The Olympics Torch has been lit and it's time to raise your Spirits!

A high priestess lit the torch

On a glorious spring day with the sun burning hot above the ancient stadium in Olympia, the site of the ancient Games, a high priestess lit a torch from the rays of the sun at the temple of Hera. The official countdown to this year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics has begun. Brazilian organizers will receive the flame in a handover at the Panathenian stadium on April 27 in Athens, site of the first modern Olympics, and will start their relay on May 3 in the capital Brasilia, ending in Rio on the day of the opening ceremony. The Olympics Torch has been lit and it's time to raise your Spirits!  The Trip starts in Greece Ouzo is distilled from grapes, before being flavored with anise - the same distinct taste found in Absinthe. The best ouzo is known to come from the Greek island, Lesvos. It is made at about 45% alcohol, so it's very strong. Therefore, there are great benefits to drinking it traditionally - with food. One of the great things about Greek ouzo is its transformation when iced water is added. When first poured into a glass, ouzo it is clear. However, when water is added, it becomes cloudy (the oils produced from anise are not soluble in water). This lovely drink captivates the Greek spirit more than anything else. and it ends in Brazil Cachaça is defined in Brazilian law as a beverage with an alcohol content of 38-54% by volume, made from the distillation of fermented sugarcane juice. Distillers may add sugar to the product, at a rate of up to 6 grams per liter. Beverages containing more than 6 grams of sugar per liter must be labeled "sweet cachaça." To be sold as aged cachaça, a beverage must, by law, consist of at least 50% of distillate that's at least 1 year old. (So in other words, an "aged cachaça" might consist in part of unaged cachaça. Caveat emptor, as they say.) Caramel color may be added to adjust the hue. Some aged cachaças also spend time in oak, but not all. Other woods used include such Brazilian varieties as umburana, ipê, cedar, balsam, jatobá, freijó, and jequitibá. Different woods impart different flavors to the final product, so if your palate is used to the flavors of oak-aged spirits, you may find surprising aromatic and flavor notes in a aged cachaça.

Barbayiannis Ouzo Blue Label This ouzo consists of a pure essence of aniseed and sweet-smelling herbs, with an alcohol content of 46% Vol. and contains the distinctive water of Plomari. The renowned Ouzo Barbayanni BLUE has a pleasant scent, a pure and transparent color, and a delicate flavor, creating on your palate sensations of spring breezes and sun-kissed seas.

Avua Cachaca Amburana Avuá Amburana Cachaça  is aged in Amburana wood, found only in the forests of Latin America. Resting in this indigenous wood produces a stunning mix of WARM and SAVORY notes on the nose and palate that provides a truly unique taste experience for cocktail experimentation or sipping neat.  Discover and enjoy our unique hand crafted Avuá Amburana Cachaça cocktails.