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FEATURED SPIRIT
Flavored Bourbons
The possiblities are endless and delicious.
Bird Dog Black Cherry
From Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bird Dog has
created an award-winning and well-balanced
beverage with a compelling golden-red hue.
On the nose, you'll get dark fruit, including
plum and red grapes. On the palate, detect
notes of orange peel, vanilla, dark chocolate,
and a warm finish of fresh cherries.
B
ourbon is more popular than ever,
especially the products with added
flavors. Popular varieties include honey,
cinnamon, cherry, blackberry, orange,
coffee, vanilla and apple. This may seem
like a modern trend, but back in the day, fruits
and spices were often added to homemade
whiskey to make it more drinkable. Today's
flavorings aren't meant to disguise a bad
taste-they just give us more tasty options.
Jim Beam Peach
This is made from a mixture of peach liqueur
and Beam's signature Kentucky straight
bourbon. The flavor profile is equally sweet
and oaky, touching on vanilla, honey, plum
and fresh peaches. Bottled at 65 proof, Jim
Beam Peach is light, refreshing and drinkable.
Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
Skrewball was created in Ocean Beach,
California. This liqueur is made from whiskey,
natural flavorings (including peanuts) and
caramel coloring. Skrewball smells and tastes
like real peanut butter, with a slightly thick
mouthfeel to match. There are also hints of
vanilla, oak, stone fruit and roasted nuts.
Evan Williams Apple
This is a 70-proof spirit from Evan Williams,
one of the world's best-selling Kentucky
bourbons. Sweet with a touch of sour and
spice, it provides notes of honey, caramel,
butterscotch, nutmeg and ripe apples.
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
First produced in Canada in the 1980s, Fireball
is a spicy blend of cinnamon flavoring,
Canadian whisky and sweeteners. Bottled
at 66 proof, Fireball has become a best-selling
drink that's typically consumed as a straight
shot but also works in cocktails.
Rebel Yell Root Beer Whiskey*
The great tastes of root beer and whiskey,
together at last. Rebel Yell Root Beer Whiskey
is a 70-proof mixture of bourbon and natural
root beer flavoring. The mouthfeel is silky
and smooth, with a taste of vanilla, toffee,
caramel and a bit of winter spice.
Breckenridge Spiced Whiskey
This zesty handcrafted spirit is created from
three-year-old bourbon that's made, in part,
with snowmelt sourced from 14,000 feet above
sea level in Colorado. It has an aroma of
banana, white pepper and a hint of cocoa.
The flavor is gently fruit-forward with notes
of rye, toasted sesame, spice and wild honey.
Wild Turkey American Honey
Wild Turkey American Honey is a multipleaward-winning
liqueur made with pure honey
and Wild Turkey bourbon. This spirit is lightly
sweet with the taste of caramel, brown sugar,
blood orange and maple syrup. The distiller
recommends it straight, chilled or on the rocks.
These flavors are available in other brands
as well, so check with a sales associate at
your local ABC store for details.
-Andrew Madigan
*Available by special order, talk to an ABC store manager.
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