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10 / the tasting panel / june 2009 B eam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. and DeKuyper cordials and liqueurs offer three new fl avors for the recently introduced DeKuyper Burst Bar Shots prod- uct line: Lemon Drop, Alabama Slammer and Sex on the Beach will join the lineup of Washington Apple, Red Headed Burst and Kamikaze fl avors. Burst Bar Shots are pre- mixed. All ingredients are contained in one bottle, eliminating complicated mix- ing instructions for consumers and bartenders. The three new 40-proof product fl avors are sold in fi ve sizes: 50 ml., 375 ml., 750 ml., 750 ml. plastic trav- eler and 1 L. bottles. A 750 ml. bottle of DeKuyper Burst Bar Shots has a SRP of $10.99. Industry Spotlight T erlato Wines International (TWI) has made an exclusive agree- ment with Japan-based Akita Shurui Seizoh Co., Ltd. to market three premium sakés under the shi- mizu-no-mai brand. "The shimizu-no-mai products uphold ancient tradition while pro- ducing sakés that can be enjoyed by expert and afi cionado alike," states William A. Terlato, President and Chief Executive Offi cer of TWI. "Premium saké is a growing category in the U.S., and we are known for marketing our portfolio of high-quality wines." The shimizu-no-mai sakés are created with highly polished, locally- grown certifi ed saké rice. These premium ingredients, along with famed brewmaster Noboru Minagawa's expertise, are the foundation of the shimizu-no-mai sakés. Terlato Adds shimizu-no-mai to its Portfolio They were Floored! A fter receiving the honor of Best Vodka of Show and a Double Gold from our 2009 San Francisco World Spirits competition, Kent Fleischmann, owner of Spokane- based craft-distilled Dry Fly vodka, sent THE TASTING PANEL a thank you card, announcing that they were "fl oored" when they heard the news. Here's the photo from the front of the postcard: DeKuyper Extends Burst Bar Shots Line C onnecticut's award-winning Thomas Hooker Brew- ing Company released the 2009 edition of its Watermelon Ale last month. The crisp ale shows an intense ripe-watermelon nose that summons memo- ries of Fourth of July picnics. On the palate, this all-American brew is surprisingly non-cloying, with only a hint of sweetness—it's ale, after all—and deliv- ers a fi nish as leisurely as an afternoon at the beach. All that's missing are the seeds. Production contin- ues throughout the summer in bottles and on tap. —David Gadd Thomas Hooker Releases '09 Watermelon Ale