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Around the World in Ten Iconic Cocktails

Around the World in Ten Iconic Cocktails
In the middle of a freezing Northeast winter, thoughts of paradise beckon. Imagine a fruit-filled drink in hand as you sway in a hammock, as the ocean waves quietly crash next to you. In the early 1930s an enterprising young...

Booze & Bubbles: Meet the Men & Women Behind the Marques!

Booze & Bubbles: Meet the Men & Women Behind the Marques!
Skurnik’s Spirits Selections continues to grow in breadth and reputation. This past October, Spirits took the lead in a tasting appropriately titled, “Booze & Bubbles.” Customers had the opportunity to meet the men & women behind the marques, and now...

Our Agave Portfolio is in Full Bloom!

Our Agave Portfolio is in Full Bloom!
From Chihuahua to Jalisco, from Michoacan and south to Oaxaca, the team here at Skurnik has always held a special love for Mexico and the spirits she grants us. Well, the New Year brings new possibilities, and for 2019 perhaps...

Spirited Resolutions for 2019

Spirited Resolutions for 2019
Perhaps it’s a cliché, but as December edges towards the precipice of a new year, it’s seems only natural to reflect on the last 12 months and to take stock: stock of personal achievements or moments spent in celebration, the...

A World of Wool & Whisky

A World of Wool & Whisky
It takes a two-hour ferry ride aboard the Caledonian MacBraybe to travel from the rocky islet of Kennacraig to Port Askaig, located on the northeastern shore of Islay. This world-renowned, whisky-producing island is situated off of mainland Scotland to the...

Brandy is the Bedrock: A Q&A with Charles Neal

Brandy is the Bedrock: A Q&A with Charles Neal
“Believe it or not, we’ve known Charles ever since he was the buyer for a small retail store in Huntington, Long Island…!! We became friends back then, so when he created a small portfolio of Armagnac producers in the late...

Spirits of Another Kind

Spirits of Another Kind
It’s a crisp, fall afternoon. The sun is shining and the air seems full of vigor. It suddenly strikes you as the perfect day for a picnic in the park. It may not, however, have occurred to you to enjoy...

Booze & Bubbles: A Skurnik Wines Tasting

Booze & Bubbles: A Skurnik Wines Tasting
Thank you to all that could join our Booze & Bubbles Tasting, our fall tasting where spirits are now a headlining act! Craft Spirits has remained our largest growth category for seven years running! We’ve been adding suppliers at a...