Summer Entertaining Has Arrived!This week we celebrate DAD.
Please join us at the weekly tasting.
It's fun, informal, and a great way to start the weekend.
Wine & Cheese Tasting Every Friday 5-8 PM
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The Clambake Chardonnay Inspired by the summer tradition, the Clambake Chardonnay isn't your typical big-boy chardonnay. This chardonnay is picked in its youth to produce a lighter and crisper expression of California chardonnay than you may be used to, and its stainless steal fermentation gives it a clean finish that will make your clambake food sing a little louder (and cut through that dunk of butter, too). But lest we forget, chardonnay is still king so there's enough richness and body to stand up to those impeccable potatoes and meaty lobsters staring 'atcha. I guess you could say chardonnay traded in his crown for flip-flops this evening. This is surprisingly delicious - please try it on Friday night. |
Where's Your Safe Harbor?
94 points Drink Magazine - June 2015
"Elite Eight" - Washington DC BrewFest "1790 Lager best lager we have tried in years..."New London's own Safe Harbor beer has three styles to choose from. Please include a six-pack with your other  favorite beverages this summer season. And remember that $1.00 for every six-pack of 1790 Lager supports the National Coast Guard Museum Fund. Sample them all this Friday night. |
GREAT IDEAS FOR FATHER'S DAY What Is American Single Malt?
Of course, it must be made solely in the US. The mash bill must consist of at least 51 percent grain, typically malted barley, though most distillers use 100 percent barley. This is similar to single malt Scotch, which must use 100 percent malted barley, and different from American whiskeys, which tend to require some combination of corn, rye, wheat and malted barley.
It must be produced and aged entirely by one distillery, which is also true for single malt Scotch whiskies, but not for most American whiskeys. It must be aged in new charred oak barrels, just like bourbon, rye and the like, but unlike Scotch, which largely relies on pre-used bourbon barrels in a strange symbiosis with American whiskey. Scotch has a minimum age of three years. Bourbon tends to be at least two. American Single Malt can be as young as distillers like.
It follows other American guidelines for maximum strength entering the barrel (62.5 percent alcohol) and minimum strength entering the bottle (40 percent alcohol).
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King Of The Hill
The Heavyweight: American Single Malt owes much to Balcones Distilling, begun in 2010 out of Waco, Texas. They arguably launched the segment onto the national stage in 2012 when they beat out nine of the world's best single malts (including the Balvenie and the Macallan) in a blind tasting challenge called "Best in Glass".
Their Texas Single Malt is a big, dark, malty, mellow beast at 53% ABV; what's in the bottle is actually the denouement of many small batches aged in small barrels outdoors for two to three years before being combined for a final aging.
Tasting Notes: Noticeably sweeter and darker than the other whiskies, with strong notes of honey, caramel and fruits. Some corn on the nose is reminiscent of bourbons, but Balcones carves out an entirely unique flavor profile, proving the complexity malt can produce in American pot stills
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Principe De Los Apostoles
If your Old Man enjoys his "GT's" - he needs to know about this: Principe De Los Apostoles Bottling Note Although most of the botanicals used to make the Principe De Los Apostoles Mate Gin come from Misiones, Argentina, the gin itself is made in Mendoza.
The botanicals include peppermint, eucalyptus, pink grapefruit skin and yerba mate, which is used to make a popular drink in South America and captures the spirit of Argentina rather well indeed.
One of the first premium gins from Argentina, and a tasty one at that.
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Father's Day
Sunday June 21st
 Our Humidors Are Full
A bottle of fine spirits and a good cigar still makes a great Father's Day gift. Take a look around this Friday night.
 The Official mini-weber can be used to cook a burger. But lots of dads use it for an ashtray, or to hold that extra remote control - even filled with ice to keep a favorite beverage chilled. Check them out on Friday night.
Order early for timely deliveries.
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CALENDAR
Buzz 
Friday June 26th - Mark Verrilli Friday July 3rd - Franco Pedroni Friday July 17th - David Root
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Please Join Us On Friday Night.
It Is Fun Informal And A Great Way To Start Your Weekend.
Call Us Anytime
860-443-6817 Wine & Cheese Tasting Every Friday 5-8 PM - No Charge
DRINK DIFFERENT
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