Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Always Room For Dessert


To think you used to have to make your own from scratch. Why did it take so long for someone to create this?

Dare to stimulate your senses with the new and refreshing sensory explosion that is CREAM. Choose from six passionate whipped cream flavors infused with a 30 proof (15% alcohol by volume) kick that propels cocktails and mixed drinks to a whole other level.

A tempting blend of natural and artificial ingredients, CREAM inspires whipped cream flavors like raspberry, cherry, orange, caramel, chocolate, and of course vanilla with a smooth alcohol burst.

Each 375 ML aerosol-dispensed can of CREAM offers endless and palatable possibilities. Imagine topping off your favorite mixed drinks, signature shots, martinis, daiquiris, coffees, and desserts with a sensory infusion like no-other …CREAM. The crème de la crème confectionery sensation, CREAM offers the simple pleasures of traditional whipped cream with grown-up benefits.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Green Lantern


East meets west has struck again. Combining a mesmerizing bottle and unsurpassable liqueur, it is a sake-based drink, billed as both "The World's Only Sake Liqueur" and "The All Natural Asian Liqueur" due to its 20 strange botanicals and fruits and Asian production and inspiration. Can you believe that is a result of a graduate program assignment?

Kirk Sahn and Trent Ulciny were given an assignement of creating a product to produce, market, and create a business. Both were on course for masters in International Business & Marketing but ended up with a healthy liqueur with captivating design. The name TY KU was born. What was developed was a vibrant green liqueur that lights up when poured.

TY KU is produced in Japan using a junmai-ginjo sake and an Asian vodka (Shochu) as a base. Sake, often referred to as rice, is sulfite-free, meaning no hangovers. No hangovers is nothing compared to the blend of 20 ingredients including: pomegranate (antioxidant), Asian pear (hangover remedy), honeydew, yuzu (Vitamin C), plum (Vitamin C), fuji apple (lowers LDL, increases HDL), white cranberry (antioxidant) and oolong and green teas (antioxidants). The spirit is sweetened with elderflower syrup which reduces the sugar factor common among liqueurs and the effects of the aphrodisiacs ginseng, damiana and dragon's eye are not to be forgotten.

This amazing bottle self-illuminates when picked up and makes a wonderful display in any bar. There is a button at the base of the bottle that activates the LED. The LED lights when pressure is released from the base so you get a shot of light every time you go for a drink.

TY KU has since came out with several other varities as well; to be saved for another post. Lets all follow the glow for now.

Thursday, November 24, 2011

Liquid Gold


Every wanted to know what is considered an exquisite bottle of cognac? The Louis XIII is from Rémy Martin and is made of 100% Champagne grapes. The cognac is blended from eaux de vie, some of which are more than 100 years old. The wine is aged in tiercons, barrels that are hundreds of years old, all done in a cellar isolated from the rest. The crystal carafe dates back 150 years when Paul-Emile Rémy Martin bought a Venetian-style decanter decorated with fleurs-de-lys and named his cognac Louis XIII in homage to the period in which his family settled in the Cognac region of France and to the king under whose reign Cognac was officially recognized as a category.

This liquid gold is of golden mahogany color, extraordinary aromas of banana guava and fig. Intense wood flavors with layers of flavor, including figs, prunes, dried apricot and vanilla. All this is in a hand blow Baccarat crystal bottle sleeping in a satin lined jewel box. All well deserving of this rare cognac.

A 750 ml bottle of Louis XIII may be priced as high as US$3,000; however the average price range is $1,900 - $2,500. "Louis XIII Black Pearl" is a limited edition cognac packaged in 786 individually numbered Baccarat dark crystal carafes. The edition completely sold out within two months. Decanters were sold in Tokyo for 1 million yen ($9,494 US). At Vancouver International Airport a Rémy Martin Louis XIII Black Pearl 1.5 liter bottle was sold to a Chinese couple for US$34,000. On 15 June 2011 the cognac house launched a Jeroboam bottle of Louis XIII, a magnum decanter with the price of €16,000 ($22,600).

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Cap-On, Cap Off


While others browse the latest in celebrity gossip pages, we find ourselves looking through bar supply distributors and stumble upon the next item you are going to run out and buy. To think we assumed there could be nothing new in the world of bar supplies.

Cap-On liquor pourer is a product from the imix company. Cap-On is geared toward the home bar enthusiast and bar owners as well. You get all the accuracy and functionality of all the fancy free pour spouts. You will never waste any more of that precious booze with your shaky hands.

The Cap-On is extremely easy to use. Just open your standard bottle, insert the Cap-On and you have your new favorite toy. The top of the pourer does not protrude like other bottle toppers; it is flush and level. A level top allows you to screw on your bottle cap, hide the pourer, and store away.

No one likes bugs, dust, accidental spillage, or evaporation. Cap-On solves all these problems. Did we forget to mention that each Cap-On is $0.79 for a dozen? Buy a bag and just chuck the pour spout if you don’t want to recycle. Just go get it already…we bought a case…

Monday, November 21, 2011

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend


John Walker & Sons, makers of the Johnnie Walker brand is set to produce a limited edition whiskey to honor Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012.

The edition is limited to 60 crystal decanters of blended scotch whiskey. 57 bottles are being offered by invitation only at the pocket busting price of £100,000; that is about $157,480 USD. Bottles numbered 1, 8 and 60 will be held for auction. All profits from the sale of the bottles are going to the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust, charity part of the Royal Warrant Holders Association.

Jim Beveridge, Master Blender for John Walker & Sons said: "These are extraordinary grain and malt whiskies that have been maturing slowly since 1952. It's a huge privilege to work with them using all our resources and experience to craft a John Walker & Sons blend that's fitting for this special anniversary. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

All bottles are bestowed in a lead crystal decanted adorned with a Britannia silver collar that highlights a half carat diamond set by hand. Each seal is individually numbered. Each bottle is accompanied by a pair of hand-engraved lead crystal glasses and a leather bound, personalized, hand-embellished artifact book, all housed in a bespoke cabinet incorporating woods from the Queen's Sandringham and Balmoral estates.

Sixty editions of 'Diamond Jubilee by John Walker & Sons' will be bottled on February 6th, 2012, exactly 60 years to the day since The Queen acceded to the Throne.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Smirnoff Following and Leading


Smirnoff has finally followed on the "Whipped Cream" market with Smirnoff Whipped Cream. Don't think Smirnoff is losing their edge. They have come out with the first marshmallow vodka as well; Smirnoff Fluffed Marshmallow. Before Fluffed Marshmallow, all those wanting the campfire treat had to infuse their own vodka.

On November 9th, 2011 Smirnoff introduced two new flavors into the vodka market. After a pour of Smirnoff Whipped Cream you can instantly smell that wonderful desert topping not the mention savor the intense flavor. This is not second to Smirnoff Fluffed Marshmallow's distinct taste so delicious it makes you want to play "chubby bunny."

Keep your eye out for recipes for both of these new flavors, currently too new for all the recipe sites. Your only limit is your imagination making all your deserts in liquid form. For hints on how to get started, check out our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/theacesplace, with recipes using these two new vodkas.

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