Published February 3, 2020, at Distiller Magazine, my new bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits. This first column calls out 2019 releases and trends in rum, clairin, gin, vermouth, whiskey, coffee liqueur, absinthe, coffee amaro, bourbon and Japanese whisky here:
https://distilling.com/distillermagazine/distiller-new-release-roundup/
Reviewed in this column:
Saint Benevolence Rum Clairin (Haiti)
Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Rum (Jamiaca)
T.W. Hollister Oso de Oro Vermouth (Santa Barbara, California)
Gray Whale Gin (Central Coast, California)
Sonoma County Distilling Black Truffle Rye (Rohnert Park/Sonoma County, California)
Masters Keep Cornerstone Rye Whiskey (Lawrenceburg, Kentucky)
Absinthia (Oakland, California)
Long Road Distillers Amaro Pazzo (Kansas City, Missouri)
Griffo Cold Brew Equator Coffee Liqueur (PetalumaSonoma County, California)
Legent Bourbon (Clermont, Kentucky)
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