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.
Firelit
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
FIRELIT Coffee Liqueur Batch 16-Yellow Caituai & Pacas:
Batch 16: Cold-brewed 100% Arabica blend with 'yellow caituai' from Minas Gerais, Brazil, and 'pacas' from Santa Barbara, Honduras. Roasted by Black Oak Coffee Roasters, Ukiah, CA.
Liqueurs & Aperitifs
ANSLEY COALE’S ‘A Christmas Spirit’ Brandy & Cranberry Liqueur (2023):
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.
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
GREENWAY DISTILLERS Absinthe Superieure 375ml:
Apple-honey brandy distilled on an antique cognac still, then infused with beautiful botanicals.
GREENWAY DISTILLERS Absinthe Superieure 750ml:
Apple-honey brandy distilled on an antique cognac still, then infused with beautiful botanicals.
MENDOCINO SPIRITS Pomegranate Brandy Liqueur:
Viognier brandy blended with pomegranate wine made from locally-grown pomegranates harvested in 2024. Aged six months in French oak. The brandy was distilled by Crispin Cain in 2014 from viognier wine made at Rivino Winery. It is always superb: clean, focused, rich in subtle flavor.
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.
