Awesome Liquors

The Italian distillers of our favorite almond liqueur introduce Disaronno Velvet, an incredibly smooth cream dessert liqueur with the sweet aroma of almonds and nuances of chocolate and vanilla. The velvety drink is ideally served over ice or to add an elegant touch to cream cocktails like the Disaronno Velvet Batida.

Enhance the taste of your favorite spirits and wines with this craft cocktail infuser. Simply fill with fruits, veggies, candies, or spices, and attach it securely to your bottled beverage. Flip it over to fill with liquid, and let the ingredients infuse over time before pouring. Flavors start to meld in as little as five minutes.

The Dominican Republic has a passion for passion fruit. So do the Florida spirits connoisseurs who created Chinola, a deliciously sweet ‘n’ tangy, all-natural liqueur with the juice of six passion fruits in each bottle. It’s lovely to sip on its own and plays well with others, like rum, vodka, tequila, and bubbly.

Make liquor bottles extra special with Tadayasu’s fancy bottle toppers. The Samurai Bottle Helmet comes in designs based on the actual helmets worn by some of the country’s most famous feudal warlords.

While we’ve yet to taste Mucha Liga’s series of tequilas, this is one time when we’re willing to try a spirit strictly on the basis of its awesome packaging. Each bottle features a polygonal sculpt of a luchador mask. Bravo is a blanco, Canibal is a reposado, and Invicto is an añejo.

Spice up your evening with Patrón’s latest tequila liqueur. XO Cafe Incendio is flavored with chocolate and spicy arbol chile peppers. Makes for the world’s most awesome cup of coffee or hot cocoa, but also tastes great all by itself.

We’re with the Drinkhacker: the versatile French St. Germain spirit can elevate a wealth of cocktails with its sweet/uncloying lychee character, balanced with lavender, summer herbs, and lemon finish.

Although it’s gaudy externally, this Ciaika coffee table is pretty sweet internally: it’ll store wine bottles, barware, and up to 378 DVDs; it also includes four side doors with hidden spaces.

Their first new cognac in 48 years, Hennessy Black is designed to be a more versatile drink with lighter and fresher floral scents balanced with hints of citrus, honey and grape.

Made from aged brandy in the smallest growing region in Cognac, L’Or de Jean Martell is a blend of eau-de-vie partially dating to 1830; only 120 bottles will be available in the US.