Remove 2013 Remove Brandy Remove Liqueur
article thumbnail

We Celebrate 90 Years of Hood River Distillers with President and CEO David Ballew

Chilled Magazine

Founders Albert Peters, Edwin Pooley, and Edgar McClain began making fruit wine and brandies from the abundance of fruit in the region, taking only a brief hiatus to make industrial alcohol for the war effort. By the late 50s Hood River Distillers had begun blending and bottling spirits for distribution throughout the Pacific Northwest.

article thumbnail

NFL Football Team Cocktails - Drinks For Every Roster

Barina Craft

New York Jets: Manhattan - along with Brooklyn has the highest concentration of fans according to a 2013 Facebook study. AFC North Baltimore Ravens: Purple Hooter - black raspberry liqueur colors these tailgate party potations plum perfect. Bronx - followed by Queens borough, the former home of Shea stadium, also love the J-E-T-S.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Bar Reviews: Christina’s Shoreditch and Scarfes Bar, London

Drinkhacker

The focus here is on English products, including local producers of liqueurs, coffee, soda, and even sake made in the UK. I enjoyed the Orchard Sazerac, made with ELLC Mondrian rye, Burnt Faith British brandy, Kanpai plum, Capreolus 1000 Trees eau de vie, honey, and absinthe, but found it to be driven more by smoke than anise notes.

Bar
article thumbnail

Celebrate the Winning Bottles of the 2024 L.A. Spirits Awards

VinePair

The brand received a Best Whiskey medal in 2023 for its 2013 Bourbon and a 2022 Gold medal for its limited-edition 50-year Armagnac. An inviting American twist on traditional European herbal liqueurs, this aromatic spirit offers layered bitter, floral, and herbal notes and a long, bittersweet finish. Best in Show Winners — L.A.

article thumbnail

Drinkhacker’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide – Best Alcohol/Spirits for Christmas

Drinkhacker

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. Brandy – Hennessy Master Blender’s Selection No. Finally, don’t forget that previous picks are still out there and make great gifts.

article thumbnail

Brandy and Eau de Vie Are Seriously Uncool — Unless You’re a Bartender

VinePair

In early March, Draga Culic, founder and CEO of Blacklisted Brandy , attended an International Womens Day pop-up spotlighting female-founded brands in Manhattans Chelsea neighborhood. Thats why she built her brand of artisanal plum, apricot, pear, and quince brandies around inclusion in cocktails rather than as a standalone sipper.