Review: Siembra Azul Blanco Tequila
Siembra Azul Blanco Tequila was launched by brand founder David Suro Pinera in 2005. It is made from 100% Blue agave grown pesticide free on the Vivanos family estate. The Vivanos have grown agave on this estate since the early 19th century. In 1990 they built an artisanal distillery. Siembra Azul Blanco tequila is made with agave that has been slow cooked in brick ovens for 50 hours. After the juice is extracted it is fermented with Prisse de Mouse yeast in stainless steel tanks while music from Mozart is played to stimulate and soothe the fermentation. The tequila is then small batch distilled in an Alembic copper pot still followed by a second distillation in a custom copper and stainless steel alembic still. The tequila is then bottling at 80 proof. Read more 
Review: Over The Barrel Hard Grape Soda
Over The Barrel Hard Grape Soda is one of 5 hard sodas recently released by the Rhinelander Brewing Company. The other flavors include Root Beer, Blueberry, Cream Soda, and Black Cherry. The Rhinelander Brewery opened in 1845 and remained open during prohibition making non-alcoholic root beer. While the brewery closed in 1967 their beer continued to be contract brewed in Monroe Wisconsin. Over The Barrel Hard Grape Soda is batch brewed with the finest 2 row malted barley and the finest real cane sugar. Natural flavors and certified colors are added before bottling in 11.16 oz. bottles. Read more
Review: Koloa Kauai Coconut Rum
Koloa Kauai Coconut Rum was introduced August 2013. It is one of six rums they currently craft on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai. The others include Dark, Gold, White, Spiced and Kauai Coffee. It is made from tall cane sugar cane grown on the island. The cane is hand harvested and crushed in the field. The juice is collected in a tank and brought straight to the distillery. After fermenting with a proprietary yeast the rum is twice distilled using a 1210 gallon copper pot still with a copper column and condenser. Pure mountain rainwater from Mt. Wai Ale Ale that is slowly filtered through volcanic strata before reaching vast underground aquifers is blended to reduce to proof. The entire process takes 8-10 days as the rum is not barrel aged. Natural coconut flavor is infused before bottling at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Seagrams Orange Cream Hard Soda
Seagrams Orange Cream Hard Soda is one of four hard soda’s Seagrams launched their line with in March of this year. The other flavors include Lemon N Lime, Cherry Cola, and Grape. Their hard soda’s are brewed at the old Genessee Brewery in Rochester New York with natural flavors and artificial color added. This is the same brewery that makes the Seagrams Escapes line of flavored malt beverages. Seagrams Orange Cream is available in six packs, 23.5 Oz. cans, and it is included in their 12 pack variety packs, which include three bottles or cans of each flavor. This is the third hard orange cream soda I’ve sampled. Coney Island, and Jed’s are the other two brands. Prior to my experience with these three hard soda’s, the only cream soda I had tasted was colored red, brown, or clear and flavored vanilla cream. For the record Stewarts, Jones, Fitz, and Henry Weinhard’s make a non alcoholic orange cream soda. Read more
Review: Three Olives Pink Grapefruit Vodka
Three Olives Pink Grapefruit Vodka will soon be available. It is their 32nd vodka flavor. This is also my 16th review of a grapefruit flavored vodka. Three years ago only four distillers produced a grapefruit vodka. Three-O Pink Grapefruit is made with English winter wheat and demineralized water from Lake Vyrnmy. It is quadruple distilled and triple filtered in England and shipped to Lawrenceburg Indiana where pink grapefruit flavor is infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Shock Top Summer Grapefruit
Shock Top Summer Grapefruit was just released and it is sold in the Shock Top Summer variety pack. Each 12 pack features 3 bottles each of Shock Top Belgian White, Lemon Shandy, Honey Crisp Apple Wheat, and Summer Grapefruit. Summer Grapefruit is a Belgian style wheat ale brewed with spices, grapefruit peel and with natural grapefruit and orange flavors. Read more
Review: Three Olives Apples and Pears Vodka
Three Olives Apples and Pears Vodka will soon be released. I was able to pick up a bottle a little early. This is their 31st vodka variety. Watch for my review of their 32nd tomorrow. These are their first new flavors since last summers release of Peach, Pineapple, and Blueberry. Three-O Apples and Pears Vodka is made with English winter wheat and demineralized water from Lake Vyrnmy. It is quadruple distilled and triple filtered in England and shipped to Lawrenceburg Indiana where apple and pear flavors are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Kinky Cocktails Red
Kinky Cocktails Red was just released, and it is the forth flavor in the Kinky line of cocktails. Their first three flavors Pink, Blue, and Gold followed the release of Pink, Blue, and Gold Kinky Liqueurs. There is no Kinky Red Liqueur. The Kinky liqueurs are a blend of vodka with fruit flavors and bright colors. Kinky Cocktails Red is a premium malt beverage brewed in Lacrosse Wisconsin with natural flavors and certified color. Kinky Red is sold in 6 packs of 12 ounce bottles. Read more
Review: Largo Bay Coconut Rum
Largo Bay Coconut Rum is one of 6 rum brands created by Distiller Sales of Princeton Minnesota. The rum is distilled at the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados. This is same distillery that produces Malibu, Shellback and Blue Chair Bay Rum. After distilling, the rum is shipped to Princeton Minnesota where natural flavors are added before bottling at 42 proof. Read more
Review: Riazul Silver Tequila
Riazul Silver Tequila was introduced in 2008. The Riazul name is a combination of two Spanish words Rio and Azul. The English translation is River and Blue. Riazul’s founder Inaki Orozco inherited 620 acres of land in the Highlands of Jalisco. This land was part of 10,000 acres that had been granted to Maria Higinia Gomez who served as a high counselor to the Mexican rebel leaders during the Mexican War of Independence. Maria gave most of this land to revolutionaries who fought for Mexican freedom but kept 620 acres. This land was passed down from generation to generation and remained untouched until Inaki Orozco planted the first 100 agave shoots on the land. 100 soon grew to 175,000 and his initial plan of just growing agave for other tequila farmers, turned into a plan to create his own tequila brand. Riazul Silver is double distilled through both a copper pot still and a column still. The tequila is filtered and oxygenated before bottling. Read more