2015 Valentine's Day Gift Guide—Food & Spirits

The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Whiskey

Love is in the air. So, pour some in a glass. Buy your Valentine a bottle of The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Whiskey. If two families who’ve hated each other for 150 years can get together to create a smooth tasting whiskey, you can certainly find the love.

Now available online and at select stores, restaurants and bars throughout the country, The Legendary Hatfield and McCoy Whiskey is a distinctive whiskey inspired by American pride, old family recipes and Appalachian tradition. The complexity of The Legendary Hatfield & McCoy Whiskey comes from its unique blend of corn, barley, malt, special strains of yeast, infused natural flavors, and pure water. Aged in oak to perfection, filtered and purified to create a mature-tasting, bold, and complex 80-proof whiskey with an incredibly smooth finish. Available in 750 ml.

Nose: Hints Of Green Grass, Light Vanilla, Wet Stone, Complex and Balanced.

Taste: Medium Body, Light Black Pepper, Smoke, Layers Of Dried Apricot, Custard and Black Walnut.

Finish: Balanced, Clean, Hints Of Vanilla, Caramel And Butter.

Toast your neverending love. It’s a delicious compliment to chocolate truffles. And even better with pie – like honey pie.

Suggested retail price is $38.99.

Candy Club

Candy Club is a premier candy of the month club offering the only premium, monthly subscription service designed especially for candy lovers! These aren’t candies you can find at your local drugstore; Candy Club’s sweet-toothed aficionados and tastemakers are constantly searching for unique and exciting additions from around the world to include in their lineup of sweet treats.

About Candy Club:

Candy Club is the nation’s premier candy of the month club, offering the only premium, monthly subscription service designed especially for candy lovers. Conveniently designed to bring the candy store to your door, Candy Club shipments are curated by the company’s in-house “sultans of sweet,” offering members a consistently rotating variety of delicious favorites and hard-to-find classic candies. Membership plans are offered in month-to-month, six month, and 12 month periods, and include one box per month of three candy varieties. Whether it’s the rarely seen Haribo® Gummi Techno Bears or the classic, nostalgia-inducing Butterfields® Peach Buds, Candy Club’s sweet-toothed experts are always on the hunt for the most exciting confections that will bring joy to their members’ lives.

See Kris Jenner’s recent post about Candy Club on Instagram: http://instagram.com/p/yaN7o4G-PV/?modal=true.

Stöger Oils

This Valentine’s Day give your loved ones a truly unique taste experience with gifts from across the globe. Instead of more flowers and candy, give your favorite foodie Austrian imported cold-pressed finishing oils to help celebrate this lovely holiday.

Whether you are planning a delicious home-cooked meal or looking for an alternative gift that is one of a kind, the Stöger Oils line of Pumpkin Seed, Hazelnut, Chile Seed, Tomato Seed, and Cherry Seed oils will infuse your holiday with bold flavors from sweet to nutty to spicy. Available to purchase online and in select stores nationwide including; Williams-Sonoma, Bed, Bath,& Beyond, and Whole Foods Market, Stöger Oils provide a taste experience that is unparalleled and meant to savor on a special occasion and all year long.

Chef Shehu’s Spice Blends™

How about a Valentine’s Day gift with sugar and spice and everything nice – Chef Shehu’s Spice Blends™!

Developed by renowned chef Shehu Fitzgerald (featured on Food Network’s highly popular “Chopped” program), this healthy condiment line that will enhance the flavor of any recipe, including meats, vegetables and side dishes.

CHEF SHEHU FITZGERALD

Shehu Fitzgerald is a nationally renowned chef who is known for creating enticing variations of classic American, Asian, Latin, French, Italian and Caribbean cuisine. As a result of his extensive intercontinental culinary training and work experience at acclaimed resorts, Chef Shehu has been able to take some of the world’s favorite recipes and infuse them with exciting new flavors. His talents were showcased on the Food Network’s highly popular “Chopped” program, where he won the show’s national competition. Chef Shehu has also recently appeared on “The Taste,” an American cooking-themed reality competition series on the ABC TV network.

Chef Shehu has spent over 20 years working at many celebrated restaurants including the Ritz Carlton, the Marriott Marquis and Essex House. During his tenure at these eateries, he developed a proprietary spice line which was designed to complete any dish. In 2014, Chef Shehu launched Chef Shehu’s Spice Blends™, which is a must-have addition for any home or commercial kitchen. These products will enhance the flavor of any recipe, including meats, vegetables and side dishes. There are currently six spices in his line – #21, #107, #709, #35, #49 and #7 – and they are all currently available for purchase at chefshehu.com.

Mrs. Prindable’s Valentine Petite Caramel Apple 2-Pack

Mrs. Prindable’s Valentine Petite Caramel Apple 2-Pack is perfect for couples to on Valentine’s Day – for over 25 years Mrs. Prindable’s has been known for their gourmet jumbo caramel apples whose unique toppings and sizes make them perfect for sharing. More Valentine’s Day options here: http://www.mrsprindables.com/valentines-day.

Berentzen Bushel & Barrel by Berentzen USA

Bushel & Barrel is the result of blending two delicious traditional flavors – bourbon, America’s native spirit, and Berentzen’s world-renowned apple liqueur.

Berentzen Bushel & Barrel takes Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey distilled and aged to specification, and blends it with Berentzen Apple Liqueur. Berentzen Apple Liqueur is made from only the highest quality ingredients such as premium harvested apple bushels and the finest grain that has been the Berentzen spirit standard for centuries.

The new expression features the flavor of crisp, ripe apples along with spicy bourbon notes. The sweet apple and bold bourbon not only complement each other; they balance one another out to create a uniquely smooth spirit that is as versatile as it is distinct.

HALL Wines 2014 Holiday Gift Guide

It’s that time of year again to kick off the holiday season with the launch of the HALL Wines 2014 Holiday Gift Guide! Offerings include Cabernet Sauvignon sets such as Artful Giving 3-bottle set, our popular Napa Valley Collection, Luxury Red & White set, and the most popular, our 6-bottle Ultimate Cabernet Collector set featuring the best of the best of HALL Wines’ portfolio. The majority of HALL Wines’ Club Members are Baby Boomers and older!

HALL’s highly rated wines include the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, selected as Wine Spectator’s #18 of the ‘Top 100’ in 2010, the HALL 2008 “Kathryn Hall” Cabernet Sauvignon that earned #2 Wine Spectator “Top 100” Wines, and its 2010 ‘Exzellenz’ earned 100 points by Robert Parker. Collectively, over 140 HALL Wines have been rated 90 points and above. HALL Wines employs high-density plantings and small vine viticulture combined with two cutting-edge, gravity-flow wineries to produce the highest quality wines. In addition, the HALL St. Helena winery was the first LEED® Gold Certified Winery in the State of California making HALL pioneers in the use of green buildings for the wine industry. Each of HALL’s state-of-the-art winemaking facilities and tasting rooms combine modern art and architecture with comfortable luxury, and warm hospitality for winery guests.