Archive for September, 2018

Spirits & Wine Award Winners, Top Scoring Products, Beverage Industry Trends and Best Wine and Spirits Lists

Ultimate Spirits Challenge

Spirit Score: Tempus Fugit Creme de Banane Liqueur

Banana is not the easiest fruit to work into a liqueur, but that hasn’t stopped Tempus Fugit from creating an award winning product! Their Creme de Banane Liqueur expresses the ideal balance of real fruit flavor with interesting undertones that make it a pleasure to sip while opening up a world of cocktail possibilities. With a score of 95 Points, it was one of 2018’s highest scoring liqueurs.

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Ultimate Wine Challenge

Wine List: 6 Best Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is recognized the world over as a noble grape. With one of the longest lived heritages of the wine grape world, pinot noir has been fascinating winemakers and wine drinkers for well over 1,000 years. Difficult to grow, prone to disease and vulnerable during vinification, making a great bottle of pinot noir is no small feat! These top 6 wines blew the top off of 2018’s Ultimate Wine Competition with scores ranging from 95 to 97 Points.

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Ultimate Wine Challenge

Producer Profile: Frei Brothers

With over a century of family heritage in California’s Sonoma Valley, Frei Brothers has helped shape the region into what it is today. Named for the two sons, Walter & Louis, of Switzerland born founder Andrew Frei, the 1890 founded winery has had the opportunity to establish roots in the community.

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Ultimate Spirits Challenge

Spirit Score: Partida Elegante Extra Anejo Tequila

Craft tequila continues to trend with the Extra Anejo category experiencing a huge surge of consumer interest. Aged in oak for a minimum of 3 years, the layers of complexity that a spirit takes on from barrel are highlighted. The best examples retain their agave core and still taste unmistakably like tequila while fully expressing the wood flavors at the same time. 2018’s Chairman’s Trophy winner, Partida Elegante, topped the charts with 95 Points and an Ultimate Recommendation.  

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