Catoctin Creek Distilling Company has announced plans to begin selling its award-winning spirits in Michigan on April 15. Upon launch, premium spirits made by the craft distillery based in northern Virginia’s Loudoun Valley will initially be available in Detroit, Lansing and Ann Arbor. Additional distribution locations will be added in the near future. The expansion into Michigan comes via Benchmark Beverage Company.
“Benchmark Beverage is very excited about selling the Catoctin Creek line all over the state of Michigan,” says Auday Arabo, President of Benchmark Beverage Company. “The distillery is making great products that we’re certain will be winners with our consumers.”
Founded in 2009 by the husband and wife team of Becky and Scott Harris, Catoctin Creek uses local and organic ingredients to produce a variety of premium spirits, including its flagship Roundstone Rye, which holds distinction as Virginia’s most-awarded whisky. With Scott running business operations as general manager and Becky focused on the art of crafting the finest spirits in the Commonwealth as chief distiller, the couple leads a small team of employees that are proudly making a variety high-quality products in an historic building in the quaint downtown of Purcellville, Va. In a relatively short time Catoctin Creek has garnered many accolades and critical acclaim and expanded distribution across the country.
“Every bottle we produce at Catoctin Creek is crafted by hand from the best organic grains,” says Scott Harris. “We can’t wait for the spirits we make with careful attention to detail to be enjoyed by people across Michigan.”
Catoctin Creek’s expanded distribution into Michigan will start with its flagship product, Roundstone Rye, a pre-Prohibition style rye whisky made from 100-percent rye grain. Lauded across the globe with gold medals in London, New York and San Francisco, Roundstone Rye is one of very few organic whiskeys available today. After being aged in new Minnesota white oak casks for just under two years, it is bottled at an approachable 80 proof, ultimately offering a smooth whisky that blends flavors of the wood with the spice of rye’s true grain character. A superb sipping whisky, Roundstone Rye also features notes of caramel, rich butter toffee, and just a hint of lemon in the nose.
Roundstone Rye will be carried in bars, restaurants and grocery stores where premium spirits are sold. Availability of additional Catoctin Creek products in Michigan will be announced soon.
(October, 2016) Powell & Mahoney Craft Cocktail Mixers, a leading natural craft cocktail mixer company in the United States, is pleased to announce the launch of their newly redesigned website,www.powellandmahoney.com. The website highlights their extensive portfolio of award-winning cocktail mixers, and introduces an updated logo which includes their updated tagline, “Craft Cocktail Mixers.”
The new website, logo, and tagline all speak to the brand’s core mission of handcrafting the highest-quality cocktail mixers, out of their custom-built facility in Vermont. The new site offers a user-friendly experience with simple navigation and an uncluttered design. It will allow for seamless streaming across multiple digital channels. The website’s improved functionality and enhanced rich content focuses on the brand’s mission to provide the highest-quality craft cocktail mixers.
Mark Mahoney, Co-Founder and CEO shares, “As a leader in the craft cocktail category, it is critical for us to communicate our passion and commitment to crafting our own products. We are excited to share our new website with our loyal and prospective customers. Our website is a response to consumer requests for more recipes, entertaining ideas, and suggestions for making fantastic cocktails for themselves and their friends.”
PowellandMahoney.com updates include the following:
- An extensive database of cocktail recipes categorized by Powell & Mahoney product, alcohol type, skill level, occasion, and popularity.
- Recipe cards built for social sharing, emailing, and printing.
- The Entertainer Blog which will provide step-by-step recipe instructions, guest bloggers, entertaining ideas, and tips.
- Maps highlighting their retail partners by state so that consumers know whereto buy.
- Visitors of the site are encouraged to engage with the brand through recipe submission, social media links, and newsletter signup.
- FAQ page to guide visitors through commonly asked questions.
Visit www.PowellandMahoney.com to learn more about what has made Powell & Mahoney Craft Cocktail Mixers America’s fastest-growing cocktail mixer brand.
About Powell & Mahoney Craft Cocktail Mixers
Powell & Mahoney Craft Cocktail Mixers was launched in 2010, by two-beverage industry veterans who were inspired by the lack of quality mixers made available to consumers. Noticing a true need in the market, Brian Powell and Mark Mahoney combined their expertise and passion to launch the successful mixer brand. Powell &Mahoney has reinvented America’s best-loved classic cocktail recipes by swapping out artificial flavoring and preservatives for only the finest natural hand-selected juices, and pure cane sugar. Made in Williston, Vermont at a purpose-built, custom facility all Powell & Mahoney mixers are handcrafted in small batches using steam kettles. To learn more, visitwww.powellandmahoney.com.SPINS, a division of Nielsen and the leading provider of retail consumer insights, analytics and consulting for the Natural, Organic, and Specialty Products industry, recently identified Powell & Mahoney #1 in Natural, #1 in Specialty, and the fastest growing mixer in grocery.
