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SOME THINK YOU CAN’T BOTTLE THEINDEPENDENT SPIRIT. WE JUST DID.There is a movement happening in the spirit industry. Thebland over-processed multi-national brands are giving way toindependent, handcrafted spirits. At the northern edge of thismovement, 44° North® Vodka utilizes Idaho’s greatagricultural wealth to produce the purest vodka possible. Toachieve a smooth and distinctive taste we distill directly from100% Idaho® potatoes or Brundage Winter Wheat blendedwith Rocky Mountain Spring Water.“Unlike a lot of my friends, who were in college andwere looking into banking and insurance sales andobscure things, I was always interested in real productsthat came from a place,” Wyatt said. “I think that camefrom my parents and their farming heritage, havingspent time on family farms as a kid and seeing thingsgrown in the ground, whether it was corn or tobacco.So, I was always interested in working with real stuff, asopposed to something abstract.”Ken Wyatt

SAINT LIBERTY CELEBRATES AMERICA’SFOUNDING IDEAS OF INDEPENDENCE, JUSTICE,AND MOST OF ALL, LIBERTY.Saint Liberty was the hope and the light for a better future, especially for thelarge portion of immigrants and people of color. It was Saint Liberty wholooked over the souls from abroad and it was also Saint Liberty who guidedour heroines of Prohibition like Bertie Brown, Josephine Doody and MaryCurley who all produced some of the best hooch in their regions. With theabundance of wheat, barley and rye and the purest of water, there was noshortage of good whiskey and moonshine. Saint Liberty Whiskey recognizesunsung women heroes by showcasing a real bootlegger and her story on eachbottle of Saint Liberty Whiskey. We are proud to honor the courage andlegacy of early Montanan bootleggers.After running Sean “Diddy” Combs’ company, CombsEnterprises, for two decades while overseeing brandsCiroc, Aquahydrate, Sean John, and the brand thatstarted it all, Bad Boy Entertainment, former presidentof Combs Enterprises, Dia Simms, now controls the fateof her own brand, HANDS L.L.C. She and her partner,Erin Harris, also an executive at Combs Enterprises,have recently launched Saint Liberty Whiskey.Dia Simms

TASTE. REDEFINED.A personally selected collection of two, three and four-year oldbourbons finished with a decadent profile. A Collaborationbetween Brent Hocking and Award-Winning artist, songwriter,rapper and actor, Drake. A shared passion for style, music, andthe pursuit of taste. A quest to redefine whiskey. The product oftheir attention: VIRGINIA BLACKDECADENT AMERICANWHISKEY.Drake is one of the most accomplished artists of hisgeneration, Drake’s magnitude of influence andcrossover appeal are unparalleled. Drake has receivedover 280 recording nominations and 52 awards since2009. He holds the most #1 Singles in both the R&B/HipHop and Rap categories, is the fourth musical act ever tototal 100 Hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and is one ofonly two artists to ever occupy Billboard chart’s topthree positions simultaneouslyDrake

BORN FROM A PASSION TO CREATE THEFINEST TEQUILA.Cincoro Tequila is partially owned by Michael Jordan and fourNBA rivals. It is uniquely made with 100% Weber Blue agavefrom private farms in both the highland and lowland regions ofJalisco, Mexico. ... This is the heart of Cincoro: a naturally richand delicious family of tequilas that are smooth on the palatewith a complex, long finishThe six-time NBA champion and Finals MVP is not onlyarguably the greatest basketball player of all time, butMJ is now dominating the tequila game. Jordan and hisfour business partners bonded over a mutual love oftequila at a 2016 dinner, which they credit as thefounding day of their partnership.Michael Jordan

