DISTILLER Bottle Column: October 2025

My bottle review column (last month’s edition here) is about what is unique, standout, new, or trending in spirits. It’s intended as a guide to what to try and a peek into what distilleries small and large are doing in the market. Ratings run on a 1-5 rating scale:

ARTICLE: https://distilling.com/distillermagazine/new-release-roundup-october-2025

Montara Sparkling Verjus Can & Carton. Photo Credit Montara.

Reviewed this issue:

Montara California Sparkling Verjus (California, USA)
Liquoreria Friulana Vermut Opificium (Spilimbergo, Friuli, Italy)
Second Sip Gin (Brooklyn, NY)
Westland American Single Malt Garryana Edition 10 (Seattle, WA)
Sausalito Liquor Co. Unsinkable Chocolate Liqueur (Sausalito, CA)
Tequila Centinela Eterno Cristalino (Jalisco, Mexico)
Buchanan’s Green Seal Blended Scotch Whisky (Scotland)
Hera The Dog Vodka (Los Angeles, CA)
Nighthawks Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey (Kentucky, USA)
Stoll & Wolfe Distillery West Overton Keystone Rye & Pennsylvania Straight Rye Whiskey (Lancaster County, PA)