flavor. Perfect for mixing, deep ruby color.
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