H&F Bottle Shop

Jack Rudy Small Batch Tonic

Instructions for a Gin & (Rudy) tonic grace the side of the bottle.

Ransom Old Tom Gin

This old tom gin is more than just a pretty bottle.  It’s barrel aged and flavored with juniper berries, orange & lemon peel, coriander, [...]

Santa's Private Reserve Ale -- Rogue Ales

What are you putting out for Santa tonight?

We’re enjoying Santa’s Private Reserve Red Ale.  This double hopped red has plenty of toasty malt.  It’s rich with a deep bitter caramel flavor.  And, finishes with a spicy bite from the evergreen.  That hoppy spruce finish makes your tongue tingle with [...]

Boyd & Blair

Smooth, creamy, and clean with a perfect dose of sweetness to help it go down like clear liquid magic, this is dangerously good potato vodka.  As you take a sip, you inhale a whisper of caramel sweetness that’s just barely there.

Without a doubt, this is the best vodka we’ve [...]

Innis & Gunn

Innis & Gunn Oak Aged Beer

The depth and complexity of oak is mellowed by the sweet vanilla, burnt sugar and hints of rum.

We both loved it.  But, there’s more than a touch of sweetness to this beer.

Innis & Gunn

Toco Giant
2941-A North Druid Hills [...]

Bitters & Mixers -- Toco Giant

Amargo Chuncho

One of the mandatory ingredients in a Pisco Sour.

Pisco Sour
serves 2

4 ounces Peruvian Pisco
1-2 ounces simple syrup
2 ounce lemon or lime juice
1 egg white
dash of chuncho bitters

Combine all in a bar shaker with ice and shake vigourously.  Strain and pour into two [...]

Antica Formula

Carpano “Antica Formula” Vermouth

Straight, on the rocks or in a perfect Manhattan… it all works.

Toco Giant
(or Toco Hills Giant Wines)
2941 North Druid Hills Road NE
Decatur, GA 30329
404 320 1904

Absinthe Tasting… next up

St George

St George — Absinthe Verte

We first conducted a limited tasting of absinthe in June of 2008 with the candidates at our local wine shop.  We tasted Lucid and Kubler.  Now, every time we step into the shop, we see a new offering.  St George will be [...]

Creme De Violette

Creme de Violette

As a fan of old movies, the first scent out of the bottle brought back memories of my introduction and appreciation of classic cinema.  In my teens, I had zero appreciation.  The lack of color, hokey accents and magnified personalities were laughable to me.  But, over the years, I’ve [...]

Black Chocolate Stout

In a word… phenomenal!

I’m in love with the rich, intense, and amazingly complex flavors.  The first impression is the sweet malty fragrance that you inhale as you take your first sip.  And, then the flavors of malt, burnt caramel, espresso, bitter hops and roasted toasty goodness swirl over your tongue.  The flavors are big, bold [...]

Young's Double Chocolate Stout

As the first Chocolate Stout I’d ever tasted, I was amazed by the rich and complex flavors.  The scent of chocolate is clearly present as you take your first sip.  Then, flavors of malt, hops, and bitter caramel emerge.  Rich and layered, different flavors course through your mind as you take each sip.  Hints of [...]