Black Maple Hill Small Batch Bourbon

Aged for an average of eight years, Black Maple Hill Small Batch Bourbon is bottled in small batches straight from Heaven Hill Distillery oak casks in Bardston, Kentucky. The technique and the fact that Heaven Hill is the largest, independent family-owned distillery in the state makes for an especially rare find of superior quality and taste. In spite of its affordable price, Black Maple Hill …

Q Tonic

We've seen other tonics boasting superiority over supermarket brands and heard of enlightened bartenders experimenting with DIY versions lately, but Q Tonic, a new Brooklyn-based maker, is elevating the mixer to appreciable new heights. Doing away with the additives and high fructose corn syrup found in other brands Q uses quinine sourced from the Andes and Mexican agave as a sweetener. The result is (most …

Chocolates for a Cause: Compartes Chocolatier and Relief Beads for Darfur

While having your cake and eating it too is a rare treat, Like the sweet and savory appeal of the peanut butter truffle, the Smoked Salt flavor (Jonathan's persona favorite) combines a silky dark ganache with a hit of the puckering, savory seasoning. Other options include more traditional pairings, like coffee, vanilla, hazelnut and caramel, but there are also several other more adventurous and seasonal …