Review: El Padrino Blanco Tequila
El Padrino Blanco tequila scored a 95 with the Beverage Testing Institute in August of 2013 and for 2 years I have searched for this tequila, finally finding it at Total Wine and More. Very little information is available, which is surprising for such a well thought of product. Maybe others have had the same problem finding this tequila. It is made with 100% Blue agave. Once extracted the agave is slow cooked and double distilled in small copper pot stills. Read more 
Review: Kirkland Irish Cream Liqueur
Kirkland Irish Cream Liqueur is made in Ireland. Kirkland is the house brand of Costco, so you will need a membership to purchase this product. The listed ingredients include fresh dairy cream, Irish Whiskey, whey spirits, and hazelnut, but the label also promises chocolate and caramel flavor. Kirkland Irish Cream Liqueur is only available in 1.75 liter bottles, but at $15.99 a bottle, the price is comparable to a 750ml bottle of Baileys. Read more
Review: Bellini Limoncello
Bellini Limoncello is made with Ovale di Sorrento lemons grown in Italy’s Amalfi coast, sugar, and grain spirits. It is imported by Saranty Imports. Very little additional information is available about this Limoncello. Read more
Review: Nue Peach Vodka
Nue Peach Vodka is made in Texas with corn and it is distilled 6 times. Nue Vodka was launched March 2012 by brothers Dusty and Devin Odell. Their current lineup includes Grapefruit, Berry, and an unflavored Original. They will be introducing two new flavors soon. Read more
Review: Kinky Vodka Review
Kinky Vodka is made with corn and it is distilled five times. Vodka is the latest in a product line that includes 3 Kinky Liqueurs, and Kinky Flame, their cinnamon flavored whiskey. Kinky is part of the Prestige Wine and Spirits Group that also includes Opulant Vodka, Greenalls Gin, and Merrys Irish Cream Liqueur. Read more
Review: Sino Silver Tequila
Sino Silver Tequila was developed and introduced in 2010 by Judy Rivera. Sino is crafted at Vinos Y Licores Azteca, a 100% female owned distillery. After harvesting, each pina is quartered and cooked in clay ovens for 24 hours. The steam is turned off and the pinas rest for 24 hours in the closed oven. The oven is then opened and the pina rest for another 24 hours. Four grinders are used to extract the juice. 100% natural yeast is added to the juice and it ferments for 6-8 days in open air tanks. The tequila is double distilled, and 96 hours of oxygenation follows before bottling. Read more
Review: Cinnabon Cinnamon Crème Liqueur
Cinnabon Cinnamon Crème Liqueur will soon be released. It is made at the Temperance Distilling Company in Temperance Michigan. This is the same distillery that makes the previous reviewed Adult Chocolate Milk, Leaf Vodka, and Ono Tropical Liqueur. The bottle lists ingredients as real dairy cream, cinnamon and caramel color. I’m guessing neutral grain spirits are omitted from the label but included in the bottle. Read more
Review: Snow Queen Vodka
Snow Queen Vodka was introduced in the US in 2006. It is made in Kazakhstan the country that brought us Borat. It is made with organic wheat and artesian spring water from the snow capped mountains of Ala Tau in the Himalayas. The vodka is distilled five times and filtered through Kazakhbirch charcoal. Read more
Review: Point Mango Lager
Point Mango Lager is one of four beers in their Long Days series of beers. It is crafted with two row malted barley, Mt. Hood hops and natural flavors. The other flavors include Tart Cherry Lager, Lime Lager, and Watermelon Mojito Lager. The Stevens Point Brewery brews 35 beers on a year round, or seasonal basis, and I’m sure more will follow. Read more
Review: Chinaco Blanco Tequila
Chinaco Blanco Tequila is made at Tequilera La Gonzalena, the only distillery in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. Chinaco is named for wealthy landowners who during the eighteenth and nineteenth century became legendary fighter in both the War of Reform and the French Intervention. Their leader was General Manuel Gonzalez, the Great Grandson of Guillermo Gonzalez the man who opened the distillery, and launched the Chinaco brand. Chinaco was the original ultra premium tequila introduced in the US in 1983. It is made with 100% organic Blue Agave grown for 8-12 years in the state of Tamaulipus. The agave is sourced from different elevations with a small portion of the agave also coming from Jalisco. This is done to craft their unique taste. Once harvested the agave is quartered then roasted in large ovens at low temperatures for 12 hours. The agave hearts are then pressed and shred in a sugarcane press. The juice is fermented with a proprietary yeast in a stainless steel vessel for 72 hours. The tequila is small batch double distilled in two stainless steel copper lined Alembic stills. Read more