SMOOTH
Overview
Release Date: Mar 8th 2026
We use the word ‘Smooth’ perhaps too often for lack of better descriptors. Do not feel bad if you do. It means you are actually onto something! There’s so much more to it when it is smooth.
Do not let it slide because It’s Smooth because it Grooves.
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WHICH ONE ARE YOU?
Inspiration: smooth
It is easily the most used "S-word" in the tasting room. You take a sip, you nod, and you say: "That’s smooth."
But what does "smooth" actually mean?
Often, it’s a placeholder. It’s the word we reach for when we lack a more specific descriptor, or when a drink simply doesn't have an aggressive alcoholic burn. But settling for "smooth" sells the craft short. Most people stop here and “letting it slide”.
If a wine or spirit is genuinely smooth, there is a physical, structural reason for it. It means there’s harmony in the glass. It’s the result of well-integrated alcohol, polished and velvety tannins (for reds), or a perfectly balanced acidity that leaves no sharp edges on the palate.
Next time you take a sip and that word jumps to mind, take a mindful pause. Ask yourself why it feels that way. Is it the texture? The finish? The balance? Let's dig a little deeper into the glass and elevate how we taste.
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LYRICS
I'd pour a glass and call it nice and deep
While all my promises were hard to keep
I'd swirl the wine and say it's full of grace
With not a single real thought on my face
Was searching for a note I couldn't find
Fake it 'til you make it, was my state of mind
It's smooth because it moves
It's smooth because it grooves
So I just let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
And let it ride
Then I learned that in the pale and sunlit glass
An orchard's memory is the first to pass
And deep within the crimson, velvet night
A shadowed berry's waiting for the light
The truth is hitting, sliding, riding right on through
The real magic is catching up to you
It's smooth because it moves
It's smooth because it grooves
So I just let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
And let it ride
I learned to find the story in the grain
A campfire's smoke, a library in the rain
A secret garden, sharp with juniper and dew
A flash of agave lightning, wild and new
I was searching for a finish that would linger on my tongue
A quiet kind of fire, not a flash and then it's done
A story with some layers I could finally understand
A perfect kind of balance held right here within my hand
It's smooth because it moves
It's smooth because it grooves
But I don't let it slide, let it slide, let it slide
Anymore! Let's Ride
Got that finish
Got that bite
Yeah! More than smooth
Alright