Tequila Chisme Blanco
$36.89
Notes from the Agent;
" 100% Agave Azul
No Additives, No Secrets, No Frills "
40% Abv
La Gritona
$64.79
From the Producer
DISTILLED AND BOTLLED IN VALLE DE GUADALUPE, JALISCO, MEXICO
La Gritona Reposado Tequila is a subtle rested tequila distilled by Melly Barajas and her staff of women at her small distillery in Valle De Guadalupe, Jalisco (NOM 1533). Melly distills La Gritona only with agave that has matured, always with an age of between 8-10 years, and all of her piñas must originate in the iron-rich red soil of the local Jalisco highlands. These agave plants are cultivated at the height of their sugar production, near the end of the life cycle. They are put into ovens within 24 hours of trimming. La Gritona IS and ALWAYS has been additive-free.
Melly’s agave is first steam cooked in two thick-walled earthen ovens for 24 hours and then allowed to rest for another 24 hours before crushing. The collected liquid is naturally fermented and oxygenated in open steel vats at a rate that is dictated by the local air temperature, usually 8-12 days. Once fermentation is completed, we distill our nascent blanco tequila twice. We rest the distilled blanco in reused American whiskey barrels (Jack Daniels and Balcones) for 6 months before bottling.
Our reposado is very pale in it’s color for a tequila with a 6 month barrel rest. We use the same barrels over and over again to allow for them to become stripped of most of the residual oak, whiskey, and color. We like for barrel notes to be as stunted as possible in our tequila. Our aging is intended only to soften and round out the blanco tequila from which La Gritona is derived, not to introduce new notes. Our intention is to keep the verdant and crisp qualities of the original plant intact while still allowing it to age briefly in the oak. We do not use copper stills or a tahona, and we do not diffuse or use an autoclave. Our cooked agave is crushed with a steel mill and we distill our liquid in steel stills with copper coils. Every step of production takes place under one roof and our facility is overseen by a small staff of local women that work each process from start to finish.
All of the agave remnants that are left over after production are given to local farmers to use as cattle feed. Our bottles are hand blown with recycled Mexican glass in Zapopan, an hour away from the distillery.
Los Siete Misterios Espadin/Mexicanito
$81.89
From the Producer
"Born Lovers of Mezcal
The Mezcal Los Siete Misterios family was born in 2010 after a trip taken by its founders, where the passion, traditions and culture of Mexican roots inspired this spirit that seeks to revive the past and integrate it with the present.
Los Siete Misterios is a family made up of Us, the Mezcal Masters and the Oaxacan communities that work together to provide the best we have; love and dedication synthesized in Mezcal.
ASSEMBLIES - This bottling - Little Sword / Little Mexican
Originally, Mezcal was produced by blending mature agave plants found in the fields. Master Mezcaleros selected the agave plants, and even if they were different varieties, they carried out the entire production process.
Ensambles is our version of those original mezcals, offering greater complexity and blending the flavors of the Espadín Maguey with wild varieties such as: Barril, Mexicano, Tepeztate, Tobalá, Coyote, Arroqueño and a special edition of four Agaves."
Hamilton Breezeway Blend Rum
$54.89
From Spikes Breezeway site. ( QR code) on the bottle
"The Breezeway Blend Rum is a signature spirit crafted for tiki enthusiasts and cocktail aficionados. A harmonious blend of premium rums, it delivers a balanced profile of rich molasses, tropical fruit, and a hint of spice, making it perfect for classic tiki cocktails or innovative creations like the Sunken Cork. Meticulously designed by Ed Hamilton and Spike Marble, it embodies the vibrant spirit of tiki culture and elevates every cocktail experience."
The Rum is a blend of aged West Indian rums. 42.5% ABV
Shakara 12 Year
$70.19
Fresh and lively. The dynamic attack wavers between flavours of cane sugar, tropical fruits of mango, papaya and fresh figs. Salted butter caramel shines with the perfectly integrated wood.
Bottled at 45.7% abv with no colouring, sugar, additives, or artifice.
Cascahuin Reposado Tequila
$68.39
From AI;
Cascahuín Reposado is a highly acclaimed, additive-free 100% blue Weber agave tequila. Produced at NOM 1123 in El Arenal, Jalisco, it is rested for 6 to 8 months in previously used American oak casks. The palate offers a vibrant mix of cooked agave, vanilla, candied citrus, and black pepper.
Renegade Etudes New Bacolet
$73.79
Harvested in 2000, this pot still rum was made from "lacalome red" cane grown on the New Bacolet field which is south facing. The rum was bottled at 55% after maturing in 76% First Fill American Oak, and 24% Premium French Oak.
Mark Reynier is a restless man, after the sale of Bruichladdich, he opened an Irish Whiskey distillery focused on barley "téireoir". As if that wasn't daunting enough, he also decided to shake things up in the world of rum, opening the Renegade Distillery in Grenada. Renegade rums are made from pure cane juice, applying the same terroir-driven philosophy to rum!
Producer Description
"More rugged than nearby Old Bacolet, the natural amphitheatre of New Bacolet is a southerly-facing, steep-sided, sun-baked bowl with drought resistant cane on weathered upper slopes and lush growth on the deeper, rich colluvial soils below – a textbook exploration of terroir. For this rum we harvested the sucrose-rich variety we call Lacalome Red from the "Goat hill" field, which stands on the terroir known as Upper Combe.
"New Bacolet is enclosed and sheltered by a forest at its north, and slopes down towards the south. Being based along a mountainside, steeper than most of our farms, the excavation of the land was the most difficult. Four terroirs were identified over 10 acres, and we initially planted the varieties of Yellow Lady and Lacalome Red."
Burwood Honey Spiced Rhum
$39.59
From Burwood
"A truly novel creation, made to celebrate Alberta’s hardest workers.
Our Honey Spiced Rhum is a true Burwood signature. We pay tribute to the pot-stilled molasses rums of the Caribbean with our own unique process, and celebrate an icon of the prairies."
Neisson Rhum Eleve Sous Bois
$85.49
From the Distillery
"The toasting profiles are for rums aged in oak barrels for 12 to 24 months. Working with the cooperage World Cooperage, we aged our rums in casks ranging from 225 to 500 liters, which undergo the toasting process (a technique of heating the cask to reveal the aromas of the wood by manipulating the heating time and temperature). Rum aged in this type of cask develops subtle aromas ranging from fruit and spice to even toasty notes."