A unique Spirit, created for the fall.

Heather Manley founded Crooked Water Spirits in 2013 up in Minnesota. The first product came in the form of a half-dozen barrels of their King’s Point Bourbon that sold out in just a few days, and the product line has quickly expanded to two Gins, two Vodkas, three Bourbons, a bottle Old Fashioned Cocktail, and an Apple Brandy — all of them award-winners. And we love the honest and up-front marketing — they proudly use local ingredients and Yahara Bay Distillery in Madison, WI.

Their Minneapple Bourbon & Port Wine Casks Finish Apple Brandy starts off with honeycrisp apples that are aged in 3 barrels: two first-fill Bourbon barrels and Port Wine barrels. Refined and exceptionally smooth, they say this one is the ultimate Spirit for the fall. Obviously, you can enjoy it all year round, straight or mixed.