Calling all whiskey aficionados! Copperworks Distilling Company, distiller of small-batch spirits on Seattle’s downtown waterfront, is thrilled to announce the first Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey is matured to perfection and will be released on August 27, 2016.
Copperworks Whiskey is a distinctive entrant to the newly emerging category of American Single Malt Whiskey. Copperworks Whiskey Release 001 is made from a high-quality craft beer brewed from 100 percent pale malted barley which is twice-distilled in traditional copper pot stills. These stills were hand-hammered in the highlands of Scotland and designed specifically for making malt whiskey.
As passionate, experienced brewers, Copperworks co-founders Jason Parker and Micah Nutt have partnered with local breweries Pike Brewing Company and Elysian Brewing Company to brew the craft beer used in their whiskey. The beer used for Release 001 was brewed at the Elysian Brewery. Parker and Nutt then fermented the beer at the distillery using a fresh brewer’s yeast to get the best possible flavor.
“From the very beginning, our plan has been to use our brewing backgrounds to produce an exquisite whiskey in the newly emerging category of American single malt whiskey,” said Jason Parker. “This goal has now come to fruition with Release 001, a whiskey based on the malty sweetness and complexity derived from beer,” said Micah Nutt.
Copperworks Whiskey Release 001 has a soft honey and black tea aroma, smooth mouthfeel, and flavors of smoked orange and toffee, giving way to black pepper and leather. Bottled at 104 proof, it is delicious sipped neat and used in classic and modern whiskey cocktails.
Unlike most distillers in the U.S., Copperworks distills its whiskey twice, using two different copper pot stills. “Distilling the whiskey twice enables us to collect more of the beer and malt flavors we want and we’re able to eliminate more of the undesirable flavors in the wash than a single distillation would allow,” said Micah Nutt.
Release 001 matured for 30 months at Copperworks in full-size charred, new American Oak barrels handmade in Louisville, Kentucky. Under carefully controlled conditions, these top-quality oak barrels produce a balance of flavors from the malt, yeast, and oak. “We create a balance of flavors in our whiskey by matching the malt recipe, yeast selection, and distillation profile with the right cask type, entry proof, and warehouse conditions,” said Parker.
Price: $59.89 (not including tax or shipping) for a 750ml bottle.
Availability: Release 001 will initially be available for sale only in Copperworks tasting room. 1,005 limited-edition signed bottles are available. Future releases will be available in the Copperworks Online Store and in select liquor and grocery stores in the Puget Sound area.
Reserve Bottles of Copperworks American Single Malt Whiskey, Release 001
For a limited time, Copperworks is continuing to reserve bottles of Release 001 for whiskey lovers. Customers who buy a Copperworks Gift Card worth at least $75 will get a Copper Ticket that reserves one bottle of Release 001. For more details, go towww.copperworksdistilling.com/reserve-bottle-bat
About Copperworks Distilling Company
Opened in 2013, Copperworks Distilling Company is a distillery, tasting room and retail store located on Seattle’s downtown waterfront. Blending traditional methods with innovation and the unexpected, Copperworks produces American Single Malt Whiskey, a series of gins, and vodka, all made from malted barley. The company’s owners/distillers are experienced craft beer makers who are further exploring the possibilities of malted barley by distilling high-quality craft beer into fine spirits. Jason Parker was the first brewer at Pike Brewing Company, worked at Redhook Brewery, and worked as Brewmaster at Pyramid Brewing for six years. Micah Nutt is an experienced and talented home brewer. For more information, visitwww.CopperworksDistilling.com and connect with Copperworks on Facebook, TwitterandInstagram.
SIA Scotch Whisky has received an undisclosed investment backing of GRANDROOTS, LLC, a new spirits investment firm.
SIA Scotch Whisky CEO Carin Luna-Ostaseski said the new round of capital funding will allow the award-winning blend, which launched via kickstarter.com two years ago, to expand production, ramp up marketing activity, broaden distribution and expand into chain grocery and chain retail accounts.
