FEATURES 20 30 38 42 Frozen Concoctions for Hot Virginia Days Fire up the blender for a Piña Colada and other icy, warm-weather delights. Stock Your Summer Bar Spirits and recipes for savoring the season. Pop Tops, Portables and Pre-Mixed Relax for summer with the convenience of cans and plastic bottles. Red, Hot Chile Peppers in Our Cocktails When heat can be sweet! DEPARTMENTS 3 New & Noteworthy 13 Featured Spirit 14 Chairman's Choice 14 Spirited Days 15 Spotlight on Service 16 Distilleries 18 Cooking with Spirits 19 Signature Cocktail 36 Hosting Recommendations 48 Virginia Distilleries Special Section 76 Stores by Location 80 Behind the Bar PRODUCT LISTINGS ARMAGNAC-BRANDY-COGNAC ....... 61 CANNED COCKTAILS .............................. 61 COCKTAILS .................................. 62 CORDIAL-LIQUEUR-SPECIALTY .......... 62 GIN .............................................. 64 MIXERS/GARNISHES ..................... 64 RUM............................................. 65 TEQUILA ...................................... 66 VERMOUTH .................................. 67 VODKA ......................................... 67 WHISKEY/WHISKY American Whiskey ..................... 69 Blended Whiskey ....................... 73 Canadian Whisky ....................... 73 Irish Whiskey ............................. 73 Japanese Whiskey ..................... 74 Moonshine ................................ 74 Other Whisky ............................. 74 Scotch Whisky ........................... 74 WINE Virginia Red ............................... 75 Virginia White ........................... 75 Virginia Miscellaneous and Mead .. 75 SPIRITED VIRGINIA | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2024 1 WWW.ABC.VIRGINIA.GOV DON'T MISS 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 X, ISSUE 3 JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2024 FROZEN DELIGHTS! STOCK YOUR SUMMER BAR Create Refreshing Lightness at Home POP TOPS, PORTABLES AND PREMIXED Get Ready for On-the-Go Summer Fun RED, HOT, CHILE PEPPERS Cocktails that Bring the Heat! Price List INSIDE BLENDER WONDERS FOR SUMMER On The Cover: The mouth-watering Mango Daiquiri on our cover is our way of welcoming summer and at the same time offering ideas for great cocktails for relief from the heat. See page 20 for our story on frozen summer drinks and page 22 for the details on the Mango Daiquiri and other flavored Daiquiris. Virginia Distilleries SPECIAL SECTIONhttp://WWW.ABC.VIRGINIA.GOV