You don’t need to be from Canada or Vermont to truly appreciate the delicious complexity of maple. The succulent sweet richness is a welcome addition to many different beer styles so; there is a maple beer to please any palate. Sam Adams Maple Pecan Porter Sam Adams of course has …
There are lofty goals, and then there are loftier goals. In the words of its creators, innovative Heavensake is “a better high.” Sake has been perfected for thousands of years, but this new Franco-Japanese incarnation updates rice wine’s traditional essence with a grain of suave modernity. Creators and friends Carl …
This year Islay’s Festival of Music and Malt will be brought to a close on Ardbeg Day, the global celebration of the single malt’s untamed spirit. With an homage to the sea that surrounds the distillery, a limited expression of a whisky of incredible depth will be released on June …
Bill and Jim Mitchell, a former Microsoft executive and food scientist respectively, always had a passion for homebrewing and in 2010 in Seattle they founded a company that would refine the craft beer brewing process for small producers. They joined together with engineer Avi Geiger and created two products that …
Like many wineries, Sojourn Cellars is in Sonoma, California. But not every area wine boutique has a trained vino-sniffing Labrador. Although Ziggy is mainly retired from quality control, the rest of Sojourn’s staff strives to follow her trail: Guests are provided a warm, friendly, and down-to-earth experience, with one heck …
As the days get warmer and the sun shines longer, get out and enjoy the summer season with a crisp, refreshing cocktail paired with some fruity snacks. A Whiskey Peach Smash is the perfect picnic cocktail. Muddle together some peach slices, fresh mint, simple syrup, a splash of water, some …
The newest pale ale from Stone Brewing drew inspiration from coastal surf cultures of two beautiful places: SoCal and Oz. The San Diego based brewery created a beer for both those who enjoy frothy peaks and fans of hoppy green buds. By taking classic Cascade from the Pacific Northwest, Australian …
Dangerous Don has just added a jolt to a long-standing Oaxaca tradition. This first-of-its-kind spirit infuses coffee into the state’s ubiquitous tequila cousin, mezcal. The word “mezcal” translates as “oven-cooked agave”— made in Santiago Matatlan, Dangerous Don’s own brew is faithfully crafted with this pit roasting technique to achieve the …
Bozal is known for being an artisan line of handmade mezcals that highlight a variety of wild Mexican agave found in Guerrero and Oaxaca. These are made in small batches, and using both a high quality of ingredients as well as traditional techniques in the production process combine to create …
What’s 12 plus 7? If you said dried leather and toffee, math may not be your strong suit…unless Yellowstone Limited Edition Bourbon is part of the equation. This unique whiskey subspecies results from a combination of (you guessed it) 12-year rye and 7-year rye and bourbon, resulting in a richly …
If you thought your beer game was on point before, get ready for a change. Forbidden Root has created a collaboration that will have you wondering why it has never been done before. The Chicago based botanic brewery and restaurant has partnered with the producers of Fernet-Branca to deconstruct the …
