FEATURES 16 26 32 42 Fields of Floral Spirits Exploring the magic of botanicals in cocktails. Moonshine! A Virginia tradition on the rise. Smoke Signals Fabulously infused food and drink recipes. (Ware) House Specials How to order a unique product from ABC. DEPARTMENTS 3 New Items 9 Featured Spirit 10 CEO's Choice 10 New Store Openings 11 Spotlight on Service 12 Distilleries 14 Signature Cocktail 15 Cooking with Spirits 30 Gift Guide 68 Stores by Location 72 Behind the Bar ARMAGNAC-BRANDY-COGNAC ......49 CANNED COCKTAILS ...........................50 COCKTAILS ...............................50 CORDIAL-LIQUEUR-SPECIALTY ........52 GIN ..........................................53 MIXERS/GARNISHES ...................53 RUM .........................................54 TEQUILA ...................................56 VERMOUTH ...............................57 VODKA ......................................57 NEW For readers who want to access content digitally, we've added QR codes in this issue. Look for these quick-response, two-dimensional codes that will take you right to Virginia ABC's website. VOLUME IX, ISSUE 2 APRIL | MAY | JUNE 2023 FIELDSFloral Spirits The Magic of Botanicals in Cocktails OF MOONSHINE! A Virginia Tradition on the Rise PRODUCT LISTINGS WHISKEY/WHISKY American Whiskey ...................59 Blended Whiskey .....................64 Canadian Whisky .....................64 Irish Whiskey ..........................65 Japanese Whiskey ...................65 Moonshine ..............................65 Other Whiskey .........................65 Scotch Whisky .........................65 WINE Virginia Red ............................66 Virginia White .........................67 Virginia Miscellaneous .............67 SPIRITED VIRGINIA | APRIL | MAY | JUNE 2023 1 WWW.ABC.VIRGINIA.GOV (WARE) HOUSE SPECIALS Unique Products from ABC SMOKE SIGNALS Fabulously Infused Food and Drink Recipes Price List INSIDE On The Cover: Nothing says " spring " better than a bouquet of flowers and cocktails made with botanicals. See our collection of recipes beginning on page 16.http://WWW.ABC.VIRGINIA.GOV