Cool Springs Wines & Spirits

New Arrivals

Updated February 25, 2008

WINES:

2006 Tres Picos Garnacha, Campo de Borja
An earthy Spanish wine that shows off its' elegance and filled concentrated fruit flavors of blackberries, strawberries and plums with underlying favors of Country Ham. The wine has good acidity with hints of vanilla on the finish.

2006 Tensley Colson Canyon Vineyard Syrah, Santa Barbara County
Saturated and ruby/black, this complex wine is rich in jammy fruit, chocolate and pepper yet maintains its integrity as a balanced wine by harmoniously integrating tannins and acidity while showing touches of sweet toast and vanilla on the finish.

2005 Goldeneye Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley

This medium weight wine is well-balanced with the bright acidity leaving for a long finish. The aroma is rich with dark cherries, nutmeg, caramelized apple, cinnamon, and clove. The palate is full of plum, spice, cherry, strawberry, and vanilla oak. This wine is both delicate and humble, yet its force of flavor, weight, and potent spice create a density that cannot be missed. Drink now through 2015.

2006 Migration Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley

This wine is textured with an integrated oak component and features a dense palate. There is a hint of pennyroyal mint (native to our area) in both the nose and mouth. The aroma is full of red fruit–strawberry, raspberry, and bing cherry–complemented by a floral note and a touch of oak. In the mouth sweet spices abound–cinnamon in particular–along with dense plum, and notes of cola and vanilla all followed by an edge of earthiness, mushroom, and forest floor in the finish.

SPIRITS:

Vodka

Soyuz Victan "Silk" Vodka
SV Supreme has been artisanally-crafted using hundreds of years of Russian vodka heritage combined with the best of 21st century distilling techniques. It is filtered a total of fourteen times to achieve its extraordinary purity. Filtration through five different types of mountain crystals and minerals…crystal quartz, morion, chalcedony, topaz and opal…is used to polish the spirit to an unparalleled level of natural smoothness. In the 2006 International Review of Spirits tasting competition conducted by the Beverage Tasting Institute, SV Silk Vodka received a rating of 92, “Exceptional” and a Gold Medal.

Absolut New Orleans - Limited Edition
100% or profits from this limited edition vodka go to non-profit organizations to rebuild the Gulf Coast Region. This limited edition vodka has flavors of fruity mango with a spicy black pepper kick. By any measure, this Swedish import gets a ‘buy’ based on solid sales success going back more than two decades in the American on-premise market. By 1985, Absolut had become the leading U.S. import, and today it is ranked among the top 10 international premium vodka spirits.

Gin

New Amsterdam Straight Gin
A clear in color gin with aromas of fruity candied orange peel, cream, and spice. A round, supple entry leads to a fruity medium body of orange custard, spice, and delicate herbal juniper. Finishes with a fruit, wet stone, cream, and white pepper fade with a hint of lemon verbena. A decidedly untraditional, yet charming gin that takes a dainty stroll down a fruity path. It won the International Review of Spirits Silver Medan and is highly recommended.

Tequila

Jose Cuervo Plantino Reserva
Jose Cuervo Platino, part of the Reserva de la Familia collection, is made from 100% blue agave and is handcrafted using a unique process called "Esencia de Agave(TM)." This proprietary distillation method optimizes the tequila's agave notes resulting in a vibrant tequila of exquisite character and complexity - one that reflects the pure character and essence of Mexico's prized blue agave plant. Jose Cuervo Platino is created from hand-selected estate grown agave using the most flavorful inner portion of the agave's piña, further enhancing its distinct taste.

Rum

Brugal Dominican Anejo Rum
All bottles of Brugal rum come encased in a thin braided and crosshatched yellow rope, which gives it a unique and appropriate touch of class. It pours with fair weight and has a medium amber color. The nose has an overtone of enamel and is rich with caramel, molasses, and maybe a touch of butterscotch, which are all identified in the flavor. The bite is very present when sipped neat but somewhat softened when on ice, which releases a faint buttery taste. It's a little too dry, but overall this is a good rum. It can be enjoyed on the rocks or mixed with coke or other liqueurs. Brugal Añejo is better than most commonly found golds, and is decently-priced rum that's well worth looking for.

El Dorado 5 yr. and 15 yr. Rum
Demerara has established a reputation, over the last 300 years, for producing the best rums in the world. El Dorado 15 Year Old Special Reserve is the finest in a range of Demerara Rums. This supreme product of great distinction has been specially selected and blended to perfection by our master blenders, and aged in oaken casks for 15 years. The 5 year rum is the base premium edition of the El Dorado line of rums. This is a good rum for mixing in drinks where you want some definitive rum character to show through. It is on the darker side of amber rums.

Whisky

Stranahan's Colorado 94 Proof Whiskey
One of the few non-southern whiskies made in the US Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey is a collaboration between the Flying Dog Brewpub owned by George Strananhan, which is next door, and Jess Graber the majority owner of Stranahan's Whiskey. Stranahans's uses 3,000 gallons of wash from the pub to distill 450 gallons of white dog which is distilled again into 250 gallons of raw 140 proof whiskey. Think of this as an American Single Malt and you'd be right on target. Unlike it's Scottish counterparts, Stranahan's is stored in a climate controlled rick house so that the low humidity of the surrounding area doesn't take more then a 4% "Angel's Share" per year instead of the 10% that would be lost with out the climate control. The color is a dark amber and much darker then what you would expect from something that was distilled on the 17th of December 2004. The color in the glass lightens only a little and the nose is smooth with caramel and vanilla.

Liquor

Averna Amaro Italian Liqueur
It's a delicious Italian liqueur. Presently produced using the exact same antique recipe of 1868, this full body and smooth taste is the principal ingredient for its immense success worldwide. Each of the most delicate herbalist phases in the bitters production are scrupulously checked natural ingredients. As an excellent digestive and an extremely pleasant liqueur for any occasion or moment of the day, it has became a success which his rapidly expanding globally. During the summer, serve it with a touch of ice and frozen, you may even decide to experiment, blending it with beverages such as tonic water or cola.