PRODUCTS: 5 Beverage Favorites

1. ANGRY ORCHARD: ORCHARD’S EDGE KNOTTY PEAR Hard apple cider is hot, but what about perry? Pears are also turned into hard cider, called perry in the U.K.; but perry is not as well known in the U.S. American cider makers tend to label their perries as pear cider. And there are far fewer of…
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Samuel Adams Cold Snap Ale & Beer Hot Toddy Recipe

[1] Beer hot toddy (photo © L’Adresse | NYC). [2] Samuel Adams Cold Snap Ale (photo © Samuel Adams).   What’s with the weather around here? Every few days it switches from spring to winter and back. Today it’s snowing: a cold snap. Time to drink the last of the Cold Snap beer we received…
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GIFTS: Wine & Spirits

Liquor stores are filled with gift sets and specials for holiday gifting. Champagnes packaged with flutes, Cognacs with snifters, tasting kits (a box of smaller bottles of different expressions), “keeper” bottles with holiday designs and limited editions (Absolut Electrik, anyone?) all vie for your attention. We received scores of pitches, but here’s what caught our…
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