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There are winter drinks other than Egg Nog. We’ll show you some of our favorites to warm the toes and lift the spirits.
– Hot Buttered Rum
– Hot Chocolate & Chartreuse
– HB Alexander
– Winter Citrus Punch
– Real Egg Nog
The Seminar begins promptly at 2pm.
Includes an appropriately paired snack.
Seating is limited.
Seats can be purchased below.
$20 Seminar Fee, credited with a $200 purchase.
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The state of American whiskey these days? An embarrassment of riches. There are currently more than 1,700 distilleries operating in America, up from about 250 in 2008. Not since pre-Prohibition has there been such a boom. Arguably, American whiskey lovers have never had it better. Today there is a distillery in every state in America. Regional styles are beginning to emerge — a Pacific Northwest, a Southwestern even — that are slowly but surely coming into focus alongside the more established, traditional and even rigid notions of Kentucky and Tennessee. For our tasting, we will examine the new breeds of American whiskey on the market today, and offer you what we think offers the most worthwhile drinking.
– Taos Lightning, Bourbon Whiskey
– Breckenridge, Reserve Blend Straight Bourbon Whiskey
– Hudson, Manhattan Rye Whiskey
– WhistlePig, 10yo Straight Rye Whiskey
– Santa Fe Spirits, Colkegan Single Malt Whiskey
– Santa Fe Spirits, Colkegan Single Malt Whiskey ‘Apple Brandy Cask Finished’
The Seminar begins promptly at 2pm.
Includes an appropriately paired snack.
Seating is limited.
Seats can be purchased below.
$20 Seminar Fee, credited with a $200 purchase.
By arroyovino
Before there was a company, there was a drink. After the drink, there was the bar. From the bar, a company was born. The Sazerac Company, including the Buffalo Trace Distillery and Barton 1792 Distillery, are behind some of the best bourbons and other whiskies around, some of the most sought after and hard to get whiskies in America.
We’ll get to sample a small selection.
– Buffalo Trace, Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey
– Eagle Rare, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 10yo
– Blanton’s, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
– Elmer T. Lee, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey ‘Single Barrel’
– E.H. Taylor, Straight Rye Whiskey ‘100 Proof’
– 1792, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey ‘Bottled in Bond’
The Seminar begins promptly at 2pm.
Includes an appropriately paired snack.
Seating is limited.
Seats can be purchased below.
$20 Seminar Fee, credited with a $200 purchase.
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What even is Tiki anyway? In an age of infinite cocktail revivalism, Tiki still stands apart. A whole world apart, really. Tiki belongs almost purely to the realm of fantasy. Its techniques and traditions are dazzlingly varied, based in mixes of rums and ingredients like falernum and orgeat, and garnishes of edible flowers all combined according to the rules of an unseen, unspoken rigor. It could be said that tiki began as a contrived fantasy from the mind of Don the Beachcomber. It’s also said a tiki drink, properly defined, must be derived from a classic punch formula popular in the West Indies during the colonial era that hinges mostly on a mix of rums—or even spirits—the likes of which are unique among any kind of cocktail subculture. But there’s something about tiki that defies description in basic terms.
We welcome Joanna Tiwald and Giovanni Martinez, operators of Copper Lounge in ABQ, to share the secrets of the Tiki.
– Mai Tai (Trader Vic)
– Navy Grog
– Missionary’s Downfall (Don The Beachcomber)
– Thai Tropics
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We are implemeting a new ticketing system for our events.
We will sell tickets ahead of time, so there’s little waiting when you get here.
Just click the appropriate ‘Check Out’ button on the PayPal site.
You do not need to have a PayPal account to complete your purchase.
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The Seminar begins promptly at 2pm.
Includes an appropriately paired snack.
Seating is limited.
Seats can be purchased below.
$20 Seminar Fee, credited with a $200 purchase.
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Few spirits offer as many flavors and aromas as gin. Made by redistilling a neutral alcohol base with a fistful of botanicals, there’s one ingredient that stands out head and shoulders above the rest: bitter, spicy, piney juniper. The category now includes gins from around the world, using indigenous botanicals to create exciting new styles. Join us this Saturday as we see what’s what in the world of juniper.