A super-premium blend of Speyside, Highland and Islay malt and grain whiskies, SIAScotch Whisky is imported by Spirit Imports, Inc. and is currently distributed in California, Illinois, Washington D.C., Maryland, Delaware, Tennessee, and across Australia.
GRANDROOTS, LLC was formed last year by Classic Cask Single Malt Whisky and South Bay Rum founder, and president of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, Alan Shayne, and William Wolf Whiskey founder and former Hpnotiq co-founder Jim Landis.
Their undisclosed investment in SIA Scotch Whisky comes as the brand looks poised to build on its recent growth. Shayne and Landis said the SIA Scotch Whisky partnership represents “a brilliant opportunity to invest in a brand with a high level of quality and great potential in the market.”
SIA Scotch Whisky is 86 PROOF and retails for $49.99.
A collection of food items from our Morning Reports.
Food: Brooklyn Brine Co. crafts of some delicious items. Today we feature their Maple Bourbon Bread & Butter Pickles. Made with Organic NY State Grade B Maple Syrup, Finger Lakes Distilling McKenzie Bourbon, Kirby cucumbers, apple cider vinegar, and a special blend of spices. A delicious treat by itself of as an addition to a variety of dishes.
Food: It’s no doubt whiskey goes great with food, all kinds of food in fact, and ice cream is no different. Jeni’s Whiskey and Pecans Ice Cream is made with Middle West Spirits OYO Whiskey. Jeni’s ice cream is crafted using made using grass-grazed milk from small Ohio farms, Fair Trade-certified vanilla, and other locally-sourced ingredients. The resulting ice cream is filled with the rich flavors of whiskey and pecans, it’s rich and filled with good flavors that are perfect for chilly days. Get some here.
Food: The Bourbon Barrel Food Originals Gift Box is filled with items perfect for bourbon lovers. It includes: Kentuckyaki sauce, barrel-aged Worcestershire sauce, Bluegrass Soy Sauce, Bourbon Smoked Salt, Bourbon Smoked Pepper, and Bourbon Smoked Paprika. Get it here.
Food: Fat Bastard’s Wild Boar Carolina style bourbon mustard is perfect for cooking or using as a dipping sauce for a variety of dishes. This sweet and spicy smoky sauce has a good amount of bourbon in it for an extra special kick. You can use it a number of different ways and this is one sauce that truly adds a unique flavor. Get it here.
Food: Bourbon makes everything better and that’s true with this next item. This Chipotle Habanero sauce is infused with Jim Beam Black Bourbon and is full flavor. It is spicy and rich with a nice smoky flavor. Add it to almost anything to give a little extra kick. It’s especially good in Bloody Mary’s or chili with and extra shot of bourbon. Get it here.
Food: The Prohibition bar from Maverick Chocolate Co. is made with real Kentucky Bourbon. The creamy milk chocolate and bourbon play well together and there is smoked sea salt added to balance out the flavors. If you are a fan of whiskey and chocolate you will want to check this offering out. Get one here.
Food: We love sriracha like everyone else and we’ve especially been enjoying adding it to cocktails for some fun experiments lately. What happens when your out somewhere and the establishment doesn’t have sriracha? Sriracha2go will solve your problems by making an easy to carry bottle. It measures 4.5 inches x 1.6 inches, and holds 1.25 ounces of you guessed it, sriracha. It also includes a built-in clip for attaching it to pretty much anywhere. Get it here.
Food: Bourbon Smoked Sugar is another great product from Bourbon Barrel Foods. It’s raw sugar that has been smoked with bourbon barrel staves. With a rich vanilla and creamy caramel flavors and the spice of smoked oak, it will be perfect in your next cocktail. Get it here.
Food: We love Epic Bars and today we are excited to feature another great product. Epic’s Hunter & Gatherer packs stay true to the company’s fundamental principles by using 100% grass-fed, free roam organic beef turned jerky. They are mixed with a variety of different fruits and nuts and are available in four flavour profiles that include Harvest Nuts, Berry Blossom, and Toasted Coconut. Get them here.
Food: If you’re looking to add some serious spice to your next steak or chicken dish look no further than Benny T’s Vesta Dry Rubs. Crafted with chiles sourced from North Carolina, Benny T’s Dry Rubs are available in three flavors: Hot, Very Hot, and Ghost, and all pack some serious heat. All the rubs are natural, preservative free, and vegan. Get them here.
