Its 40% ABV provides enough backbone to stand up to mixers without dominating them

The brand's identity leans heavily into its novelty packaging: the bottle is sculpted in the silhouette of a Thompson submachine gun

layered profile rewards neat sipping at room temperature

but Sour Apple Pucker has a legitimate case — the Appletini's rise in the mid-1990s is directly tied to this bottle's arrival

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Penfolds Grange 1997 Proximo Its 40% ABV provides enoughPenfolds Grange 1997 is a multi regional South Australian Shiraz blend bottled at approximately 14. 5% ABV in a standard 750ml format. Scored 95 points by Jeremy Oliver and 94 points by both Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion, this vintage stands among the consistently celebrated releases of Australia's most legendary red wine. Quick Facts: ABV: ~14. 5% Origin: South Australia (multi regional blend) Vintage: