Drink the Bottles

We love deliciously unusual collaborations and unique products.  This collaboration is a marriage of Bourbon Whiskey and Armagnac from Raj Peter Bhakta.   Why do you know that name?  Bhakta revolutionized rye whiskey with the WhistlePig  brand before discovering a literal treasure trove of Armagnac.  The Armagnac lead to the popular BHAKTA Spirits  brand, which eventually lead to this union that is now Hogsworth .   This non-distilling producer is expertly crafting really tasty and fun-to-drink bottles and this is the  Hogsworth Blend #9 Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac .  This bottle has an average age of 9.3 years and is made up of the following impressively aged spirits: 2009 Bourbon (42%) - Aged 4 years, 9 months - Tennessee 2009 Bourbon (18%) - Aged 5 years, 4 months - Minnesota 2013 Armagnac (17%) - Aged 11 Years - France 2011 Armagnac (18%) - Aged 13 Years - France 1982 Armagnac (5%) - Aged 42 Years - France The result?  B...

Old Hillside Bourbon Company might be one of our favorite new brands (to us) for 2026.  In just six short years, this young company with huge ideas has carved a path not only for their brand, but to honor the legacy of incredible African American jockeys and war heroes.  North Carolina natives and friends founded Old Hillside Bourbon Company and they haven't looked back.  In fact, they're always looking to the future. One thing that likely makes this company so successful in its early stages is the approach they have towards the business.  Courtney Tucker, co-founder and COO, says, "This business is not about us.  We're just playing a part.  This is higher than us."  And that is evident by every bottle that pays homage to what would have been a long-forgotten great American and their stories that need to be preserved.  The company even created a limited release Straight Bourbon Whiskey for Hillside High School (hence the name, Old Hillside) and pr...

  Go ahead.  Chase the usual suspects.  Make yourself crazy trying to find the overhyped allocated bottles that are "show-off" toys for your shelves.   And leave the bottles like this  Sagamore Spirit 10-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey for us... all - day - long. We've tasted dozens of rye whiskey offerings over the years, but seldom do we have the opportunity to taste one with a ten year age statement.  This whiskey first hit the scene in the fall of 2025 in a very limited capacity.  We missed out on that but were thrilled to snag the re-release of this bottle that is available nationwide.   While it is still considered a limited bottling and part of the Reserve Series, you can find this  online at Sagamore's website. We're actually going to start with the packaging on this.  It's gorgeous and frankly, captivating.  This might be the heaviest whiskey bottle on the market and we've come to expect nothing less than top tier ...

  One of the biggest online wine sale events is coming to you March 26th and 27th.  Beginning at 9am PDT (Napa Valley time) on Thursday, March 26, is a 48-hour INCREDIBLE extravaganza that will allow consumers to purchase top name wines (many impossible to find, rare, collectible and allocated) at a fraction of the original MSRP .   The team at Last Bottle Wines has gathered some absolutely incredible wines for the Spring Marathon 2026.  You might find a $120 bottle of Napa Valley Cabernet for $35!  The picture above shows some past and present selections offered by Last Bottle Wines. So, how does it work? Last Bottle Wines offers back-to-back deals on hundreds of wines.  The wines offered are available only while they last.  Sometimes wines sell out in seconds! You can easily save 60% and more on these wines.  Shipping?  Oh.....  it's FREE!  If you live in the contiguous US, you'll get free shipping on your Marathon order, re...

  The history behind PEJU Winery is absolutely mesmerizing and one that you will never tire of hearing.  It's a man with a dream, a vision and determination.   Tony Peju moved his family from Los Angeles to Rutherford and began selling his young wines out of a garage.  Throughout the years, a formal tasting room is added, additional vineyards, the iconic tower is built and the adult children join the winery full time.  While Tony passed away in 2023, he leaves a legacy and his footprint on Napa Valley wine.  Tony is often regarded as the father of Direct to Consumer (DTC) Wine Marketing. The 2023 Peju Winery Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley is another stunning example of organically farmed fruit from winemaker Sara Fowler.  Fowler is celebrating her 20th vintage with PEJU this year and you can feel the love and terroir in every bottle.   Dark purple-black in color with swelling aromas of blackberry jam, blackcurrant, ...

  Bill and Kathy Collins were among the early pioneers of Napa Valley, determined to tell the world that Napa Valley was a fine wine growing region.  Conn Creek Winery was born about fifty years ago, and they have consistently produced delicious and high quality Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-styled wines.  Winemaker Jean Hoefliger's colorful past and experience helps him shape the future of the winery with expertise while paying homage to the famous Rutherford American Viticultural Area. 2020 was an exceptionally difficult year for Napa Valley and California wines.  A domino effect of a global pandemic, two major wildfires, smoke taint and overall low yields left scars (literally and figuratively) in the most famous wine growing regions of the United States.  Cabernet offerings plummetted by as much as 35% compared to the previous year and several producers simply did not release a 2020 vintage. Luckily, the  2020 Conn Creek Rutherford Napa Valley Cabnere...