BRUGAL ANEJO RUM  -  Notes: All bottles of Brugal rum come encased in a thin braided and crosshatched yellow rope, which gives it a unique and appropriate touch of class. It pours with fair weight and has a medium amber color. The nose has an overtone of enamel and is rich with caramel, molasses, and maybe a touch of butterscotch, which are all identified in the flavor. The bite is very present when sipped neat but somewhat softened when on ice, which releases a faint buttery taste. It's a little too dry, but overall this is a good rum. It can be enjoyed on the rocks or mixed with coke or other liqueurs. Brugal Añejo is better than most commonly found golds, and is decently-priced rum that's well worth looking for.  -  $19.95

Caravella Lemoncella  -  Limoncello's popularity stems from both its simplicity and its heritage. Made from three basic ingredients lemon, sugar and pure alcohol it captures the spirit of the Italian lifestyle in a glass. Visitors to Italy will tell you about the abundance of lemon groves that trail down the Amalfi Coast, wrapping around towns such as Capri and Sorrento. This is where the limoncello tradition was born.  -  $21.95

Crystal Head Vodka  -  Crystal Head is familiar-tasting, 80 proof, and hardly earth-shattering in its composition, but overall very good. There’s an immediate vanilla punch that reminded me of the recently-reviewed 2 Rooz vodka. A bit chalky on the palate, it goes down extremely smoothly, with some sweetness and candy-like flavors on the tongue that immediately make one think of both dessert and ghosts. The finish is clean and crisp. There’s no medicinal flavor here at all. Really impressive.  -  $49.95

ESPOLON BLANCO OR REPOSADO  -  Unmistakably flavorful, Reposados (rested tequilas), enjoy a process of “resting” or aging in oak barrels. The resting periods for a Reposado Tequila’s are from two to twelve months. Reposado tequilas are intense spirits with subtle hints of exotic fruits, agave and slight wood aromas. Enjoy them straight up or in Margaritas.  -  $24.95

Hangar One Vodka  -  First, Hangar One is a pot-distilled vodka using wine from excellent viognier grapes, which is a very expensive thing to do. This is lovely stuff - soft, aromatic, and unbelievably smooth. Next, it is blended with viognier wine vodka into well-made column-still wheat vodka.  -  $34.05

OHIO'S NEW LIQUOR ADDITIONS  -  JULY 2010  -  $0.00

FEBRUARY CONNOISSEUR CLUB

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This month the Connoisseur Club is please to offer the HIGHEST RATED ROBERT PARKER AND WINE SPECTATOR SELECTION EVER AVAILABLE in Ohio.  On a regular basis our selections are generally in the low 90 ratings, which account for only 10% of the wines ever considered by the Wine Spectator or Parker.  This monthe , at the GOLD LEVEL, we were able to capture the Beringer 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, a blend of cabernet grapes from seven legendary Napa Valley vineyards, aged for 24 months in French oak and another nine months in the bottle before release. At the SILVER level staying with the Beringer quality , we offer  one of their outstanding vineyards, the Knight's Valley, in two different formats: the Knights Valley Reserve cabernet 2009, rated 94 points in the Wine Spectator, and the regular bottling of the Knights Valley cabernet. Finally at the BRONZE level we offer the introductory level of Beringer Quality, one bottle of the Knight's Valley Reserve  cabernet.  All of these wines are age worthy, with the Private Reserve being able to be cellared for the next TWO DECADES !   Please enjoy these wines as their representatives in qualtiy and exclusivity will not be seen for a long long time.