Maison Artonic 'Aperitif Au Melon De Cavaillon' Melonade Spain

Maison Artonic 'Aperitif Au Melon De Cavaillon' Melonade SpainA great melon liqueur from the Rhne Valley in France; made from the Cavaillon melon, which bears resemblance to cantaloupe, but with a deeply aromatic flesh that is sweet and mildly acidic. The juice of these melons is blended with lemon juice and sweetened with cane sugar before bottling, making for a great aperitif. Not too sweet, not too boozy. No fake flavors. Great in a gin & soda for an extra kick.

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Del Maguey's mezcal 'Vida' is a single-village

Should please the 'normal' wine drinkers in your life if they're open to a medium-weight red

as well as barreling and bottling the whiskey on site

reflecting off of long

as they mill locally sourced grains in-house

planted on sand

Catalonia's most famous winemaking region

with a softer

"smooth" red wine from the region: it's floral

the rest is bottle age

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