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We loved Papa's Pilar Dark Rum. Now they've taken it up another notch and given that 93-point rum an additional 8 months of aging in Bourbon barrels. There are plenty of adjectives to choose from, but it's hard to get past the very first "Wow!" that erupts out of your Read More

What We’re Drinking – Cruz Reposado Tequila

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Cruz Reposado Tequila comes from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, and is made from 100% blue agave. The agave is baked in clay ovens, cooled, then crushed, before it is double distilled in stainless pot stills. It then gets 6 months in American oak whiskey barrels before it is released. The color Read More

What We’re Drinking – Cruz Silver Tequila

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Cruz Silver Tequila comes from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, and is made from 100% blue agave. The agave is baked in clay ovens, cooled, then crushed, before it is double distilled in stainless pot stills. The aroma is surprisingly soft, like cucumber, agave, and velvet. On the palate, flavors Read More

What We’re Drinking – Bonny Doon “A Proper Claret” Red Blend

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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If a Bonny Doon label says, "A Proper Claret," one thing you can be sure of is that it is not quite proper after all. Tannat and Syrah join traditional Bordeaux grapes here, and it works. Cabernet offers up classic cassis, softened by Merlot and leaned out by Tannat. Petit Verdot accounts Read More

What We’re Drinking – Corsair Ryemageddon Whiskey

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Corsair's Ryemageddon is an aged version of their Wry Moon, Rye White Whiskey. It is made from local grains- malted rye (80%) and chocolate rye (8%), and red wheat. It is distilled first in Corsair's antique wash still and a second time in a copper pot still. It is aged Read More

What We’re Drinking – Papa’s Pilar Blonde Rum

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Papa's Pilar Blonde Rum, like the Dark Rum, is sourced from Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is column distilled, then solera aged through a series of different used barrels, first American Bourbon, then a mix of American Bourbon and Port, and then Port. Finally, it is blended and finished in Spanish Read More

What We’re Drinking – Papa’s Pilar Dark Rum

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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This is a truly unique rum, from production to flavor. Rums from Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean, some pot distilled and some column distilled, are solera aged through a series of different barrels. First they are aged in American Bourbon barrels. It goes next into a mix of Bourbon and Port Read More

What We’re Drinking – Turasan Emir

David Honig

Wine Reviews

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Turasan was established in 1943 and produces 2,000,000 litres per year. This wine is made from emir, the only grape exclusive to the Turkish region of Cappadocia. The color is light and bright, with a slight green tint. White florals waft up from the glass along with pear. The palate Read More

What We’re Drinking – Papa’s Pilar Dark Rum, Bourbon Barrel Aged

What We’re Drinking – Cruz Reposado Tequila

What We’re Drinking – Cruz Silver Tequila

What We’re Drinking – Bonny Doon “A Proper Claret” Red Blend

What We’re Drinking – Corsair Ryemageddon Whiskey

What We’re Drinking – Papa’s Pilar Blonde Rum

What We’re Drinking – Papa’s Pilar Dark Rum

What We’re Drinking – Turasan Emir

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