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www.cheersonline.com 11 October 2015 • Imported by Riviera Imports Manhasset, NY, USA www.trespapalotemezcal.com Cheech Marin TRES PAPALOTE MEZCAL COMING SOON Now it's your turn – Discover the spirit of a new era 100% handcrafted, infusing a rich, smooth, lightly smoky flavor with elegant herbal and citrus notes. Serpent's Bite Apple Cider Flavored Whisky is a balance of sweet, crisp apple cider flavors with smooth whisky characteristics, the company says. It has notes of Red Delicious apples and undertones of ripe pear and spices. Serpent's Bite is 35% ABV, and is available at a suggested retail price of $1.89 for a 50-ml. bottle, $15.99 for a 750-ml. bottle and $18.99 for a 1-liter bottle. Wild Turkey has announced the re- lease of Wild Turkey Master's Keep. Barreled at 107 proof, the whiskey was 89 proof when dumped and 86.8 proof when bottled—a result of the time these particular barrels spent aging in stone warehouses. This whiskey is available nationally in small quantities, at a suggested retail price of $150 for a 750-ml. bottle Cape Classics has expanded its footprint in Burgundy with the addition of two new labels: Maison Matisco and Domaine Vrignaud. Vrignaud is a traditional chardonnay from the north in Chablis, and Matisco is the mascot for wines from the southernmost tip in Mâcon. The Maison Matisco includes the 2013 Mâcon-Villages, at a suggested retail price of $19.99; 2013 Saint-Véran ($29.99); and 2013 Saint-Véran Sur la Carrière ($49.99). The Domaine Vrignaud line includes the 2014 Chablis ($24.99); 2014 Les Champréaux ($31.99); and 2012 Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume Vielles Vignes ($49.99). The Jack Daniel Distillery has released the brand's first-ever barrel strength offering within the Single Barrel Collection, Jack Daniel's Single Barrel Barrel Proof. Ranging in proof from 125 to 140, Barrel Proof is crafted using cave spring water from Jack Daniel's Hollow, proprietary yeast and a charcoal-mellowing process, and aged in charred white American oak barrels. Barrel Proof has a suggested retail price is $65 per 750-ml. bottle.