THE DEFINITION OF SMOOTH.DeLeón® Tequila is made from the finest 100% Highland BlueWeber agave sourced from the rich earth of the Los Altos regionof Jalisco. DeLeón® achieves astonishing depth of flavor in justtwo distillations – allowing the tequila to retain the uniquecharacter acquired during the fermentation process. Our masterdistiller artfully cuts the beginning and end of the distillation,allowing only the absolute best portion, or Corazon, to find itsway into every bottle, creating a subtle taste profile withunrivaled smoothness.DELEÓN® Tequila was launched in 2009 to anelite following in Hollywood and the U.S. musicindustry and purchased in 2014 by a joint venturebetween business mogul and international styleicon, Sean Combs and the world’s largest spiritscompany, Diageo.Sean "Diddy" Combs

LEGACY, LOVE, LOBOS.Born of passion, crafted by the hands and hearts of many.tequila and mezcal finished in Pedro Ximenez (PX) winebarrels - this is Lobos 1707.“Lobos 1707 is about celebrating the strength of thegroup and bringing people together,” says James,who knows a little something about group victories.“It’s about shared passion and values.” And for thebrand’s growing legion of fans, it’s about runningwith the pack.Lebron James

NATURALLY CONFIDENT ANDBOLDLY COURAGEOUSA cultural icon, D'USSÉ works to transcend cognac as weknow it by standing for integrity, boldness, freedom, andthe elevation of authenticity. We are the modernexpression of Cognac.The bold, yet remarkably smooth character ofD'USSÉ Cognac was founded by Shawn “JAY-Z”Carter and conceived by the senior-most cellarmaster working today, Michel Casavecchia. One ofthe world's greatest authorities on Cognac, he hasbeen curating spirits for more than 20 years at theprestigious Château de Cognac. This 200-year-oldvenue — one of the oldest Cognac houses in France— is where Casavecchia created D'USSÉ.Jay-Z

BREAK THE RULES. DRINK THE WINE. After growing up separately in California and NewZealand, half-sisters Andrea and Robin found their wayto each other. By then, they each had an interest in wine,and this is where McBride Sisters was born. Aftertraveling the world together, they cultivated their brandand are said to be the largest Black-owned wine companyin the United States. Their collection includes classicwines and wine spritzers.The McBride sisters are using their influence and resources touplift others not only through the stores their wines are availablein, but also in the creativity of the products themselves. Since2005, The McBride Sisters’ mission has become clear—totransform the industry, lead by example, and cultivatecommunity, one delicious glass of wine, at a time.Robin and Andréa McBride

Nicki Minaj, award winning singer, songwriter and businessmogul is one of the 100 most influential people in the world, perTime Magazine 2016. She is the sole female artist listed onForbes’ Hip Hop Cash Kings ranking. Nicki has taken hersuccess beyond music and three multiplatinum albums into theworld of entertainment, fashion, fragrance and beverages. In 2013Nicki Minaj created MYX Fusions taking the lead as owner,creative director and brand ambassador. Her vision was to createa line of irresistible Moscatos and begin a revolution in the waywe drink wine.#LiveToMYXBehaveNicki Minaj has transformed her MYX Fusions brandinto a full line of bubbly Moscatos and Sangrias availableacross the country in an assortment flavors and sizes.Nicki Minaj

Classified by the Comité Interprofessional du vin de Champagne andthe Institut National des Appellations d' Origine, their cellars thatare among the deepest and oldest in the Champagne region. TheCattier family, producers of Armand de Brignac, have a rich historyas an elite Champagne house in the tiny village of Chigny les Rosesand have owned and cultivated family vineyards since 1763. Today,Patriarch Jean-Jacques Cattier oversees the Chateau's wineproduction; with strictly limited annual yields ensuring that thefamilys artisanal winemaking traditions are kept alive in each bottle.The Cattier cellars have three styles of architecture represented in thecaverns: Gothic, Renaissance, and Roman; Armand de Brignac is agedin a special, gated section of the deepest part of these cellars, 119 stepsunderground. Centuries spent perfecting the art of Champagne areput to use in each Armand de Brignac cuvée.Hip hop legend Jay-Z, also known as Shawn Carter, is behindthis brand, made in partnership with the Cattier family inChigny-les-Roses, Champagne.Jay-Z