Review: Detroit Steam Vodka
Detroit Steam Vodka is distilled and bottled by Rusted Crow Spirits in Dearborn Michigan. The distillery was established in 2013 by Joe Schebel who partnered with his father of the same name. Joe grew up in Dearborn Michigan and he graduated from College For Creative Studies in Detroit. His love of Industrial Steam Punk Style is on display in each bottles design. The Detroit Steam Vodka bottle not only features the old Cadillac Building but also a column still, and the Rusted Crow custom fabricated 1930 Ford Rat Rod Joe built with a 350 Chevy Motor. He used 7000 rivets to puzzle piece copper together with used bourbon barrels on the side. The Rusted Crow spirit lineup also includes Ginger Devil Sinnamon Whiskey, Ginstache Gin, Grey Stache Earl Grey Tea Flavored Gin, Davy Jones Rum, Straight Rust Belt Bourbon, and Murder Mitten Moonshine. Detroit Steam Vodka is made from 100% Michigan grown corn and is distilled 12 times and filtered through activated coconut charcoal. The spirit is blended to proof with artesian alkaline Michigan Spring water. Read more 
Review: Copper Still Chocolate Peanut Butter Whiskey
Copper Still Chocolate Peanut Butter Whiskey is made from hand selected barrels of Indiana Bourbon blended with chocolate and natural peanut butter flavoring. It is produced by Copper Mountain Beverages and bottled by Best Vineyards in Elizabeth New Jersey. Copper Mountain Beverages was formed in 2004 when they decided to start producing a line of beer. Four O was the first brand. They now produce 12 beer brands, Suavecito Tequila, Country Fair Lemon Shake Up, Firebreather Cinnamon whiskey, Mallet Straight Bourbon, Doc Whiskey, several wine brands and Mad Hard Seltzer. The Copper Still Brand also includes a Peach, Caramel, and a 90 proof single barrel straight bourbon. Read more
Review: Wiggly Bridge Vodka
Wiggly Bridge Vodka was released in 2016. It is crafted at Wiggly Bridge Distillery in York Maine. The distillery and vodka are named for The York Maine Wiggly Bridge, the smallest pedestrian suspension bridge in America. The bridge was built in 1930 and the 75 foot long bridge runs from shore to shore over the York River on one side and Barrell Mill Pond on the other. Father and son team David and David Woods first built a 15 gallon pit still and made bush rum from molasses, sugar cane, and fruits from the rain forest while at their winter residence on the Caribbean Island of Montserrat. Their success there lead to them building a distillery they opened on Repeal Day 2013 in their home town of York Maine. Vodka was the third spirit they produced. Besides Vodka they also produce premium agave spirits, dry gin, rum, and whiskey. Wiggly Bridge Vodka is small batch distilled in a home made 60 gallon traditional pot still from French wheat. Read more
Review: Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer
Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer was just released and it is available in a 3 flavor 12 can variety pack. A second 3 flavor 12 can variety pack is promised for later in the year. The current variety pack include Peach Pear, Cucumber Lime, and Spicy Pineapple. Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer is 6 times filtered and made from purified water, organic cold-fermented cane sugar, organic natural flavors and organic malted rice. Malted rice is also present in Bud Light Seltzer and Bon Viv Spiked Seltzer. A 12 ounce can of Michelob Ultra Organic Seltzer weighs in with 4% alcohol, 0 carbs, 0 sugar and 80 calories. Read more
Review: Hard Truth Toasted Coconut Rum
Hard Truth Toasted Coconut Rum was released July 5 2019. It is one of eleven spirits currently crafted at the Hard Truth Distillery located on 325 wooded acres in Brown County Indiana. What started in 2015 as a small operation in the upper rooms of a pizza restaurant has grown to a 18,000 square foot state of the art distillery with Vendome Copper & Brass Works equipment. The success of Hard Truth Toasted Coconut Rum led to the release of Hard Truth Toasted Coconut Rum Cream in September 2020. Hard Truth Toasted Coconut starts with their white rum distilled from molasses and pure cane sugar as a base. They distill the rum at a low proof to maintain the rich deep notes of molasses. Hand toasted flaked coconut, cane sugar, and natural sea salt are blended before bottling at 42 proof. Read more
