Not all accidents are bad. In fact, some accidents can even be great. Case in point: The Gifted Horse American Whiskey. This whiskey came about at Stitzel-Weller distillery in Louisville, when a 17-year Kentucky straight bourbon was errantly mixed with younger whiskeys. This 115-proof whiskey emerged: 38.5% Kentucky bourbon from …
To even be considered a respectable distillery in England, you better produce a decent gin. East London Liquor Company, located in the heart of the capital city’s Bow Wharf, does better than decent. This distillery produces a fine London Dry Gin, as well as two premium batch gins. Their standard, …
For those unfamiliar with the history of American whiskey, this bottle wasn’t distilled near a geyser in the national park. It comes from the bourbon country of Kentucky. Lebanon, to be exact. This is where Limestone Branch Distillery was founded in 2010 on the aim to revive the Yellowstone brand, …
Infusing spirits at home is a little easier thanks to Bespoke Post. After a year of research, Bespoke Post designed and created Infuse, an elegant decanter and infusing rod combination, perfect for experimenting with flavor additions to your favorite spirits. Both the decanter and infusing rod are made by the …
Two genius companies have danced. To set the stage, KOVAL was the first distillery to pop up in Chicago during America’s distilling renaissance. KOVAL can mean “black sheep” in Yiddish, and it’s safe to say they do things their own way. And then there’s Mikkeller, a company that started in …
Flavored coffee is nothing new. We’ve all heard of coconut-flavored coffee or Irish cream coffee. These flavors are a dime a dozen. But have you heard of Maple Bacon Deluxe or Vanilla Bourbon flavored coffees? Yeah, probably not, unless you’ve already heard of Bewdly. Bewdly is a Toronto-based coffee company …
Breckenridge Brewery paved the way for many of the craft beer producers the USA has today. The Colorado-based brewery has been delivering some of the best beer in America for 25 years now, and now they’re really celebrating. To honor their silver anniversary, Breckenridge has released Twenty-Five. Twenty-Five is the …
In Bow Wharf in London’s East End, you’ll find an old glue factory that has been reinvented as a distillery. This factory of craft spirits is East London Liquor Company, appropriately located in the heart of city’s old spirits industry. Within the last couple of years, East London Liquor Company …
For around 250 years visitors traveling just beyond Glasgow could find Littlemill, one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland. Lowland single malt lovers could still visit Littlemill today if it wasn’t for a fire in 2004 that destroyed most of the distillery. Don’t lament, this is not a sad story. …
Offices in the boroughs are a little more caffeinated lately. That’s because New York City-based startup Wandering Bear Coffee has carved out a business model around trendy cold brew coffee: delivering it to offices. Cold brew coffee requires prep and wait time that most workers can’t afford during a busy …
Sometimes it just takes a little rest to liven the senses. But if you can’t get a break, this new vodka from Absolut may just do the trick. It’s Oak, Absolut’s new vodka that has been aged in barrels. Or rather, “rested” in Swedish, French and American oak, according to …
Americans throw away 25 billion Styrofoam coffee cups every year. An additional 23 billion paper coffee cups go to US landfills every year too. This sounds like an admirable coffee habit, but the amount of waste produced by our cups is appalling. Robert Knox saw it as a problem too. …