Fresh off a trip to Kentucky, K&L’s Spirits Buyers have put together a newsletter chock full of amazing finds. In these pages, they recount their visit to Ross & Squibs Distillery, plus showcase some of our latest new arrivals (and pre-arrivals for those who want to get a jump on the game). Fans of rum, whisky, gin, brandy… don’t miss the latest K&L News!
Read MoreThe best bar in the world has tackled the canned cocktail revolution head on. Death & Co. has managed to produce the holy grail in RTD's — a bar quality cocktails that requires nothing more than opening the can and sipping. No need for ice, no need for garnish, no need for any fuss. Just pull a can out of your fridge or iced down cooler and you're instantly transported to one fo Death & Co's world famous locations.
Read MoreOur Spirits Buyer David Othenin-Girard has the perfect cocktail to sip while basting your turkey and candying those yams: a Calvados-based delight he’s dubbed the Orchard Cobbler!
Read MoreDavid opens up some Calvados from Pacory and Armagnac from Domaine Séailles, then offers up some booze banter.
Read MoreDavid welcomed Lance Winters and Dave Smith, our Master & Head Distillers of St. George Spirits, one of the OG craft distillers in the United States. Viewers get to see their distillery in Alameda, CA.
Read MoreRum is such a diverse, fascinating assortment of spirits, but it all gets lumped into one catch-all category. Watch this Day Drinking session to dive deep into rum with Kiowa Bryan, a woman whom David has dubbed the most knowledgable Rum Gal in the biz. Watch David try his hand at mai-tai making as well!
Read MoreWant a little sunshine in your glass? Gary Westby has the perfect recipe…
Read MoreMy pet peeve is when retailers start throwing about the term “last minute gifts,” as if there’s somehow an implied judgement that we should have had this all figured out and wrapped and put under the tree already. I come to you with absolutely no judgement. We are busy, modern people with busy, modern lives! I come to you now only to let you know that we’re all in the same boat down the holiday stream with you, trying to stay afloat and make the merry while still getting all the non-merry quotidian things of life accomplished. Let’s keep it simple: here are some very excellent gifts for the spirits lovers in your life, hand selected by our Spirits Buyer and all-around font of knowledge, David Othenin-Girard.
Read MoreWhy waste time smearing your marmalade on toast when you can drink it? This refreshing apricot-orange-gin cocktail is definitely the best part of waking up.
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