– Tanquery, London Dry Gin
– Letherbee, Gin ‘Original Label’
– Brothers, Old Tom Gin
– The Kyoto Distillery, Dry Gin ‘Ki No Bi’
– Vánagandr, London Dry Gin
– Moletto, Gin
– Classic Cocktail
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We are implemeting a new ticketing system for our events.
We will sell tickets ahead of time, so there’s little waiting when you get here.
Just click the appropriate ‘Check Out’ button on the PayPal site.
You do not need to have a PayPal account to complete your purchase.
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The Seminar begins promptly at 2pm.
Includes an appropriately paired snack.
Seating is limited.
Seats can be purchased below.
$20 Seminar Fee, credited with a $200 purchase.
By arroyovino
From its humble and murky origins in 5th century Ireland, the world of whisky has expanded to broad and far-reaching heights, from the UK to Japan to America. Thankfully more and more examples of its incredible diversity are becoming available in New Mexico. For our seminar this Saturday, we are excited to expand our whisky worldview by welcoming Brian Dvoret, of Impex Beverages.
With a background spanning many years in the Scotch Whisky industry—including acting as the National Brand Ambassador for Speyside Distillery and Scott’s Independent Bottling Company—Brian is passionate about teaching and representing whisky distilleries from all over the world. Impex’s portfolio represents some of the most unique and exciting whiskies on the market today, from sought after Scotch labels such as Isle of Skye and Kilchoman, to historic Welsh distillery Penderyn, to niche Japanese rice and malt whiskies such as Ohishi and Kurayoshi.
The Seminar begins promptly at 2pm, please arrive a few minutes before.
Includes an appropriately paired snack
Seating is very limited.
Reservations are required, by email or phone 505.983.2100
$20 Seminar Fee, credited with a $200 purchase.
By arroyovino
“We live very simply,” Winston Churchill wrote in 1915, ”but with all the essentials of life well understood and well provided for — hot baths and cold Champagne, new peas and old brandy.”
Peas we can take or leave, but brandy strikes us as a noble type of essential (right next to Champagne.) Yet today brandy has unfortunately acquired a more diminished and confusing reputation. Contrary to popular belief, not all brandy is Cognac. It doesn’t even need to come from France—quality brandy can be made in places as diverse as Austria, Chile or even New Mexico. True brandy is simply a spirit distilled from a wine base. It can be aged or unaged, sipped from a snifter or not, and can come from anywhere in the world. The origins are French, with an assist from Dutch traders (the word brandy comes from the Dutch word “branjewin” or “burnt wine.) And Cognac is an important style of brandy akin to what Champagne is to wine, or bourbon is to whiskey. With the wealth of diverse styles and expressions appearing in liquor stores and restaurants, we felt it was time to shed some light on this misunderstood spirit. So join us on Saturday to sip through a line up of brandies from all over the world.
The Seminar begins promptly at 2pm, please arrive a few minutes before.
Includes an appropriately paired snack
Seating is very limited.
Reservations are required, by email or phone 505.983.2100
$10 Seminar Fee, credited with a $100 purchase.
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Please note: Arroyo Vino Seminars are now at 2pm.
Tequila is one of the world’s most undervalued spirits, capable of offering a delicious and complex tasting experience. Though it is commonly associated with heavy drinking, frat houses and sugary sweet mixed drinks, it is rapidly gaining a reputation as a spirit worthy of contemplation. Mezcal, its smokier cousin—or perhaps mother is more accurate, considering that mescal is the term for all distilled products of agave, and tequila can only be produced from blue agave—is stepping out of the shadows and winning over hearts, minds across the world. It offers an earthier, more rustic tasting experience, and can be utilized in a wide variety of cocktails that bear little resemblance to the ubiquitous margarita. So join us this Saturday for a thorough examination of the agave plant’s most famous progeny, where we’ll taste through a selection of artisanal tequila and mezcal and determine what makes these unique spirits so impossible to put down.
The Seminar begins promptly at 2pm, please arrive a few minutes before.
Includes an appropriately paired snack
Seating is very limited.
Reservations are required, by email or phone 505.983.2100
$10 Seminar Fee, credited with a $100 or more purchase of any wine or spirit.
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