Cleaning Out My Inbox

We've been busy with a variety of projects, and our email inbox filled up this week, largely with new product deliveries. So this is a classic win-win, where we have a good topic for the blog, and our inbox gets cleaned up. Please note than quantities may be limited.

One other quick note: we're roughly 3 weeks away from the official launch of New Belgium's Fat Tire Amber Ale here in New Jersey. We're still finalizing our plans for the big day, but the team at our Woodbridge store already has some tastings on the schedule. Click here for details.

Bulleit Bourbon, 1.75 liter. We've been carrying the 750ml size, but we've had a number of requests for the 1.75 liter size. In fact, at least one request came in via last week's survey-we do listen.

Bulleit® Bourbon is inspired by the whiskey pioneered by Augustus Bulleit over 150 years ago. Only ingredients of the very highest quality are used. The subtlety and complexity of Bulleit® Bourbon come from its unique blend of rye, corn, and barley malt, along with special strains of yeast and pure Kentucky limestone filtered water. Due to its especially high rye content, Bulleit® Bourbon has a bold, spicy character with a finish that's distinctively clean and smooth.

Medium amber in color, with gentle spiciness and sweet oak aromas. Mid-palate is smooth with tones of maple, oak, and nutmeg. Finish is long, dry, and satiny with a light toffee flavor. $46.99 in the Bottle Club®.

Cimarron Blanco Tequila. This is, by far, the biggest bang for the tequila buck that you can get. Cimarron is a tequila made by Enrique Fonseca, who is best known as a maker of some very expensive products including Fuenteseca, Artenom 1146, Don Fulano, and Tres, Cuatro y Cinco. The single-estate agave used in all of these products, including Cimarron, is sourced from his own farm, which is another reason why it remains affordable during the current agave shortage, where the price of agave is near an all-time high.

This highland agave tequila distilled for a dry profile to allow greater control of cocktail sweetness. Rich, earthy agave character and pronounced highland aromatics are balanced with a delicate smoothness and a bright, flavorful finish. $19.99 in the Bottle Club®.

Pintupi 9 "The Red". Cabernet and Shiraz have been blended together for generations in Australia. Arneis dropped in? Not so much, but why not? Cabernet Sauvignon brings structure and tannin, ripe Shiraz highlights texture and fruit and the Arneis brightens aromatics and adds acidity. Côte Rotie has traditionally used Viognier to stabilize color and add floral notes, Arneis here is just a little riff on that...sort of.

Bright ruby. Lively aromas of red berries, cherry, cracked pepper and dried herbs. Spicy and precise on the palate, offering tangy red fruit flavors, picking up a bitter licorice quality and leaving red fruit notes behind. The Arneis is a barely noticeable, but important, tang to the wine keeping it lively and nervy.

70% Cabernet Sauvignon - 25% Shiraz - 5% Arneis. Only $10.96 in the Bottle Club®.

Ultimat Vodka. Repackaged, with a lower price. Another win! Unlike any other ultra-premium vodka, Ultimat is a carefully crafted balance of three ingredients — wheat for smoothness, rye for complexity, and potato for richness. Ultimat is produced in Poland, long considered the birthplace of vodka. To sip Ultimat is to find balance. Literally and figuratively. Available for $27.99.

Grant's Scotch Whisky, Ale Cask Finish. Our Ale Cask is the only Scotch to be finished in barrels that once held ale, giving it an irresistible creamy

maltiness. To those who brewed the beer and built the barrels, we say #IOU. We wouldn’t have this amazing dram without you.

Not only perfect for bringing to friend’s houses for big sporting occasions, like the boules (bocce) championships, but also great for saying "cheers for teaching me to dance" or "thanks for lending me your horse." $16.99 in the Bottle Club®.

Smirnoff Sourced. The latest innovation from Smirnoff Vodka is infused with real fruit juice, bringing authenticity to an often artificially flavored category of the spirits business. Smirnoff Sourced responds to consumer demand for natural flavor choices and transparency about product ingredients. Naturally fresh and gluten free, this new brand features three deliciously-sourced flavors:

Ruby Red Grapefruit: Zesty yet sweet and refreshing tasting.

Pineapple: Exceptionally juicy and vibrant flavor.

Cranberry Apple: The taste of crisp apple with a touch of cranberry sweetness.

-Exceptionally smooth, triple distilled vodka that is filtered ten times in a unique process for supreme clarity

-Made with real fruit juice from concentrate and other natural flavors (refrigerate after opening to preserve freshness)

-Contains no high-fructose corn syrup, and is gluten free

Available for $12.99 each.