Review: Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Coffee & Cream Liqueur
Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Coffee & Cream Liqueur is made for Trader Joe’s by Universal Brands in Princeton Minnesota. Cold Brew coffee flavor has been popping up in a lot of spirits lately. Jamesons blends it with their whiskey, Tia Maria with rum, and Carolans with Irish Cream, and whiskey. TJ”S Cold Brew Coffee and Cream is made from a 100% neutral grain spirit base. My first thought was there must be other brands of cold brew coffee and cream liqueur on the market today but the only one that comes to mind is Granita Cold Brew Coffee & Cream. Mr. Black is a straight cold brew coffee liqueur and Starbucks discontinued Starbucks Coffee and Cream. Read more 
Review: SomruS Coffee Cream Liqueur
SomruS Coffee Cream Liqueur was introduced September 2020 by SomPriya Fine Spirits. It joins SomruS Chai and SomruS Mango in their Indian inspired cream liqueur lineup. SomruS translates to Nectar of Gods in ancient Sanskrit. SomruS Coffee Cream Liqueur is itself inspired by South India’s “Kaapi”. Kaapi, also known as South Indian Filter Coffee is made by mixing frothed and boiled milk with finely ground coffee powder in a traditional Indian filter. SomruS Coffee Cream Liqueur is made from coffee and chicory with real Wisconsin dairy cream and five time distilled Caribbean rum. Read more
Review: Grand Brulot
Grand Brulot is a VSOP Cognac blended with French Brandy and Ecuadorian coffee beans. It is handcrafted by the Tardy family on their estate in the Cognac region of France. Christoph Tardy, a fifth generation cognac producer starts with the finest eaux de vie, made with a blend of Ugni Blanc and Colombard grapes from their single estate. The Tardy family has been handcrafting grape spirits since 1880. The spirit is aged for 4-5 years in French oak barrels. 100% Robusta Ecuadorian coffee bean essence is extracted and blended with brandy to meld for a couple of months before it is blended with the VSOP cognac. The blend is comprised of 51% VSOP Cognac, and 49% liqueur de cafe. In the 18th century the French introduced the concept of spiking their coffee with brandy to create a digestif. Grand Brulot was created to bring that tradition back. Read more
Review: Café Granita Cold Brew Coffee & Cream
Café Granita Cold Brew Coffee & Cream is a blend of coffee, and cream liqueur. It is produced in Princeton Minnesota and sold at Total Wine and More stores throughout the US. They also produce Café Granita, a straight coffee liqueur produced in Mexico with lightly roasted coffee beans fermented with sugar. It is currently available in a 750ml bottle, a four pack of 200ml bottles, or a 50ml sample size. Although Kahlua is made from a rum base, the ingredient list of Café Granita Cold Brew Coffee & Cream brings back memories of the classic Kahlua and cream cocktail. Read more
Review: Two Brothers Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur
Two Brothers Cold Brew Coffee Liqueur is made from Two Brothers Coffee Roasters Cold Brew of Central and South American coffees, and Two Brothers Artisan Vodka. Two Brothers roasts their coffee beans in a 77 pound eco-friendly roaster in Warrenville Illinois at Two Brothers Brewing Company. The signature cold brew is brewed separately for 24 hours before blending with their vodka. Extensive experimentation went into crafting a cold brew that would compliment their spirits. They created a dozen cold brews before selecting this one. Read more
Review: Els Iced Coffee
Els Iced Coffee was recently released. It is one of three Els Iced spirits recently released. The other flavors include Els Iced Chocolate, and Els Iced Chocolate Mint. Els Iced Coffee is named for Golfer Ernie Els, who Founder Cayce Kerr first met on the golf range at Royal Birkdale in 1989. They have been friends every since. While Cayce is a caddie by trade, it was not until the Spring of 2016 that he became Ernie Els caddie. Els Iced Coffee is made with orange wine, fresh cream from a dairy in Wisconsin, a blend of natural coffee flavors, and caramel color. Read more
Review: Sugarlands Pumpkin Spice Latte Cream Liqueur
Sugarlands Pumpkin Spice Latte Cream Liqueur is one of four Appalachian Sippin Cream liqueurs, made at the Sugarlands Distilling Company. The others include Electric Orange, Dark Chocolate Coffee, and Butter Pecan. The Sugarlands Distilling Company opened March 2014. They also produce 16 varieties of moonshine, rum, and rye. The Sugarlands distillery grinds their own grain and distill their products onsite. Each year nearly 1 million people visit the distillery in Gatlinburg Tennessee making it Americas top-rated distillery experience. Read more
Review: Marble Moonlight Expresso
Marble Moonlight Expresso is crafted at the Marble Distillery in Carbondale Colorado. Did I mention this is also home to The Distillery Inn? The Distillery Inn is the worlds only inn housed within a working distillery. Opened in 2015 the distillery is the result of three couples shared interest of craft distilling, and sustainable business. This is the first distillery in the US to recycle 100% of process water, and capture and reuse the energy from the distilling process. Moonlight Expresso is made from a 60% ABV corn based distillate and is re-distilled in Hazel, their 250 gallon Vendome copper pot still. Vapor is transferred through a botanical basket filled with whole coffee beans and Ugandan vanilla beans. This results in a 82 ABV coffee infused vodka. Locally roasted coffee is cold brewed in a mash tun for a minimum of 18 hours, heated and mixed with pure cane sugar to create a coffee based simple syrup which is then combined with the coffee/vanilla infused vodka. The Marble Distillery works with Bonfire Coffee Company located just down the road from the distillery. They have a roasting division and roast the Guatemalan beans used to craft Marble Moonlight Expresso. Read more