We’ll be closed for the holidays and will have no bottle sales next weekend, December 27-28. But don’t despair! Bottle sales will be by appointment through the end of the year. Our first barrel of Aged Riz, Louisiana Rice Whiskey, is nearly gone; just five bottles remain. Get in touch and you could be in that number. Plenty of stock on all other spirits.
The Times-Picayune celebrates “Whiskey Week” with a lengthy article on Louisiana distilleries making whiskey. Atelier Vie’s Riz, Louisiana Rice Whiskey, “the first legal whiskey made in Louisiana since Prohibition,” is in the mix.
“The distinct flavors in Riz are a result of not just the rice, but also the malt-whiskey yeast and pot-distillation process used by Atelier Vie.” Since the groundbreaking 2013 release of the unaged version of Riz, we’ve also released a barrel-aged version.
A few bottles of our initial release of Barrel-Aged Riz remain! Visit the distillery during our Bottle Sales Hours this weekend to bring home your piece of Whiskey River history – history you can drink.
The Times Picayune and The New Orleans Advocate may be in competition with each other, but when it comes to local absinthe, they’re in total agreement. Earlier this month, the Times-Picayune recommended our local absinthes in their 2014 Gift Guide.
Now, The New Orleans Advocate has also suggested that Toulouse Red and Toulouse Green make the perfect gift in their 2014 New Orleans gift guide.
Best of all, our Holiday discount continues through the end of the year. Visit during our Bottle Sales Hours and get both bottles for $100, a discount of $20.
It’s that time of the year, when Red and Green are the colors of choice. Now it’s your opportunity to get in the spirit with bottles of Toulouse Red and Toulouse Green at a special discount. Buy both bottles for $100 during our Bottle Sales Hours this weekend and through the month of December.
Our first shipment to Indiana is on the way to Crossroad Vintners in Indianapolis. The shipment includes Toulouse Red, Toulouse Green, Buck 25 Vodka, and Euphrosine Gin #9. If you’re in Indiana, ask for these spirits at your favorite liquor store, bar or restaurant.
Our tastings begin this month on Sunday, 11/09/2014, at Rouses Market #26, 4500 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, from 9:30am to noon. We’ll have tastes of Euphrosine Gin #9, Toulouse Green, and Toulouse Red. Visit with us before the game and be ready to celebrate with local spirits!
On Saturday, 11/15/2014, join us at Whole Foods Market, 3420 Veterans Blvd. in Metairie, from noon to 3pm. We’ll be participating in Local’s Day and will be offering tastes of Euphrosine Gin #9 and Toulouse Green.
On Thursday, 11/20/2014, we’re at one of our top retail accounts, Pearl Wine Company, 3700 Orleans Ave., New Orleans, in the American Can building, from 5-7pm. This tasting comes just days before the one year anniversary of our release of gold medal winning Euphrosine Gin #9, so we’ll be offering tastes of Euphrosine, along with Toulouse Red and Toulouse Green.
On Friday, 11/21/2014, we’ll be back at Rouses Market #26, 4500 Tchoupitoulas St., New Orleans, from 5:30-7:30pm. We’ll have tastes of Euphrosine Gin #9, Toulouse Green, and Toulouse Red. Celebrate Thanksgiving with Atelier Vie!
On Saturday, 11/22/2014, visit with us at one of our newest retail locations, Rouses Market #27, 2701 Airline Dr., Metairie, from 2:30-4:30pm. We’ll be featuring Euphrosine Gin #9.
Tune in to WGSO 990AM this afternoon, starting around 4pm, for an appearance by Atelier Vie’s Skylar Rosenbloom.
Skylar will be appearing with Cane & Table mixologist Nick Dietrich on the Dine, Wine, and Spirits Show. Regular host Tim McNally is out of town; filling in for him on the microphone will be attorney/mixologist Bryant York.
Up for discussion and tasting: Euphrosine Gin #9, Toulouse Green, and our recently released Barrel-Aged Riz.
Update: an archive of the broadcast is now available for online listening or podcast download.
Vodka was hot; now it’s not. So says wine and spirits guru Tim McaNally at his latest Happy Hour blog. Tim notes that until rather recently, “flavored vodkas were all the rage” but now “vodka’s dilemma” is that it’s being abandoned. Part of the reason, of course, was the “crazy” proliferation of flavors. Tim is too refined to mention it, but most of the flavored vodkas out there are made with artificial flavors that don’t taste very good.
Hence the solution: make your own flavored vodka with fresh fruit, vegetables, spices, or other ingredients. Tim kindly mentions our Buck 25 Vodka, which is expressly designed for this purpose. The high alcohol content of Buck 25, 125 proof (62.5% ABV) infuses faster and extracts more intense flavors. If you haven’t given up on vodka yet, we suggest taking a shot at creating your own flavored vodka with Buck 25.
One favorite recipe: Ginger Three Ways: fresh ginger, dried ginger, and candied ginger, made with Buck 25.
This weekend our bottle sales hours will be from 10am to noon, both Saturday and Sunday. Visit us during these interludes for your supply of our award-winning spirits.
Eater New Orleans is celebrating Cocktail Week with coverage of the great interest in and consumption of spirits in New Orleans; adding to this cornucopia of coverage, Nora McGunnigle profiles Atelier Vie and our creation of Real New Orleans spirits.
The profile includes an extensive photo tour of the distillery by photographer Josh Brasted. Take a virtual tour via the profile—then come visit us this weekend!
A shot of our Bottle Reference Library shows some of the sequence of gin distillations that led to our gold medal winning Euphrosine Gin #9. Photo by Josh Brasted
