New from Small Hand Foods!

Small Hand Foods
San Francisco, California

 Small Hand Foods, the first craft cocktail syrup company, was created in 2008 by Jennifer Colliau. While tending bar at The Slanted Door in San Francisco, she wanted to make a traditional Mai Tai with Orgeat made from real almonds, the way it was done before Prohibition. After months of development, she had a delicious Orgeat recipe that was the closest possible to how it was made in the 1800s. She added Gum Syrup, Pineapple Gum, Raspberry Gum and Grenadine shortly afterward and began offering these syrups to bars and restaurants nationwide. Small Hand Foods syrups are cooked the way cocktail syrups were made in the 1800s: no high-fructose corn syrup, preservatives, or anything artificial. 

Tonic Syrup

Tonic Syrup, historically called quinquina or calisaya, contains quinine from the cinchona tree traditionally  used to ward off malaria. Finely cut bark and other spices simmered in organic cane syrup yield earthy flavor and an amber color.

Pineapple Gum Syrup

A pineapple-infused gum syrup made by pressing fresh fruit and blending it with gum syrup, resulting in a golden amber syrup with high viscosity, bright acidity and exceptionally rich mouthfeel. Pineapple Gum Syrup is a key ingredient in the San Francisco classic cocktail Pisco Punch, as well as fixes and cobblers of all kinds.

Raspberry Gum Syrup

Called for in many early cocktail recipes, raspberry gum syrup is often substituted for grenadine due to its intense berry color. Its flavor, however, is distinctly bushberry, candied and less tannic than grenadine. Try a Jack Rose with both; you’ll be surprised at the difference. Incorporating organic raspberries into gum syrup yields a bright yet unctuous liquid with concentrated berry flavor and mouth-coating viscosity. Try it in a Clover Club or Maiden’s Blush, or use it to sweeten your favorite fizz.

The Real McCoy Rum

The Real McCoy
St. Philip, Barbados

The Real McCoy® Rum is based on the story of Bill McCoy, the pioneer rum runner of the Prohibition era. In January of 1920, McCoy was the first to fill a boat with alcohol in the Caribbean, sail it up to New York City, and legally act as a floating liquor store three miles off shore. McCoy was careful to always stay outside the three mile limit, which was international waters in the early days of U.S. Prohibition. (Clever, right?)

McCoy made a name for himself because he never adulterated the alcohol. While copy-cat rum runners would dilute their alcohol with wicked chemicals like turpentine, wood alcohol and prune juice, McCoy never did. The sullied products were nicknamed "Booze," "Hooch" and "Rot Gut," while McCoy’s quality spirits became known throughout speakeasies and worldwide as "The Real McCoy."

Our multi-award winning collection of rum is produced in honor of McCoy using his Prohibition Tradition®. The rum is completely unadulterated - there are no added sweeteners, flavors, perfumes or chemical stabilizers - and we use only the finest molasses and pure Barbados spring water. The rum is small batch distilled in a rare artisan combination of copper pot & column stills, then authentically tropically aged in heavy char American Oak bourbon barrels for a full 3, 5 or 12 years.

The Real McCoy
3 Years Aged Rum
34% abv

Buttery caramel, hints coconut, toasted caramel & marzipan.

The Real McCoy
5 Years Aged Rum
34% abv

Caramel, toasted almond, buttery cinnamon, bourbon-aged oak.

The Real McCoy
12 Years Aged Rum
34% abv

Caramel, complex wood & spice notes, orange zest, tobacco hint.

New spirits from Veritable Distillery!

Veritable Distillery
Stonington, Connecticut

Veritable Distillery produces authentic premium spirits using only traditional methods and natural ingredients.

Our spirits are produced with raw materials that existed or were commonly traded in New England as far back as the 18th century, the results are as close as possible to how spirits tasted in America 300 years ago.

We promote transparency by pioneering the voluntary disclosure of ingredients & serving facts on our bottle labels.

Veritable Distillery
Limoncello
30% abv

In the old-world tradition, our Limoncello has a five week maceration period with fresh de-pithed (removing the bitter white rind) lemon peels. 

Aroma: Bright lemon zest with a hint of fresh sage.

Palate: Velvety candied lemon with a touch of cool mint, balanced with a warm baking spice finish.

Veritable Distillery
Ship's Bell Bourbon
43% abv

Ship's Bell bourbon is a blend of authentic bourbon whiskey produced in connection with our friends at Bardstown Distillery in Kentucky.

Mash Bill: 21% Rye, 75% Corn, 4% Malted Barley.

Aged in Kentucky for 3 years in new American white oak casks (Quercus Alba).

Blended with "The Veritable” American Single Malt Whiskey (100% malted barley) aged in Connecticut for 3 years in ex-bourbon barrels from Bardstown Distillery (Quercus Alba).

Aroma: buttery vanilla with notes of sweet autumn oak.

Palate: baking spice and caramel with a warm, lingering finish.

Veritable Distillery
Southwick's Gin
46% abv

Our gin is produced via fractional distillation, wherein we distill Juniper on its own after a maceration period, then our “Base Note” maceration (licorice and rhubarb roots), and our “Top Note” vapor infusion (grapefruit, pink peppercorn and nutmeg) in three separate distillations. These “fractions” are then blended to create the perfect balance.

Aroma: Vibrant juniper with hints of citrusy pine, vanilla bean & nutmeg.

Palate: Toasted grapefruit peel, clove and light spice with a warm, peppery lingering finish.

Veritable Distillery
Coffee Liqueur
30% abv

Produced in small batches using locally espresso-roasted coffee combined with aged rum and infused with warm spices for rich, velvety results.
Designed to be poured neat as a digestif or mixed in your favorite espresso martini, our liqueur is also the perfect secret ingredient to add to cocktails for a little je-ne-sais-quoi.

Aroma: German chocolate cake and orange zest with a hint of mint Madeleine cookie.

Palate: Roasted cacao, molasses, hint of pipe tobacco and honeyed lemon pound cake.