Food: Step up your beef jerky game with Brooklyn Biltong. Their South African Cured Meat is made of raw beef fillets and dried with wind instead of heat. Which adds a significantly different flavor. Made with grass fed beef that’s hormone and antibiotic free. Brooklyn Biltong is Get some here.
Food: Inspired by MixedMade’s philosophy that “the most interesting things come from mixing the unexpected,” Bees Knees Spicy Honey is a chili-infused honey product handmade in Brooklyn, New York. Use this honey to spice up a number of different things including cocktails. The perfect blend of sweet honey with spicy chili peppers is a great addition to any meal and although we can’t guarantee it may just replace your standard bear shaped bottle honey. Get some here.
Food: Spice up your recipes with some delicious Bluegrass Soy Sauce from Bourbon Barrel Foods. Crafted in small batches using Kentucky grown Non-GMO soybeans, soft red winter wheat, and the purest limestone filtered Kentucky spring water the soy bean mash is aged in re-purposed bourbon barrels. Bluegrass Soy Sauce has nice smoke flavor with a noticeable flavor of delicious Kentucky bourbon that is perfect for a number of dishes. Get some here.
Food: So you like Victory Beer, yes we do to, it’s great stuff. They have now released their beer ice cream for your enjoyment at home. Currently available in three flavors Storm Drop, Hopped-Up Devil, and Triple Monkey all are wort infused and made with locally sourced milk. Grab a tub and satisfy your late night sweet tooth craving. You’ll be glad you did. More information here.
Food: Bourbon Vanilla Sugar is made from raw Demerara sugar and is packed and aged with Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla beans to enhance the rich molasses flavors. Try Bourbon Vanilla Sugar in many different cocktails to add some extra flavor or add a little to your coffee in the morning. Available here.
Food: With this next product we can just imagine the possibilities. Spicing up the flavor of s’mores, flapjacks, waffles, and cocktails to name a few. Made by Hot Cakes Molten Chocolate Cakery using a cold-smoking method involving alder wood, these Smoked Chocolate Chips are unique and extraordinary. Made with organic chocolate right here in the USA. Get some here.
Food: Add a little whiskey to your delicious steak or many other great food items with Evan Williams Bourbon Hot Sauce. This is a great sauce that will surely add some delicious flavors to a variety of foods and of course it’s one more way of adding more whiskey in your life. Get some here.
Food: Let’s face it, most of the dehydrated camping meals out there are not exactly the best when it comes to taste and quality. Well we weren’t the only ones who noticed. Restaurateur & super-chef Jennifer Scism thought so as well and decided to do something about. She dehydrated her own ingredients and began to create her meals. They are now available in three awesome varieties and are made in Maine using the best, freshest ingredients. So we saved you some time preparing meals for your next camping trip, now you can take the time to carefully select your bourbon(s) you plan to bring. Get them here.
Food: What can you add to pancakes to make them a helluva lot better? Whiskey of course! Jim Beam Pancake Syrup is infused with Jim Beam and adds a little bit of whiskey flavor to your favorite breakfast foods. It’s sweet enough to satisfy your early morning cravings and has just enough whiskey that you won’t get fired. Get it here.
Food: Today we feature an excellent product that will make your mouth water. The Whiskey Sour Pickles from Brooklyn Brine Co. are delicious, crispy, and the perfect balance of sweet and sour. Made with McKenzie Bourbon Whiskey, they are great for adding to any dish or eating them right out of the jar. Get them here.
Food: You already learned to grill your meat to perfection but now you want a nearly perfect barbecue sauce. Lillie’s has you covered with several options to choose from, Smoky, Hot Smoky, traditional Western Carolina, Carolina Gold, Eastern North Carolina, Hot Pepper Vinegar and Alabama-inspired Ivory. All their sauces are excellent and blended by experts. These sauces will make some excellent BBQ meals. Get them here.
Food: It’s grilling season and we will be featuring some awesome products to help add to your stash. This amazing Bobcat Bourbon Sauce has a smoked bourbon flavor with a bit of heat from habanero peppers. This is a simple sauce out of Montana that you can use on a variety of meats when grilling. Get one today from the Montana Redneck Sauce Company.
Food: Sriracha is amazing stuff. It can add a great deal of flavor to a variety of foods like eggs, meats, and soups. I make a simple wing glaze using 1 part honey, 1 part sriracha, a dash of whiskey, and a little fresh cilantro. Often times we reach for one brand of sriracha not realizing there are several to choose from. Today we feature another great sriracha sauce from Tabasco. This sriracha has a nice sweet, tangy, spicy, and garlicky flavor to it. It is a delicious sriracha that will add a nice flavor to numerous foods and a change from your usual sriracha choice. Only available at their country store in limited quantities.
