Hi Emilee — hope all is well! Please see below for submissions for Chopin Vodka, Kasama Rum, Madre Mezcal, Sanzo, and Omsom. If you could submit on our behalf that would be great. Thanks so much!
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Brand and Product name: Chopin Potato Vodka
Where sold: Chopin's website
Product Link: https://chopinvodka.com/vodkas/
Price: $32.99
Description: Chopin is the world’s first super-premium vodka. The Polish brand, which is still family owned and run, debuted in 1992 and catalyzed the luxury vodka phenomenon. Chopin founder and CEO, Tad Dorda, takes a unique farm to bottle approach working with farmers a 15 mile radius from their distillery in Poland to grow potatoes, wheat, and rye. Chopin’s mission is the same as it was when the brand launched almost 30 years ago: to shift the conversation around vodka from being a tasteless, colorless, odorless mixer synonymous with nightlife to an original Polish spirit that’s meant to be savored, appreciated, collected, and discussed.
Category (from list above): The Best Foodie Gifts For The Mom Who Loves To Travel
Why it's a good fit for this category: Experience the flavors of Poland through Chopin's Potato Vodka.
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Brand and Product name: Kasama Rum
Where sold: Kasama's website
Product Link: https://www.kasamarum.com/collections/all
Price: $29.99
Description: Kasama, named after the Filipino term for “together,” pays homage to founder Alexandra Dorda’s Filipino-Polish heritage resulting in a rum that defies the category. As the daughter of the Belvedere and Chopin vodka co-founder, Alexandra brings the same level of quality and experience her family company was built on to her first solo venture. Kasama is distilled in the Philippines, bottled at her family's distillery in Poland, and enjoyed in the United States. The brand represents sunshine and optimism inside and out with a golden rum that is aged 7 years in ex-bourbon American oak barrels and has notes of sweet pineapple, a hint of vanilla, and a pinch of sea salt. Leaving behind the typical tropes associated with old-school rum brands like sailors and pirates and absent of heavily spiced flavor profiles - Kasama brings a refreshing approach in both branding and palate to a category in need of a breath of fresh air.
Category (from list above): The Best Foodie Gifts For The Mom Who Loves To Travel
Why it's a good fit for this category: Experience the flavors of the Philippines through Kasama's rum.
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Brand and Product name: Madre Mezcal
Where sold: Madre's website
Product Link: https://shopmadremezcal.com/
Price: $44.99 - $54.99
Description: Madre Mezcal is a celebration of Mother Earth, offering artisanal mezcal sustainably made by hand in the rural hills of Oaxaca, Mexico. Crafted with intention by using nature’s most intrinsic elements––local water, natural yeast from the air, minerals within the earthen clay oven used to roast the agave, and the inherent flavors of the land within the agave plant itself––Madre’s two unique expressions, Madre Ensamble and Madre Espadin, reflect the essence of the earth in its purest form.
Category (from list above): The Best Foodie Gifts For The Mom Who Loves To Travel
Why it's a good fit for this category: Experience the flavors of Mexico through Madre's mezcal.
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Brand and Product name: Sanzo Sampler pack
Where sold: Sanzo's website and Amazon
Product link: https://drinksanzo.com/products/sampler-12-pack
Price: $34.99
Description: Sanzo is the first Asian-inspired sparkling water brand born to deliver beverages that bridge the gap between beloved flavors that represent Asian culture (over 60% of the global population) and the clean, modern labels found in mainstream American grocery stores. Each can of Sanzo is made with real fruit and zero added sugar, artificial, or natural flavors—a complex yet refreshing antidote to sugary and preservative-heavy labels of legacy Asian and American brands. Currently offering Calamansi, Lychee, Mango, and Yuzu-flavored sparkling water, Sanzo represents an invitation to both traditional and pop Asian culture—a true extension of the ubiquitous influence the region continues to have on a global scale. Launched in 2019 by Sandro Roco, a Queens-born Filipino-American on a mission to bridge the best Eastern and Western cultures.
Why it's a good fit for this category: Celebrates the flavors beloved in Asian regions and cultures.
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Brand and Product name: Omsom Flight
Where sold: Omsom's website
Product Link: https://omsom.com/products/omsom-flight
Price: $89.00
Description: Omsom is an Asian pantry staple brand that makes cooking your favorite Asian dishes with uncompromised flavors and hard-to-find ingredients possible in any home kitchen. Vanessa and Kim Pham, first-generation Vietnamese-American sisters, started Omsom to reclaim the cultural integrity of Asian cuisines that are often diluted in the mainstream grocery aisle. Each of their rip-and-pour starter packets (which are to be paired with fresh protein and vegetables that the consumer purchases separately) include all the specialty sauces, aromatics, citruses, and oils that are the foundation of Asian dishes. In addition to their chef-driven dish starters, Omsom has also released flavors in partnership with Disney in celebration of Raya and the Last Dragon, Pepper Teigen to destigmatize MSG (monosodium glutamate) and debunk the harmful stereotypes associated with the ingredient, and Instant Pot to help make Asian flavors even more accessible through an appliance that holds a place in ⅓ of American homes.
Category (from list above): The Best Foodie Gifts For The Mom Who Loves To Travel
Why it's a good fit for this category: Experience the flavors of South and East Asia through Omsom's sauces.
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