Valdespino Quina Aperitivo Jerezano EARHARDT fresh and delicious

fresh and delicious

and Aux Ormes

floral pear notes provide a soft entrance into a whiskey that is adorned with hints of spice and arid citrus derived from the Amaro casks (and also the toasty bourbon itself)

supple style with the gravelly Graves signature

Valdespino Quina Aperitivo Jerezano EARHARDT fresh and deliciousBefore quinine ended up in tonic water, it went into wine. Quina is that older tradition: a Jerez wine base, fortified and steeped with cinchona bark and a cast of botanicals until it turns bittersweet and pleasantly medicinal. Valdespino's version comes from one of the oldest houses in Jerez and it tastes like it, with real sherry character underneath the bitterness, all dried fruit and nutty depth, and a quinine edge that snaps the whole thing back