Deep Eddy vodka has announced a new flavor: lemon. Made with real lemons from California, not a flavoring agent.
Deep Eddy Lemon joins four other vodkas this year, including Deep Eddy Cranberry, Deep Eddy Ruby Red, Deep Eddy Sweet Tea, and Deep Eddy Vodka. Some of the most popular cocktails that can be created using the new Deep Eddy Lemon include Lemon Splash (a low-calorie drink), High Dive Cosmo, Lemon Basil Martini, and Deep Shandy.
On Thursday, Feb. 19, Casamigos Tequila was the title sponsor of Casamigos Tequila Presents Tacos After Dark with chef Aaron Sanchez.
The event took place as part of South Beach Food and Wine Festival and hosted over 600 people at the Loews Hotel. The evening featured 15 chefs, five of which (Sanchez, Todd English, Ingrid Hoffman, Jose Garces and Richard Sandoval) who cooked with Casamigos Tequilas.
Cocktails Served:
Spicy Cucumber Jalapeño Margarita
1½ oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila
1/3 oz. Cointreau
1/3 oz. Simple syrup
3/4 oz. Fresh lime juice
3 Cucumber wheels
1 Jalapeño slice
Muddle cucumber, jalapeno, lime juice and syrup. Combine all ingredients into iced mixing glass. Shake vigorously for 10 count. Fine strain all contents into a rocks glass w/wo salted rim. Garnish with cucumber and jalapeño slice
Casamigos Paloma
1½ oz. Casamigos Reposado Tequila
3/4 oz. Fresh grapefruit juice
1/3 oz. Fresh lime juice
1/4 oz. Agave nectar
Splash with Grapefruit soda
Shake in a shaker and pour over ice.
Casamigos Margarita
1½ oz. Casamigos Blanco Tequila
¾ oz. Fresh lime juice
¼ oz. Fresh orange juice
½ oz. Agave nectar
Shake ingredients with ice then strain and serve on the rocks. Garnish with an orange wedge
It’s a natural transition: smartphone, smart car, smart TV, and now a ‘smart bottle’.
Diageo and Thin Film Electronics ASA, a developer of printed electronics and smart systems, will reveal a prototype Johnnie Walker Blue Label smart bottle at the March 2-5 Mobile World Congress.
This bottle uses printed sensor tags featuring Thinfilm’s OpenSense technology, which can detect both the sealed and opened state of each bottle.
The tags and sensor info will allow Diageo to send personalized communications to consumers who read the tags with their smartphones. These messages can include promotional offers, cocktail recipes and other exclusive content.
Thinfilm’s proprietary and patent-pending technology makes use of smartphones’ Near Field Communication (NFC) capabilities. The technology allows Diageo to track bottle movements across the supply chain, in-store and to the point of consumption. Tags remain readable even when the factory seal has been broken, providing an additional layer of security in protecting the authenticity of the product.
Unlike conventional QR codes, OpenSense tags can detect if a bottle is sealed or open with the simple tap of an NFC smartphone. To ensure authenticity, the tags are also encoded at the point of manufacture and cannot be copied or electrically modified.
Actress Kerry Washington (Scandal, Django Unchained, Ray) attended the Film Independent Spirit Awards, where she toasted to 30 years of achievements in independent film with Sauza 901 Tequila.
It’s been very cold in New England for weeks now, so last night seemed like the perfect time to open up a bottle of Glogg (a Scandavian mulled wine) I bought a few months ago. My wife and I heated it up on the stove for a few minutes and drank it warm in an Irish Coffee glass. This particular Glogg was from Boyden Valley Winery in Cambridge, VT (12% ABV, $18.99).
As I’ve said before, I’m not a wine expert, but the mix of spices was just right after a cold day and provided the kick that’s sorely missing from hot cocoa. It’s a great after dinner drink and would pair well with a variety of desserts, but could also be served with small appetizers. When I first tasted Glogg a couple years ago in Vermont it was served out of a crock pot, which the winery used to keep the wine at an ideal temperature all day.
Customers may not be lining up at your doors to buy specialty products like Glogg, but serving a warm wine at your next tasting event might be the memorable experience that makes your store stand out and keeps them coming back.
What non-traditional beer, wine and spirit products do you keep in stock and recommend to customers who want to branch out from mass-market categories?
Glendalough Irish Whiskey had announced the launch of the company’s new Double Barrel Irish Whiskey.
Glendalough’s new whiskey offering is crafted in small batches from a mash of malted barley and corn. It is aged in first-fill American oak bourbon barrels and progresses to double age in first-fill Spanish Oloroso sherry casks. The cask-strength whiskey is cut with mountain spring water with a high mineral content from the surrounding Wicklow Mountains before bottling.
The Double Barrel has aromas of cherries, raisins, and figs balanced by floral lemongrass and a touch of nutmeg.
Jacob’s Creek, is announcing the release of Two Lands, a new range of wines produced as a collaborative project between the winery’s Chief Winemaker Bernard Hickin and Napa winemaker, Ehren Jordan. Available in retail outlets across the U.S. beginning in March 2015, the range of Two Lands wines includes:
Jacob’s Creek Two Lands Cabernet Sauvignon 2013: A rich and smooth cabernet with notes of blackberry and plum, balanced with a hint of oak. (SRP: $13.99)
Jacob’s Creek Two Lands Chardonnay 2014: A soft Chardonnay with ripe melon and white peach flavors, cut through with zesty citrus notes and finished with a touch of oak. (SRP: $13.99)
Jacob’s Creek Two Lands Shiraz 2013: A full-bodied Shiraz showing ripe red berry fruits, subtle oak and a prolonged finish. (SRP: $13.99)
Jacob’s Creek Two Lands Pinot Grigio 2014: A crisp Pinot Grigio with ripe pear, quince and lemon citrus overtones and a sweetness on the finish. (SRP: $13.99)
Heineken USA announces the return of the Beers of Mexico variety pack with limited edition offering, Dos Equis Azul – a blend of golden wheat lager and blue agave. Dos Equis Azul will once again join with other Heineken USA Mexican beers—Dos Equis Lager, Tecate and Sol—in one Fiesta Pack. The pack will be supported with seasonally relevant cross-merchandising offers (where legal).
