Longmont’s newest distillery—Longtucky Spirits—is now open, and their first product is ready for purchase. Just in time for the Boulder County Distillers Festival on July 29th, Longtucky Silver Sugar Beet Spirit is releasing to select liquor stores. Sugar Beets have long been a staple crop of Longmont. Focusing on this ingredient of local history, Longtucky…
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For those looking for something seasonal beside pumpkin beer, there have been a few neutral liqueur choices, but nothing liquor-specific, until now. This month, Captain Morgan introduces Jack-O Blast, the first ever rum pumpkin spirit. This limited edition infused rum for the fall follows in last year’s release of Captain Morgan’s Cannon Blast, revolutionizing the…
Read MoreWhen planning your Olympic Summer Games viewing party, look no further for your featured cocktail than Brazil’s national drink–the Caipirinha. And you can’t make a delicious Caipirinha without cachaça, the national spirit of Brazil. Cachaça is often miscategorized as a white rum. But unlike rum, which is most often made from molasses, the by-product of…
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The summer heat has me thinking of beaches and the tropics. And what better drink for sand and sun than rum? And what better rum than Ron Zacapa 23? Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 is a premium rum from Guatemala. It is made using the concentrated first-pressing of sugar cane juice, then aged and blended using the…
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