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RANSOM GIN
Ransom distills their spirits in a hand-hammered, direct-fired French alembic pot still, making all of the selective cuts by
taste and smell, without the use of computers or robots. This labor intensive, traditional method of distillation retains
greater aromatic intensity and body from the raw materials they select with such great care. They mash and ferment their
base wort on site weekly in small batches, sourcing local and organic grains where possible and incorporating barley
grown on their own farm. Their gins include the finest natural botanicals, many of which are organically grown in
Oregon. GIN

Ransom Gin, McMinnville, Oregon integratedbev.com
(also see Whisk(e)y and Vermouth)
Ransom Dry Gin $22.99
Ransom Old Tom Gin $28.99
Ransom Old Tom Gin The Geezer $40.00

DAKABEND RUM
High in the rugged Sierra Norte of northern Oaxaca state, in the tiny pueblo of San Cristóbal Lachiroag, brothers Edgar
and Elisandro Gonzales, the maestros behind Mezcal Tosba, have created a beautiful rhum agricole from local high
mountain sugar cane. Produced using traditional hand methods developed for mezcal, DAKABEND is wonderfully lively,
tasty, and smooth; using fresh juice means none of the heaviness or alcoholic harshness (usually disguised by adding a lot
of sugar) of the rums you may be used to. This is a superb artisanal distilled spirit. RUM

Dakabend Rum, Oaxaca craftdistillers.com
Dakabend Rum 1L (6pk) $29.99

TEQUILA PROXIMUS
The brainchild of Denver locals, Carlos Gonzales and restaurant owner, Aaron Forman, Proximus is made with only
Highland agaves that are cooked with water steam only at 100 degrees Celsius at 1 kilogram of pressure. Once the
starches from the agave are converted into sugars the cooked agaves are pressed to extract its sweet juices. Each batch of
Proximus is fermented using natural yeast from the citrus trees surrounding the fermentation tanks. The distillation is
done in all-stainless steel alambiques where the heads & the tails are cut and the heart carefully separated. The finished
product is an all-natural Silver tequila with nothing added to it, just pure agave spirit. AGA

Proximus Tequila, Jalisco tequilaproximus.com VE
Proximus Tequila (6pk) $27.99
Proximus Paloma Cans 6.8oz (24pk) $2.99
♦ Refreshing and bubbly with a hint of grapefruit.
♦ All natural, no preservatives: Real Agave, Real Lime, Real Grapefruit, 100% Agave Tequila
♦ 14% ALC BY VOL. Will knock you on your ass.

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