Delicious and lively, making the slightly ruddy color deceptive. Lively notes of cherry and plum meld with a distinct chocolate note, hinting at chicory on the back end. Chewy, with a light raisin quality, touched with spice and some modest licorice on the finish. Tawny Port tends to be a bit more brooding, but this 2013 is quite refreshing and gentle. A-
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2021 San Francisco World Spirits Competition Double Gold Medal Winner In the 19th century, when the modern art of the bar was born, no spirit was more prized for mixing drinks than cognac. Ferrand 1840 Original Formula represents our attempt to recreate the kind of cognac that the pioneers in the bars used during that period. Modeled on an extraordinarily rare 1840 bottle of Pinet-Castillon Cognac, and made with the blending techniques from this era, it is rich, concentrated and highly mixable, in the 1840s style. Proof: 90
Centerbe Faccia Brutto is our take on a European herbal liqueur that is both refreshing and delicious. We use a number of fresh and dried herbs in our blend and macerate them in non-GMO neutral grain spirit. The dried botanicals like lemon balm, anise hyssop, nettles and coriander are macerated for a full week, while the fresh herbs like parsley, tarragon, bay leaves and marjoram are left overnight to preserve color and freshness. The resulting tincture is proofed down and sweetened with organic cane sugar and bottled at a rousing.
Black Walnut Bitters bring a robust nut to the spice rack behind your bar.
Suze is a pleasingly bitter French apéritif made from the gentian root, which grows in the mountains of Switzerland and France.
Brownish brick colour. Exuberant and intense nose with aromas of jammy fruit well combined with aromas of black plum, liquorice and spice. Smooth and elegant in the mouth, with rm silky tannins merging wonderfully into a dense and refreshing finish.
Served chilled, it reveals all its finesse and sophistication, especially when drunk with desserts made with caramel, dried fruit and spice, such as caramel fondant with apple and ginger jelly, tarte tatin, crème brulée and medium-strength cheeses. Best served at a temperature between 12 and 14°C.