{"product_id":"flaviarawards2021-15328","title":"FlaviarAwards2021","description":"\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;2020 was… something.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;But if this bizzaro year did anything right, it was this: it reacquainted us with \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;the magic of building a formidable home bar.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; One that could withstand the trials of building out a sweatpants-based wardrobe, ordering too much take out and telling your co-worker Rob to turn off his Zoom mute button for the billionth time.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Out of the countless boozy options you had at your quarantined fingertips this year, five bottles rose to\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; the top of the Flaviar ranks.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; This box celebrates these spirited soldiers, each one given a rousing seal of approval from our members and staff.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;As we kick 2020’s arse firmly out the door, let’s raise our glasses to these Spirits’ boozy honor. After all, not all heroes wear capes — some prefer a bottle. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Onto the winners!\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;What exactly does it take to be a\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; Flaviar Awards winner?\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Aside from impeccable taste in ingredients, distillation methods and clubs for Spirit lovers (ahem)…\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This crowning achievement in the Spirits world \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;all comes down to you.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Yes, you.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Since 2012, we’ve turned to our \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Flaviar community’s ratings and reviews \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;to select the top five sips worthy of the award. To round out the data, we also look at sales numbers, wishlist information and our staff’s informed opinions (it takes a lot of drams to get there, but don’t worry — we’re up to the task).\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Members of this esteemed group run the liquor gamut — from spicy Rum to smokey Scotch… and everything in between. But they all have one thing in common: they’ve received the seal of approval from \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;the largest spirited community in the world.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;This year’s picks are no exception. So without further ado, let’s meet the\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; 2021 Flaviar Awards\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; graduating class:\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;Westward Single MaltUncle Nearest 1856 Premium Aged WhiskeyMount Gay XOHercules MulliganBruichladdich Scottish Barley The Classic Laddie Whisky\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;That’s a hell of a list, right there. The line up includes two U.S. underdogs (category-wise), a Rum for everyone, a weird but beloved halfling, and a peaty punch for your palate! Now, it’s time to send off 2020 and look ahead to a brighter, boozier future. We hope this box will inspire you and light the way.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Cheers, Sláinte, Santé, Prost and L’Chaim!\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;u\u0026gt;Smartass Corner:\u0026lt;\/u\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;1) There are over \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;15,000 different Spirits \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;on the market, 99% of which are unreachable to most people as most bars and liquor stores carry 10-50 bottles on average. We here at Flaviar believe in \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;disrupting the heck out of that notion\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; by putting bottles from all around the world right at your fingertips.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;2) This year, we’re lucky to count over \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;600,000 Flavaristas\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; amongst our ranks, with over 2,000,000 Spirit samples delivered and 20,000 bottle tasting notes to date.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;3) \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Hercules Mulligan Rum \u0026amp; Rye\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt; is as complex and layered as its namesake, a tailor-spy who plied British soldiers with booze to get their tactical secrets. The bottle marries American Rye Whiskey with aged Caribbean Rum before being macerated with fresh organic ginger.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;4) The man who actually trained Jack Daniels (yes, that Jack Daniels) to be the future Whiskey behemoth, was a preacher’s slave, Nathan Green, a.k.a. \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Uncle Nearest \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;—\u0026lt;em\u0026gt; the first African American distiller in the world.\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;5) Mount Gay got its start from very “sober” beginnings. Literally. The story of Mount Gay Rum begins on the Caribbean island of Barbados in \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;1703\u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;, when John Sober inherited a distillery and invited \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;Sir John Gay \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;to help manage it.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;6) While we haven’t mastered the whole turning water into Wine thing, we’ve come a long way in \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;making Beer into Whiskey. \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;In fact, Westward American Single Malt Whiskey starts its journey as an \u0026lt;em\u0026gt;American Pale Ale \u0026lt;\/em\u0026gt;that goes through slow fermentation and double distillation, turning this brew-y caterpillar into a beautiful Whiskey butterfly.\u0026lt;\/p\u0026gt;\u0026lt;p\u0026gt;7) Bruichladdich is darned hard to say correctly. The trouble is that the “-ick” in Scot’s Gaelic is sometimes pronounced with a hard “k” and other times remains silent. And in “Bruichladdich” there’s one of each. 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