Review: Lift Bridge Hard Seltzer
Lift Bridge Hard Seltzer was launched April 2019. It is crafted at Lift Bridge Brewing Company in Stillwater Minnesota. Lift Bridge is named for the Stillwater Lift Bridge that connects Stillwater Minnesota with Houlton Wisconsin over the St. Croix River. Lift Bridge was founded in 2008 by home brewers Brad Glynn, Dan Schwarz, Trevor Cronk, and Jim Pierson and today they are the 6th largest Craft Brewery in the state of Minnesota. Today we are reviewing the three flavors sold in the Lift Bridge Hard Seltzer Variety 12 pack. Those flavors are Lift Bridge Voyageurs, Northwoods Juice Box, and Island Time. They also produce Lift Bridge St. Croix Berries and Blue Agave Margarita, which are sold in single variety six packs. Each flavor of Lift Bridge is made with filtered water, alcohol from dextrose sugar, and natural flavors. Read more
Review: Coastal Creek Peanut Butter Whiskey
Coastal Creek Peanut Butter Whiskey was just released. It is a private label brand sold exclusively at Total Wine & More. CEO Steve Jackson sampled half a dozen formulas before selecting his favorite blend. It is made from a six month barrel aged Kentucky whiskey blended with a natural peanut extract sourced from London. While Coastal Creek is currently produced in Wisconsin the blending and bottling will soon move to a new distillery in Baltimore Maryland along with several other brands they produce including Ernie Els Iced Coffee, and IC Iced Coffee. Read more
Review: 2Docks Vodka
2Docks Vodka is crafted at Proof Artisan Distillers in Downtown Fargo North Dakota. 2Docks was the first spirit brothers Jay and Joel Kath released when they opened the distillery in 2015. Their current lineup includes a coffee liqueur, cinnamon whiskey, gin, Old Tom gin, Cream Liqueur, Glen Fargo American Malt Whiskey, Harvest Blend Bourbon, and Crooked Furrow Bourbon. The distillery was built in a historic building previously occupied by Fargo’s Municipal Court. A 25 foot copper still named The Judge, is located near the original judges chamber. 2Docks is made from Red River Valley potatoes. After fermenting a five pass distillation follows. The finished product is pure and natural without the use of activated carbon, chill filtering, or added sugar. Read more
Review: The Busker Triple Cask Irish Whiskey
The Busker Triple Cask Irish Whiskey is one of four new expression in The Busker product line that includes all four types of Irish Whiskey. Those are Single Grain, Single Pot Still, Single Malt, and Blend. The Busker Triple Cask is made from a high quality single grain and a very high percentage of single malt and single pot still whiskey. It is triple barrel aged in Marsala casks from Cantine Florio 1833, Spanish Oloroso cask, and American Bourbon casks. The Busker is crafted at Royal Oak Distillery. This distillery originally opened June 2016 as the Walsh Distillery. It was a 50-50 partnership between Bernard Walsh maker of Writers Tears and The Irishman, and Illva Saronna, the Italian Spirit maker of DiSaronno, and Tia Maria. January 2019 Illva Saronna acquired 100% ownership and renamed the distillery. Read more
Review: Civic Vodka
Civic Vodka is crafted from 100% North American grown Eastern Sweet Corn. Once distilled the spirit is charcoal polished 2300 times through a meter of activated charcoal. Civic is on of four spirits produced and bottled at Republic Restoratives Distillery in the Ivy City neighborhood of Washington DC. The others include Borough Bourbon, Chapmans Apple Brandy, and Purpose Rye. The distillery is women owned and crowd funded. Founders Pia Carusone and Rachel Gardner worked in politics and policy before building the distillery. Read more