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Cathead
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Mammoth Distilling
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Clase Azul Tequila
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Blood Oath Pact No. 5
CATHEAD CATHEAD HONEYSUCKLE VODKA
MSRP: $25 | ABV: 35% This Cathead is made by hand in small batches using all-natural ingredients. It’s infused with all-natural honeysuckle and pure Louisiana cane sugar. It’s soft floral and herbaceous aromas of honeysuckle are uniquely evident. It features a sweet and delicate flavor with a wellrounded fresh finish.
MAMMOTH DISTILLING BORROWED-TIME 12-YEAR RYE
MSRP: $70 | ABV: 56% This rye is a limited release. It’s a 6-barrel blend of 12-year Canadian rye whiskey aged in second-fill bourbon casks. The barrels in this blend (HB3) were carefully selected among a collection of several hundred for their exceptional character. The whiskey offers a superb palate of bright apple, pear and dried cherry with a grassy sweetness and a hint of spice through the finish.
BRADSHAW STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY
MSRP: $39.99 | ABV: 51.9% Bradshaw Bourbon is distilled by a third-generation master distiller. The spirit is blended from the finest grains, and aged in hand-selected barrels. The vanilla, coffee, banana, leather and campfire notes segue into distinct flavors of cinnamon, baking spices, vanilla and coconut on the palette, with a tasty finish of wood, vanilla and butterscotch.
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Bradshaw Bourbon
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Southfork Vodka
CLASE AZUL TEQUILA CLASE AZUL REPOSADO
MSRP: $84.99 | ABV: 40% Clase Azul Reposado is an ultra-premium reposado tequila made with Tequilana Weber Blue Agave that is slow cooked in traditional stone ovens for a minimum of 72 hours. Once the agave reaches a deep, rich flavor, it’s fermented with proprietary yeast prior to distillation. It’s aged for 8 months in hand-selected oak barrels. This process results in a superb, smooth taste which exceeds expectations with each sip. Intense amber color with a silky and rich body and a woody, fruity, vanilla and toffee caramel aroma. Also, with the taste of cooked agave, woody, fruity, very smooth, vanilla and toffee caramel.
LUX ROW DISTILLERS BLOOD OATH PACT NO. 5
MSRP: $99.99 | ABV: 49.3% Pact No. 5 starts with an eight-year-old rye bourbon rested in used dark Caribbean rum barrels for six months to add a touch of warm island spice. This bourbon picks up rum notes and combines with an 11-year-old silky wheated bourbon and an extra-aged, peppery 13-year-old rye bourbon. The result is complex—spicy, sweet, lingering bourbon with balanced flavor notes.
SOUTH FORK VODKA
MSRP: $21.99 | ABV: 40% South Fork Vodka is 6x distilled. It’s a smooth sipper featuring GMO Free American Corn and Sierra Nevada Spring Water. It’s an elegant and delicate spirit.