I first "discovered" cachaça, the national spirit of Brazil made with fresh sugar cane juice, many years ago when I lived there, and since then, I am always on the lookout for outstanding new cachaças. My latest cachaça discovery is Sagatiba Cachaça manufactured in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Café Bohême is a delicious liqueur made with a blend of coffee, French vodka, vanilla, and cream, that after taking a sip had me toasting "C'est magnifique!"

Peru has been making pisco since the 16^th century, and experiencing BarSol Pisco, I felt that I was not only drinking a well-crafted spirit, but also drinking in Peruvian culture and history.

An interesting look at cocktail trends with fourth generation Joe Fee of Fee Brothers, the famous line of cocktail mixes used throughout the hospitality industry.

Joe Fee of Fee Brothers calls their line of bitters the "spice rack behind the bar," which is all well and good for cocktails, but I believe that chefs should revolt and add Fee Brothers Bitters to their own culinary spice racks in the kitchen!

The 1995 Knappogue Castle Irish Whiskey has a pale golden color, a lingering silkiness on the palate, and is pure Irish magic.

Delamain Cognac, one of the oldest names in the Cognac region, is where 200 years of history meets elegance.

Summertime is here and with it, the desire to enjoy long drinks sitting by the pool, after a game of golf or tennis, or a day out sailing, and Celtic Crossing Liqueur from Ireland is perfect anytime.

Bison Grass Vodka is a Polish vodka with a clean taste and herbal notes from the bison grass extract purported to have possible aphrodisiac qualities.

Rhum J.M., an exqusite rum distilled on the smallest estate on Martinique, is located in the northeast in Macouba, where the sugar cane grows on 28-degree vertical slopes in rich volcanic soil at the foot of Mount Pelée.

The Swiss have perfected watch and chocolate making, and now DIWISA has perfected the art and science of making vodka.

While Edward F. Nesta and I were in Martinique, we visited Distillerie Clément and discovered their excellent line of rhums. 

Everybody loves a good story, and somehow rum seems to go hand-in-hand with intriguing stories. Family owned La Favorite Distillery in Martinique has its share of intriguing stories to tell!

To research the art and science of making Martinique Rhum Agricole, we made a research trip to Martinique in April 2006 and visited the distilleries.

When people think of Switzerland, vodka is not usually what comes to mind but that will soon change, when they try Xellent Swiss Vodka, the first and only Swiss vodka.

Martinique, in the French West Indies, distinguishes itself as being on travelers' "places to visit" list and by their rhum agricole. Depaz Blue Cane Amber Rhum distinguishes its rhum agricole by using 100% blue cane.

Distillerie Neisson in Le Carbet, Martinique was founded in 1931 by brothers Adrien and Jean Neisson and the rum distillery is still family owned and operated.

Brazil is red-hot, which is no surprise to this former "garota da Rio," and Leblon is an ultra-premium cachaça that is a head and nose above the others in the cachaça market.

For many years, green tea has been promoted as having healthful benefits, so when we heard about Zen Green Tea Liqueur from Suntory Limited we wanted to try it.

Suntory Limited has the oldest distillery in Japan at Yamazaki, proving the adage, "with age comes experience and with experience, wisdom."

In 2005 I discovered Pallini Limoncello, which I called ‘liquid sunshine in a glass’; after waiting for almost a year, I finally tried their new flavors, Pallini Peachello and Pallini Raspicello, and the wait was definitely worth it!

It looks like professional cocktail and spirits authorities and renowned cocktail authors Jared Brown and Anistatia Miller have created a hit with their new ultra-premium vodka called Heavy Water Vodka.

Ultimat Vodka is “the” Ultimate when it comes to Vodka.

A look at New York Cocktails.

Xtabentun – A Mayan Liqueur with a Legend

Pallini Limoncello - Liquid sunshine in a glass!

Cachaça, pronounced kah-shah-suh, is made from distilled unrefined sugar cane juice, which is first fermented in wood or copper and is then boiled down several times to distill it.

Boru Vodka will bring you the Luck of the Irish Without Having to Find a Leprechaun.

Mount Gay Rum has an extensive history of rum making dating back to 1703, although there is the possibility that they may have produced rum as early as 1663.

Mezcal, often the forgotten cousin of tequila, is actually almost 500 years old and was brought to Mexico by the Spaniards.