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Austin Tastings December 9

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24 12/11 Tastes Like Chicken Vodka Seersucker Gin 12/12 Still Austin Bourbon 12/13 Moravia Stella Artois Maker’s Mark Bourbon Cruzan Rum On The Rocks Knob Creek Old Fashion Tito’s Vodka J. Lohr Fonseca Bin La Fiole Du Pape Valduero Western Son Dripping Springs Heineken Susto Mezcal Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum Riunite Yellow Rose 12/14 Five Farms Bergmann Aviation Gin Ty Ku Sake Stella Artois Joto Green and Blue Sake 12/14 Austonian Whiskey Tia Maria Co... Read More

Austin Tastings December 2

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24 12/4 Tastes Like Chicken Vodka Seersucker Gin 12/6 Dos Equis Desert Door Texas Westland Cutwater Vodka Budweiser Susto Mezcal Goodnight Loving Vodka 12/7 Roxor Gin Wheatley Vodka Gin Mare 1792 Ridgemont Budweiser Susto Mezcal Bushmills Black Irish Whiskey ARBOR WALK – 10515 N Mopac 12/6 Western Son Vodka Laphroaig Susto Mezcal Goodnight Loving Vodka 12/7 Austonian Whsikey Susto Mezcal Bushmills Black Irish Whiskey Roxor Gin BASTROP – 739 Old ... Read More
Spiked Thanksgiving Dishes - Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods

Spiked Thanksgiving

Spec’sology Blog, Drink Recipes, Entertain, Holidays
Thanksgiving is coming up soon, and this year why not kick up the fun by infusing your holiday dishes with a little something extra! We talk a lot about food and wine pairings, but did you know that if it pairs well you can cook it right into the dish? We’re talking everything from bourbon to beer to biscuits and birds!We’ve put together some of our favorites to help you add a splash of palate pizzazz to your plate!Rosé Cranberry SauceIngredients1 ½ cups Rosé12 oz fresh cranberries2 cups ... Read More

Austin Tastings November 25

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

11/25
Suntory Haku Vodka and Gin
Scotto Family Chardonnay
11/26
Mozart Liqueur
Layer Cake Vineyard
The Plan Vineyard
Brown Sugar Bourbon
Ballotin Whiskey
Suntory Toki Whiskey
Inifinte Monkey Vineyard
11/27
Carpene Malvotl
Bariano Prosecco
Gran Centenario Tequila
Absolut Vodka
Bud Black Lager
Castelvecchi
B.R Cohn
Particular Vineyard
Ghost Hill Texas Bourbon
Waterloo No.9 Gin
Sixth Street Bourbon
Valdo
Devils River Bourbon
Bushmills Black Irish Whiskey
Cat... Read More

Specs-tacular Gift Baskets – The Art of Gifting Well

Spec’sology Blog, Entertain, Gifts, Holidays
The holidays can be a stressful time. Decorating the house, preparing for guests, hosting guests, feeding guests, and buying presents for everyone all while trying to embrace the holiday spirit can take a toll on even the cheeriest residents of Whoville. A great way to cut your gifting stress down (sorry, but we can’t do anything about your uncle-in-law clipping his toenails in the living room) is to shop Spec’s vast collection of gift baskets! And as an extra bonus, you can just simply call... Read More
Cigar & Spirit Pairings, Spec's Wines, Spirits & Finer foods

Easy Cigar & Spirit Pairings

Spec’sology Blog, Entertain, Pairings, Spirits
“Shall we retire to the study for cigars and brandy?” You’ve heard this before in a movie and they always make it sound so relaxing, but what happens if you have no idea what you’re doing when it comes to pairing a cigar with a fine spirit? Well, you either get it wrong and everyone notices, or you get it right and everyone notices. Either way, people are going to find out whether you know what you’re doing or not and, depending on the company, judge you accordingly.  So, instead ... Read More

Austin Tastings November 18

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

11/18
Luc Belaire
11/19
Riunite
11/20
Riunite
Rodney Strong
Tastes Like Chicken Vodka
Seersucker Gin
11/21
Smirnoff
Ardbeg
Cat Tequila
Hochstadters
Pommery Brut
Clicquot
11/22
Baileys Cream
Moravia
Sixth Street Bourbon
Russian Standard Vodka
Smithworks Vodka
Dulce Vida Tequila
Desert Door Texas Sotol
Riunite
Brown Sugar Bourbon
Red Eye Rye
Laphroaig
Susto Mezcal
Mionetto
New Holland Dragons
Western Son Vodka
Crown Royal
11/23
Josh Cellars
Seagrams
Cat Teq... Read More

Lubbock Tastings November 18

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Taste some good stuff this month and HOP by the Lubbock store for our in-store samplings.

6816 Slide Road

11/19
Luc Belaire
11/22
Western Son Vodka
Cutwater
Rebecca Creek
Enchanted Rock Vodka
Brown Sugar Bourbon
Makers Mark Bourbon
Josh Cellars
11/23
Yellow
Red Eye Rye
Russian Standard Vodka
Makers Mark Bourbon
Titos Texas Vodka
Lone Elm Small Batch Whiskey
Chocovine
Sonoroso

Austin Tastings November 11

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BRODIE LANE – 4970 W Hwy 29012/24

11/13
Tastes Like Chicken Vodka
Seersucker Gin
Ketel One Vodka
11/14
Belvedere Vodka
BURGKOPF
11/15
Moravia
New Holland
Dripping Springs
DOS EQUIS LAGER
Esperanto Tequila
Perfectmundo Tequila
Stellekay
Banner Vodka & Whiskey
Jelinek
Red Eye Rye
Number Juan Tequila
Susto Mezcal
Blue Chair Spiced Rum
Maker’s Mark Bourbon
Balcones
Branson
11/16
Smirnoff Vodka
Kinahan’s
Soley Coco
Andre
Mionetto
Austonian Whiskey & Bourbon
Yellow Rose
Somr... Read More