Liqueurs & Aperitifs

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Liqueurs and Aperitifs

rose petal maceration

Liqueurs and aperitifs have a bad name because the commoditized ones are loaded with sugar, largely to conceal harsh alcohol: Gran Marnier is somewhere above 30% sugar, Kahlua around 45%. If you use good alcohol or, better, great alcohol, you can use way less sugar and get a drink that showcases the ingredients, be they fresh-picked rose petals or Seville orange peels from Curaçao or Burundi Shamba arabica coffee beans.


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FIRELIT Coffee Liqueur Batch 15-Sumatra Mandheling: Batch 15 :  Cold-brewed 100% Arabica "Sumatra Mandheling" from Lake Toba, Sumatra. Roasted by Reve Coffee Roasters, Lafayette, LA  
750 ml / 30% ABV  
$45.00
FIRELIT F-80 Coffee Liqueur: 100% Arabica macerated in rum. Intense.    
750 ml / 40% ABV  
$38.00
Liqueurs & Aperitifs
ANSLEY COALE’S ‘A Christmas Spirit’ Brandy & Cranberry Liqueur: Assembled in 2015 as a component of an aged cocktail, using a 4-year-old alambic brandy with Steve McCarthy's craft cranberry liqueur. The blend remained in barrel for 7 more years. 9 gallons of the original liqueur, still in barrel, were used to freshen the 2015 blend. Richly fruity cranberry against a backdrop of superb aged brandy, beautifully integrated. Makes a great gift, with a 19th-century engraving of jolly old Saint Nick on the label. Limit 2 bottles per customer.
750 ml / 33.1% ABV  
$96.00
CRISPIN`S Rose Liqueur: Maceration in apple-honey brandy of fresh-picked heirloom rose petals. Beautiful aromatics true to the flower. “Unbelievable authenticity. Unforgettable bouquet. WOW.” -SPIRITS JOURNAL        
375 ml / 25.4% ABV  
$85.00
Greenway Distillery Absinthe Superieure: Apple-honey brandy distilled on an antique cognac still, then infused with beautiful botanicals.
750 ml / 45.2% ABV  
$90.00
Greenway Distillery Absinthe Superieure: Apple-honey brandy distilled on an antique cognac still, then infused with beautiful botanicals.
375 ml / 45.2% ABV  
$50.00
Old Sugar Liqueurs
OLD SUGAR DISTILLERY Americanaki Ouzo: Double distilled from a fermented mash of midwest-grown dark brown beet sugar. Infused with star anise and seed anise, twice: at the head of the still and again prior to bottling.
750 ml / 45% ABV  
$36.00
OLD SUGAR DISTILLERY Honey Liqueur (Dry): Dark brown sugar from Midwest beets plus Wisconsin honey. Not syrupy! Aged in small light-char oak.
750 ml / 40% ABV  
$36.00
OLD SUGAR DISTILLERY Ruddy Fox Sweet Vermouth: The infusion is of botanicals and spices, fortified with brandy, sweetened with Wisconsin cherries and Belgian brewer's sugar.
750 ml / 18% ABV  
$25.00