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Dappled Authentic Craft Tonic Water

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  At Drink The Bottles , we are more than just a site to find the best drinks in the world.  We also celebrate the complete lifestyle brand and products that are complimentary to your wines and spirits.  When we find such an amazing product, we have to taste it, experiment with it, and of course - share it with you! For some, it might be difficult to get too excited about tonic water.  Most drink enthusiasts concentrate on the spirit, but give little thought to the accoutrement that brings everything into a nice, delicious little package.  Dappled Authentic Craft Tonic Water is so delicious that it doesn't (dare we say it?) even need a spirit to guide it.  These flavors are so welcoming that they can be enjoyed by themselves and each one has unique and refreshing flavors. After tasting all three varieties - Floral, Citrus and Aromatic - we thought it best if we tasted one of these in a gin and tonic.  But which to choose?  All three offerings pre...
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Celebrate National Gin & Tonic Day!

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  April 9th is National Gin and Tonic Day and it's time to celebrate!  This refreshing and classic cocktail was invented by British East India Company officers in the 19th-century, by combining medicinal quinine tonic with gin, sugar, and lime.  The drink evolved from a medicinal prophylactic to the popular and iconic cocktail that we love today.  At Drink The Bottles, we have put together some of the best gin and tonic recipes with some very diverse and delicious gin selections for this special occasion.   Devil's Grin Texas Gin & Tonic From Devil's Grin Texas Gin comes a smooth and approachable gin that doesn't give you peaks and valleys.  This gin leads up to a sweeter and slightly spicy finish with a hint of turned earth. Distillery:  Devil's Grin Gin Suggested retail price:  $25.00 Drink The Bottles  score:  90/100 Gin & Tonic 1.5 oz Devil's Grin Texas Gin .25 oz Fresh Lime Juice Tonic Water Garnish:  Grapefruit Sl...
Location: United States
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Chicken Cock Wheated Bourbon Whiskey

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  Chicken Cock Whiskey has been around for about 170 years, celebrated as one of America's oldest brands with a storied history.  When a company like this introduces a new product to their core portfolio, you really need to pay attention.  This is the Chicken Cock Wheated Bourbon Whiskey, which replaces their Small Batch offering from their familiar and popular line.  This is produced in a partnership with Bardstown Bourbon Company. If you're not familiar with Chicken Cock, you've wanted to try something new or you just love Wheated Bourbon, then now is the time to take a leap of faith.  The company barreled this is Level 4 charred American White Oak barrels for at least five years, resulting is something that is super approachable and really plaeasing to the palate.  The mash bill is Corn (68%), Wheat (20%), and Malted Barley (12%).  The absence of rye is noticeable immediately and throughout the tasting. Bronze color in a bottle that is reminisc...
Location: Bardstown, KY 40004, USA
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Hogsworth Blend #9 Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac

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We love deliciously unusual collaborations and unique products.  This collaboration is a marriage of Bourbon Whiskey and Armagnac from Raj Peter Bhakta.   Why do you know that name?  Bhakta revolutionized rye whiskey with the WhistlePig  brand before discovering a literal treasure trove of Armagnac.  The Armagnac lead to the popular BHAKTA Spirits  brand, which eventually lead to this union that is now Hogsworth .   This non-distilling producer is expertly crafting really tasty and fun-to-drink bottles and this is the  Hogsworth Blend #9 Bourbon Whiskey & Armagnac .  This bottle has an average age of 9.3 years and is made up of the following impressively aged spirits: 2009 Bourbon (42%) - Aged 4 years, 9 months - Tennessee 2009 Bourbon (18%) - Aged 5 years, 4 months - Minnesota 2013 Armagnac (17%) - Aged 11 Years - France 2011 Armagnac (18%) - Aged 13 Years - France 1982 Armagnac (5%) - Aged 42 Years - France The result?  B...
Location: Vermont, USA
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Old Hillside Harlem Hellfighters Whiskey

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Old Hillside Bourbon Company might be one of our favorite new brands (to us) for 2026.  In just six short years, this young company with huge ideas has carved a path not only for their brand, but to honor the legacy of incredible African American jockeys and war heroes.  North Carolina natives and friends founded Old Hillside Bourbon Company and they haven't looked back.  In fact, they're always looking to the future. One thing that likely makes this company so successful in its early stages is the approach they have towards the business.  Courtney Tucker, co-founder and COO, says, "This business is not about us.  We're just playing a part.  This is higher than us."  And that is evident by every bottle that pays homage to what would have been a long-forgotten great American and their stories that need to be preserved.  The company even created a limited release Straight Bourbon Whiskey for Hillside High School (hence the name, Old Hillside) and pr...
Location: Sparta, KY 41086, USA
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Sagamore Spirit 10-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey

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  Go ahead.  Chase the usual suspects.  Make yourself crazy trying to find the overhyped allocated bottles that are "show-off" toys for your shelves.   And leave the bottles like this  Sagamore Spirit 10-Year-Old Straight Rye Whiskey for us... all - day - long. We've tasted dozens of rye whiskey offerings over the years, but seldom do we have the opportunity to taste one with a ten year age statement.  This whiskey first hit the scene in the fall of 2025 in a very limited capacity.  We missed out on that but were thrilled to snag the re-release of this bottle that is available nationwide.   While it is still considered a limited bottling and part of the Reserve Series, you can find this  online at Sagamore's website. We're actually going to start with the packaging on this.  It's gorgeous and frankly, captivating.  This might be the heaviest whiskey bottle on the market and we've come to expect nothing less than top tier ...
Location: 301 E Cromwell St, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
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Last Bottle Wines Spring Marathon 2026

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  One of the biggest online wine sale events is coming to you March 26th and 27th.  Beginning at 9am PDT (Napa Valley time) on Thursday, March 26, is a 48-hour INCREDIBLE extravaganza that will allow consumers to purchase top name wines (many impossible to find, rare, collectible and allocated) at a fraction of the original MSRP .   The team at Last Bottle Wines has gathered some absolutely incredible wines for the Spring Marathon 2026.  You might find a $120 bottle of Napa Valley Cabernet for $35!  The picture above shows some past and present selections offered by Last Bottle Wines. So, how does it work? Last Bottle Wines offers back-to-back deals on hundreds of wines.  The wines offered are available only while they last.  Sometimes wines sell out in seconds! You can easily save 60% and more on these wines.  Shipping?  Oh.....  it's FREE!  If you live in the contiguous US, you'll get free shipping on your Marathon order, re...
Location: 255 Lombard Rd B, American Canyon, CA 94503, USA
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