September 7th Weekly Selections

Wine of the Week
Leaping Horse Chardonnay 2007
This light-bodied Chardonnay is refreshingly simple and easy to drink. Lovely tropical fruit aromas combined with apple and pear flavors make this wine really likable. It’s dry and crisp with the slightest hint of vanilla oak on the finish.

Beer of the Week
Samuel Adams Octoberfest
The first thing you notice when pouring a glass of this seasonal beer is the color. Samuel Adams® Octoberfest has a rich, deep golden amber hue which itself is reflective of the season. Samuel Adams® Octoberfest is a malt lover's dream, masterfully blending together five roasts of barley to create a delicious harmony of sweet flavors including caramel and toffee. The beer is kept from being overly sweet by the elegant bitterness imparted by the German Noble hops. Samuel Adams® Octoberfest provides a wonderful transition from the lighter beers of summer to the winter's heartier brews.

Spirit of the Week
George Dickel Cascade Hollow Whiskey
Nose: Corn and vanilla with a hint of spice. Very young whiskey with some older whiskey married.
Taste: Corn and vanilla with some pepper spice and wood and charcoal smoke. There is a little bite from a young whiskey but I suspect that there is more than half of this whiskey that is 5 or more years of age.
Finish: Surprisingly long and sweet. Some caramel and vanilla with a hint of wood.
Overall: This is not a bad dram of whiskey neat. It was probably designed to mix with coke or some other mixer, but it can be drank neat. I would not recommend it with water or over ice because then it would get thin and weak.

Cocktail of the Week
DICKEL TODDY
1 t fine grain sugar
2 cloves
Slice of lemon
Piece of cinnamon stick
1 1/2 ounces George Dickel Tennessee Whisky No. 12
Combine all in an Old Fashioned glass or mug. Add 1-2 ounces or more boiling water. Stir. Caution, boiling water tends to be very, very hot.