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We carry over 125 different Bourbons, making our selection one of the best in the region. With over 85 different rums in stock, our selection is considered World class and our single malt Scotch has been called the best in the entire state! At last count, our selection included 185 different single malt/single barrel Scotches. Bay Ridge is also the retail home of The Jolly Beggars Scotch Society.

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In addition to being The Capital's Readers' Choice Award recipient as Annapolis' Best Liquor Store for 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011, we are also a 2006 National Adult Beverage Retailer of the Year.

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The vodka that tastes like Old Bay is here, and just in time for crab season
Posted by Fritz Hahn on March 27, 2013 at 2:11 pm

On Monday – which was Maryland Day, for those of you not from the Old Line State – Philadelphia Distillers officially launched its new vodka, the Bay, which is flavored with “traditional Chesapeake seasoning,” an apparent relative of Old Bay. As a Maryland native, I was intrigued but a little skeptical when I first heard about this. I’ll put Old Bay on many things, including a bloody mary, but I’m not sure I’d want to drink a glass of it. And as someone who writes about cocktails, I’m immediately wary of flavored vodka.

The Bay vodka works well in oyster shooters. (Fritz Hahn/The Post)
I got to try the Bay at Hank’s on the Hill last night, and came away impressed, and while it was inspired by Old Bay seasoning, it’s definitely not a clone. The flavor is much lighter. Served neat, it has a nose of celery salt and black pepper. The taste is dominated by red and black pepper, allspice and a bit of cardamom, with a wave of salt in the finish.

That brininess might be the most useful thing about the Bay for mixologists. At a friend’s suggestion, we tried it in a Salty Dog (vodka and grapefruit juice with a margarita-style salted rim). We didn’t need the salt at all, and the mild spicy flavor of the vodka played well with the sharpness of the grapefruit.

The mild spiciness is a point worth reiterating: The Bay’s flavor is not going to dominate and heat your cocktail the way that a horseradish-infused vodka might. It’s more subtle than that. Hank’s bartender Gina Chersevani has been experimenting with new cocktails, and her most intriguing effort is a shooter that combines the Bay with sherry vinegar and citrus, playing up the vodka’s salt-and-pepper flavors.

I have to admit I’m looking forward to trying the Bay in a bloody mary — probably with George’s, a spicy mix from the Eastern Shore. The Bay is on its way to local bars, and should hit stores in Maryland and D.C. in early April, just in time for the start of crab season. (Virginia, you may share the coastline of the Chesapeake Bay, but there’s no firm date for when you’ll get this vodka.)

Buccia di Limone Limoncello

Buccia di Limone comes from carefully selected lemons grown on the beautiful hillside terraces of the Amalfi Coast, where the best lemons are grown in the world. The intensely fragrant peels are steeped in the finest Italian spirit and sugar crafting a Limoncello with fresh and pure flavors that are uniquely Italian.

Spud Ginger Lemongrass Vodka

Spud Ginger Lemongrass is a round and creamy potato vodka. All Spud Vodkas are gluten free and are made with five times distilled potato vodka for an incredible taste experience. Spud has focused on creating a new, interesting flavor frontier for vodkas with the introduction Ginger Lemongrass. Nose: A rich nose of full citrus, floral, and ginger with hints of chamomile and aromatic notes of lemon grass. Palate: Complex on the palate with round lemon grass citrus notes and perfect ginger.

Templeton Small Batch Rye

When Prohibition outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in 1920, many enterprising residents of a small town in Iowa chose to become outlaws – producing a high caliber and much sought-after whiskey known as Templeton Rye, or "The Good Stuff" to those in the know. Based on the original Prohibition era recipe and aged in charred new oak barrels, Templeton Rye provides a smooth finish and a clean getaway.

Leblon Cachaca

The distillery is dubbed Maison Leblon, and co-founder Gilles Merlet serves as master distiller. Merlet approaches the distillation of Leblon Cachaça as if it were a fine wine. The cane is hand-harvested from a nearby field and delivered to the Maison in less than three hours for pressing. The juice is fermented for 15 hours before being transferred into the Alambique copper pot stills for single-batch distillation. The distillate is then rested up to 6 months in Vintage XO Cognac Casks from France.[8] The various batches are then master blended, and the final batch is triple-filtered and bottled in glass.[1] Since Leblon Cachaça is distilled in Alambique copper pot stills in smaller batches and not in faster, cheaper column stills, it is classified as an artisinal cachaça.

Espolon Reposado Tequila

Bold, round palate: medium to full bodied with rich roasted agave, sweet tropical fruit, vanilla and brown spices; long spicy finish.