Review: Devil’s Foot Non-Alcoholic Craft Sodas
When is a RTD cocktail not a cocktail? When it’s a soda. These products may have the names of cocktails on the cans, but the non-alcoholic beverages are technically all sodas, as they don’t really pretend to be cocktails but rather fizzy drinks that draw inspiration from boozy drinks. All are collaborations with breweries, mostly…
Review: Rolling Fork The Wheated Wonder Rum
Rum has a long tradition with historically colonial islands. While many rum-producing islands are now independent of their colonizers, the original mother countries in Europe are still involved in the rum production process. Most of the rums on the market are distilled in tropical climates, but they’re not necessarily aged in tropical climates for the…
Review: Saint Viviana Dealcoholized Wines
Saint Viviana is retailer The Zero Proof’s proprietary line of non-alcoholic wines, made by California winemakers by dealcoholizing “fantastic wine,” and keeping additives (like oak extract) to a minimum. A white and a red are on offer. We tried both. Saint Viviana Sauvignon Blanc Dealcoholized Wine – This definitely smells the part, with a brisk…
Review: Chattanooga Whiskey Founder’s 12th Anniversary Blend
Every year Chattanooga Whiskey celebrates its anniversary with what else: a special edition whiskey. This 12th installment is described as a look at the “past, present, and future” of the Tennessee-based distillery’s various endeavors, with three primary components in the solera-style mix. Here’s what the finished product looks like (which is a lot like 2023’s version):…
Review: Doladira Aperitivo
Summertime is spritz time, and there’s a new, lower sugar aperitivo on the market looking to bring some Alpine influence to that most refreshing of warm weather cocktails. Doladira’s creator, Meredith Erickson, first teased an early version of the product as a Rhubarb Elixir in her 2019 cookbook, Alpine Cooking, but its popularity with readers…
Review: Garrison Brothers Lady Bird Bourbon (2024)
Texans love Lady Bird Johnson, but few go so far as to name a product line after the famous First Lady. Garrison Brothers‘ highly limited Lady Bird Bourbon celebrates Lady Bird’s commitment to the environment and Texas wildflowers with its purple wax dip and flower-encrusted bottle band, but what’s inside the bottle is arguably the…
A Tour of Rias Baixas Through 3 Wines, 2024 Releases
Ready to get nerdy on Spanish albarino? Rias Baixas is ground zero for the grape, and today we look at the wine from three different angles, specifically three different subregions within Rias Baixas: O Rosal, Soutomaior, and Val do Salnés. Let’s see what these wines can do. 2022 Terras Gauda O Rosal Rias Baixas –…
Review: Templeton Fortitude Bourbon
Templeton made its modern name in the late aughts with sourced rye, a tribute to the brand’s pre-Prohibition heritage. It wasn’t until 2018 that they began distilling their own whiskeys, including Fortitude Bourbon, which debuted earlier this year as the company’s first house-distilled expression and its first bourbon offering. Named to honor the 352 resilient…