John Hall—a man deeply inspired by European beer styles and selections—founded the Chicago-based brewery, Goose Island. Hall began craft brewing before it was widely known, and he invited his customers backstage to watch the process. Fascination with craft brewing grew, and seven years later, in 1995, Hall had to open …
A relatively young distillery, Tommyrotter Distillery was founded in 2015 by Bobby Finan and Sean Insalaco. Tommyrotter hand fills and labels every single bottle resulting in consistent batches that push the boundaries of spirit categories and challenges consumers to ponder the difference between good and great. In anticipation of opening …
Made in France, rhum agricole is a tightly controlled product that is manufactured from fresh pressed, free-running sugar cane juice. Rhum agricole is similar to gin in the sense that it must feature the key ingredient of sugar cane juice (as opposed to juniper berries). The AOC (Appellation d’Origine Controlle) …
Four men had a dream to bring pure pot still Irish whiskey back to the West of Ireland, and so Connacht Whiskey was born. The name comes from one of the most natural and unspoiled regions of Ireland, which is what the founders of Connacht Whiskey have aimed to embody …
The Boutari Company has been in the Greece winemaking business for over 134 years, and they now own six wineries in some of the most important Greek wine-making regions, with one in France. Boutari aims to preserve and to modernize the viticulture of Greece through its wineries. They work with …
Beer has been brewed in the UK for hundreds of years, which makes the selection available so varied it can be overwhelming to even think about. Where to begin? British beers range from beers that pair well with pizza to beers that are a meal all by themselves. Mild, bitter, …
America loves innovation; especially when it comes to taking what someone else perfected and making it, well, more American. Gin, distilled gin, and London gin all have something in common: the recipe has been the same since basically the beginning of time. American gin, however, following American ways, is almost …
America produces a wide range of different whiskeys, but bourbon and rye remain the most famous styles distilled in the United States. Bourbon whiskey is a wildly diverse market in reference to the price, with some whiskeys costing as low as $5 while others will set you back almost $15,000. …
Just as the name suggests, milk stouts are stouts that have had sweet and non-fermentable lactose added to them. Beer styles can get a bit hazy and hard to distinguish, but milk stouts are simple. You take a stout, you add milk, and voilà. Milk stouts are brewed like any …