What Makes a Great Whisky?
Whisky is ubiquitous, more so than several other forms of liquor, as it is made worldwide. Whisky is made from fermented grain mash and can be used with different grains that are usually aged in wooden casks. But since there are so many whisky varieties, what makes a great whisky?
The Superior Experience at the Mercantile
The building of the Superior Experience will not stop with just Superior Street Mercantile. It is a part of a vision to redevelop downtown Albion. Anyone can join in this journey. Simply buying from Superior Street Mercantile contributes to the beneficial impact. The Superior Experience mission is to provide the best experience, offer better quality products, and build a better Albion. And never stop trying.
Is Downtown Albion a Food Desert?
You may have heard of the term ‘food desert’ before, but what does it mean exactly? If you look up a quick definition on Google, a food desert is an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food. This leads to the big question: is downtown Albion a food desert?
Most Common Red Wines
Red wines are as varied as the red grapes that make them, and there are quite literally hundreds of varieties of red wine grapes out there. It would be almost impossible to list all the different types of grapes that there are available. Fortunately, there are a handful of grapes used most often to make the most popular and recognizable red wines. These are the ones that I want to share today.. Each grape and the wine it produces has a unique tasting profile and pairs better with some things more than others.. Today we will only be looking at varietal wines. A varietal wine is a wine made from a single grape.
Common White Wine Types and Their Food Pairings
As W.C Fields once said: “I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”
Indeed, there are many great wines to choose from, whether you are a fan of reds or whites. For whites, some varieties are dry while others are sweet, as well as some that land right in the middle. Let’s look at some of the most common favorites, and what food pairings that they go best with. As well as some of these favorites that you’ll find at Superior Street Mercantile.
The Wonders, and Workings, of White Wine
White wine has existed for at least 4,000 years. White wines are often used as an apéritif before a meal, with dessert, or as a refreshing drink between meals. White wines are often considered more refreshing and lighter in both style and taste than the majority of their red wine counterparts. Due to their acidity, aroma, and ability to soften meat and deglaze cooking juices, white wines are often used in cooking.
From Destemming to Decanting: A Must Read of Red Wine Making.
Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties. The color of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines. The juice from most purple grapes is greenish-white, the red color coming from anthocyanin pigments present in the skin of the grape. Much of the red wine production process involves the extraction of color and flavor components from the grape skin as opposed to white wines that are made without contact with the skin.
Why a Downtown Market is Important to Albion
With the evolution of “Superstores” and “One Stop Shopping,” downtown markets have become extinct. In Albion, it’s been 75 years since there has been a true market. That’s when Superior Street Mercantile opened in the location that was previously FEDCO, a downtown liquor store.
Albion welcomes first independent market in decades
Superior Street Mercantile is open for business, making it the first independent market in this manufacturing town in more than three decades.
The 2,500-square-foot store at 217 S. Superior St., is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week and features more than 120 Michigan-based brands, including a dozen from the greater Albion community. Shoppers can pick up the basics like milk, eggs and pasta and choose from a broad selection of locally sourced artisanal products like grass-fed beef from Ferry Farms in Litchfield, Darkhorse Beer from Marshall, Zingerman’s coffee from Ann Arbor, and baked goods and prepared salads from Albion’s own Foundry Bakehouse and Deli.