Food: Raaka Chocolate has created the first chocolate featuring cask-aged cocoa beans. The aging process adds a great deal flavor to the chocolate, including oak, vanilla, and caramel. The cocoa beans have been matured in Berkshire Mountain Distilling bourbon barrels. Available here.
Food: Baker’s Bark is a rub made from a unique blend of spices and dehydrated craft beer. Perfect for adding a very unique flavor to pork, beef, chicken and fish and can also be used in cocktails, dips, sauces, and soups. Pick up some and fire up the grill, you”ll be glad you did. Get it here.
Food: Brining is like marinating but it is faster and more effective because it tenderizes every protein in the meat, not just the outside. Brines also add moisture to the meat and prevent it from drying out, something we all have struggled with a time or two. Using a brine can really speed things up, as it only takes about 30 minutes for chicken and 1 hour for steak and chops. Available in 3 flavors, chipotle BBQ, smoked habanero BBQ, or pineapple habanero jerk BBQ. You’ll be sure to find one you love. Get them here.
Food: If you’re looking for a way to spice up your morning routine than check out Whiskey Barrel Coffee. After two years of experimenting with different batches gave them a chance to perfect their craft. Staying true to their craft, they roast Whiskey Barrel Coffee in small batches, in a vintage European air roaster, utilizing old school techniques at their Colorado facility. The result is an amazing coffee with delicious notes of bourbon whiskey and chocolate that we are sure you will find delicious. Packaged in a bottle and individually hand dipped in wax, each bottle is labeled by hand with the bottle and batch numbers. Get them here.
Food: Today we feature two products from Tonguespank Spice Co., the company that specializes in making boring food exciting. Their Smoky Bourbon Table Blend begins with the sweet aroma of smoky morita chipotle peppers, and combines the rich flavors of garlic and bourbon, with a slow ghost-and-habanero burn. Try it on burgers, pasta, eggs, grilled veggies and anything that needs some spicing up. If you really want to spice things up reach for their Scorpion Bourbon Table Blend which starts with the Smoky Bourbon Blend and then adds a tremendous amount of heat using Trinidad Moruga Scorpions, one of the hottest peppers in the world.
Apps: We know a lot of you are craft beer fans, and serious about it at that. Craft Check is a simple app that allows you to check and see if your beer is actually a craft beer. Most of the “craft” and “micro” breweries you see at your local grocery store are actually made by the same assembly line multinational macrobreweries you see advertised nationwide. Craft Check helps you identify if it’s an authentic craft brew or not. It is a simple app that can worth its weight in gold to craft beer enthusiasts. Get it here.
Apps: We know a lot of you are craft beer fans, and serious about it at that. Craft Check is a simple app that allows you to check and see if your beer is actually a craft beer. Most of the “craft” and “micro” breweries you see at your local grocery store are actually made by the same assembly line multinational macrobreweries you see advertised nationwide. Craft Check helps you identify if it’s an authentic craft brew or not. It is a simple app that can worth its weight in gold to craft beer enthusiasts. Get it here.
Gear: Here is a great addition to any mancave. The Tournament Dartboard Set is a great looking classic dartboard set that would be well suited for any bourbon drinking session. This set encases a self-healing sisal fiberboard, feather-fletched darts and a chalkboard for keeping score, all within an iron-latched oak cabinet. Check it out here.
Events: If you’re in or near Louisville this weekend be sure to check out the Kentucky Bluegrass & Bourbon Experience. Enjoy live Bluegrass music while eating delicious barbeque and sipping on fine bourbon at this three-day summer festival. More information here.
Food: What can you add to pancakes to make them a helluva lot better? Whiskey of course! Jim Beam Pancake Syrup is infused with Jim Beam and adds a little bit of whiskey flavor to your favorite breakfast foods. It’s sweet enough to satisfy your early morning cravings and has just enough whiskey that you won’t get fired. Get it here.
Apps: We know a lot of you are craft beer fans, and serious about it at that. Craft Check is a simple app that allows you to check and see if your beer is actually a craft beer. Most of the “craft” and “micro” breweries you see at your local grocery store are actually made by the same assembly line multinational macrobreweries you see advertised nationwide. Craft Check helps you identify if it’s an authentic craft brew or not. It is a simple app that can worth its weight in gold to craft beer enthusiasts. Get it here.
