![]() After aging for over a year, our Añejo emerges with a rich. I’ve had the opportunity to drink four of those varieties-the aforementioned Tequila Lime Margarita, Lime Tequila Soda, Grapefruit Tequila Paloma, and Whiskey Mule-three of which I’d highly recommend and one which I’d probably advise you to skip. The spirit is then rested in Cutwater whiskey barrels that we ship to Jalisco from our San Diego distillery. In an effort to cut down unnecessary grocery store trips and not clutter my limited pantry space with mixers, I’m grateful I discovered Cutwater Spirits, a San Diego company that produces a variety of highly crushable ready-to-drink canned cocktails.Ĭutwater lists 18 canned cocktail varieties on its website, specializing in tequila, vodka, rum, whiskey, and gin drinks. It’s not overly sugary and keeps it in line with the smooth-drinkingalbeit more alcoholic Margarita. And while the outside world has irrevocably changed to slow the spread of a global pandemic, one thing has remained the same: my town considers liquor stores to be an “essential” business.Īnd, yes, while I'm currently working on writing my generation's King Lear and keeping my endorphins flowing with daily workouts, I’ve taken to enjoying a cocktail (or three) every few nights to lightly assuage the perpetual, slow-rolling sense of dread that’s taken up residence in the pit of my stomach. Cutwater uses house-made grapefruit soda in their Paloma, and that makes a difference. These past few weeks of social distancing and self-quarantine have been taxing, to say the least. Oscar Wilde once wrote that “work is the curse of the drinking classes,” and as I take an extended swig of Cutwater Spirits’ Tequila Lime Margarita at my makeshift work-from-home office (read: my kitchen table covered in puzzle pieces), I can’t help but agree.
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