Baijiu is a Chinese spirit distilled from grain. VINN Baijiu is made here in Portland, Oregon from rice. Baijiu has a wonderful malty flavor unlike any other white spirit. Traditionally unaged and drank neat there are very few flavored Baijiu spirits. VINN Honey Baijiu 35% 70 proof, is deep amber in color with a nose …
Nocino is a sticky dark brown liqueur, which originated from Northern Italy. It is made from unripe green walnuts. A friend of mine said his Italian mother used to make it and passed the recipe on to me. Ingredients: 30 green English walnuts (do not use American black walnuts), early enough in the season so …
Most consumers have performed some blind taste test in one form or another. In talking to friends and family many reference wine tasting as their first experience tasting something they know nothing about and then trying to determine flavors, aromas, and quality. Participating in many wine tastings myself, I remember looking around and observing others …
750ml Bourbon the higher proof, the better 30 Madagascar Bourbon Grade B Vanilla Beans 6 to 7\” My recipe is going to be different than most extract recipes in three ways, first, get yourself the best quality highest proof bourbon you can buy. You can buy barrel strength bourbon somewhere around 118 proof; I used …
The history of coriander spans several centuries and has historical ties to the Ancient Greeks, the Renaissance, and the Spanish Conquistadors. It has been used for love potions, aphrodisiacs for 1000\’s of years. 1 tbsp coriander seed 1 tsp cardamom seed 1 star anise flower 6 whole cloves 6 rose hips 2 cups of water, …
Flor de Cana 12 Centenario Rum (80 proof $32.99) I was very excited when perusing my local rum selections to see that Flor de Cana had upgraded their packaging. I purchased a bottle of their Centenario 12 with great anticipation. The first thing I noticed immediately is that the rum appeared to be a bit …
Climax Wood Fired Whiskey (90 proof $29.99) is Tim Smith’s century-old moonshine recipe aged and filtered with toasted oak and maple wood. The process includes southern Appalachian Oak-in tank staves. Hand selected to be without defect each stave is carefully cured to with +/-0.5% moisture content before undergoing a unique small batch open flame wood …
Blueberry Grappa I love Grappa. It\’s such a unique and fun spirit made from the pomace; the skins left over from the wine making process. The flavor is grape, pure and simple. This simple recipe adds a lovely blueberry flavor that will amaze your friends. Recipe: 1 Liter of Grappa 3 cups of ripe blueberries …
VINN Rice Whiskey’s base spirit is their baijiu which we reviewed previously. Made from brown rice and fermented for several months, it is then pot distilled three times. To make their whiskey, VINN’s baijiu is aged in new heavy charred American oak barrels. Batch #6 which I tried, had been aged for 39 months. The …
Zircon Azul Anejo tequila is made from the Weber Blue Agave in Arandes district in the state Jalisco, Mexico. It is triple distilled then aged in once used oak whiskey barrels for three years. Anjeo Tequila is only required to age one year, so this technically makes it an \”Extra Anejo.” Zircon Azul is an …
