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Cocktail of The Month: Cranberry Moscow Mule

The holidays are ALMOST here and we’re prepping for endless parties, gift giving, special dinners and cocktail parties. Our team at Mystic Wine Shoppe is excited to share our November Cocktail of The Month, Cranberry Moscow Mule. It could just be a big hit at one of your Holiday Events!

Not only is this cocktail SUPER easy to make, it’s festive and delicious. You can make it your own by adding different garnishes and ingredients. We used fresh rosemary and frozen cranberries to create a colorful cocktail. Need some ideas, click here

Ingredients:

Triple Eight Cranberry Vodka (find it at Mystic Wine Shoppe)
Ginger Beer (we used Reed’s Organic Ginger Beer)
Lime(s)
Garnishes – we choose frozen cranberries and fresh rosemary

To make:

Mix together one shot of vodka and 6 ounces of ginger beer
Squeeze lime into drink – we used 2 wedges for each drink
Add ice and garnishes
NOTE: Moscow Mules taste best in copper mugs!!!

We hope you enjoyed this recipe. Please stop into Mystic Wine Shoppe soon and let our team help you find a great bottle of wine, new craft beer or a delicious liquor. Or join us for one of our FREE tastings.

Happy mixing,

Mystic Wine Shoppe team

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November 6, 2017/by Eric Faiola

Events

Grand Wine Tasting Recap

This past weekend we held our first Grand Wine Tasting event. The event featured five of our wonderful wine reps who sampled 25 wines for over 2 hours! It was a huge success! We saw a lot of new faces, with some guests coming as far as the south shore. Our entire team cannot thank everyone enough for joining us… we had a blast!

Check out our photos below and join us for our next wine tasting at Mystic Wine Shoppe this Saturday. Can’t make it… we host a beer and wine tasting every weekend, so stop by sometime this fall and sample some great wines and brews with us.

Grand Wine Tasting | Saturday, October 14th

Thanks again to everyone who joined us! We look forward to seeing you soon!

The Mystic Wine Shoppe Team

October 16, 2017/by Eric Faiola

Events, Wine

Hugh Hamilton Fall Wine Tasting

We’re always so thankful (and excited) when Hugh Hamilton personally comes to Mystic Wine Shoppe (from Australia) to host a wine tasting. This weekend was no exception, and we had a great turn out for our Saturday tasting with Hugh. We encourage you to visit the Hugh Hamilton Wines website to learn more about their delicious wines, which can only be found at Mystic Wine Shoppe (out of the US)… How lucky are we?!

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Hugh Hamilton Tasting

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September 25, 2017/by Eric Faiola

Monthly Cocktail

Our “Go Patriots” Custom Cocktail

Who’s ready for football season to begin?! We’re celebrating the Pats opening week with our custom “Go Patriots” cocktail. It’s our custom cocktail of the month and we’re pretty excited for this easy-to-make and extremely tasty (and colorful) cocktail. Ready to make your own? Follow our instructions below and head into Mystic Wine Shoppe for your liquor needs.

Ingredients: We did two variations for this cocktail so you can make both or just one… its your choice!

Triple Eight Cranberry Vodka and/or Triple Eight Blueberry Vodka
Soda Water (we used regular soda water but flavored soda water would be delicious as well)
Frozen cranberries and blueberries (we found a bag at Whole Foods)
Patriots cups or attire and a winning attitude!

Lets get mixing:

Step 1: Pour about a shot of Triple Eight Cranberry Vodka and/or Triple Eight Blueberry Vodka into a cup ice (both vodka flavors have beautiful coloring and smell divine)

Step 2: Add soda water of choice

Step 3: Add frozen berries

Step 4: Get ready to cheer on the Pats (check out their schedule here)

Remember… have fun with it! We added frozen berries to the drink as well as using festive drink flags. (Click here to learn how to make your own)

We hope you enjoy this delicious custom cocktail! Enjoy the Patriots season and please stop into Mystic Wine Shoppe for all your beer, wine and liquor needs. We have a large variety of everything and can usually get something (if we don’t have it) at your request.

Thanks for reading along 🙂 Cheers

Mystic Wine Shoppe

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August 31, 2017/by Eric Faiola

Spirits

Champagne Vs. Processo

champagne collage Prosecco and champagne are the two sparkling wines most commonly associated with celebrations! They are both similar and different in several important areas. To help you understand the difference between the two we’re breaking down each one below –

Prosecco
- Come from the Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, is made from the Glera(Prosecco) grape with up to 15% other white grapes allowed.
- It is available in three different styles, spumante(sparkling), frizzante(semi-sparkling) and tranquillo(still wine).
- It is produced using the Charmat or bulk method where the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in large steel tanks.
- Prosecco typically has a lighter mouthfeel and more subtle flavors than champagne.

Champagne
- Comes from the Champagne region of France although many fine sparkling wines from other countries borrow the name.
- Champagne uses three main grapes which can be blended in combination or produced singly. The grapes are Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
- The types include Blanc de Blanc, Blanc de Noir and Rose and several other less common types. Several different styles ranging from bone dry “brut” to slightly sweet “Demi Sec” are produced.
- The secondary fermentation occurs in the individual bottles requiring more time and attention than Prosecco’s bulk method.
- Flavors are usually more pronounced than those of Prosecco.

We hope this helps you understand the difference between Prosecco and Champagne. We love each one and think either one would have worked well for viewing the recent eclipse. Stock up now for the next solar eclipse due in 2024!

Mystic Wine Shoppe

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August 22, 2017/by Eric Faiola

Wine

Hugh Hamilton Wine Tasting

This past weekend famed winemaker Hugh Hamilton led a delicious wine tasting with his wife, Pam, at Mystic Wine Shoppe. The Hamilton family has been beyond kind with us; sharing their time, passion and wines with us and our customers over the years. We continue to be grateful for their friendship and look forward to working with them in the future. Hugh Hamilton Wines will ALWAYS have a spot at Mystic Wine Shoppe!

Check out our gallery of photos below.

Remember – you can join us every Saturday for wine tastings and every Friday for beer tastings.

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January 16, 2017/by Eric Faiola

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