You know the gin thing that’s been happening lately? It’s going on in Glasgow, too. GinFest was held last month at Glasgow’s Barras Art and Design Center, and the city now has its first dedicated gin bar, Gin 71, which offers (you guessed it) 71 brands of gin. This autumn was …
This guest piece was written by Geoffrey Kleinman Fernet is a bracingly bitter liqueur, which is a member of the amaro family, a category of spirits that are often consumed after a meal to help aid indigestion or to help settle an upset stomach. Fernet isn’t actually a brand of spirit, …
High West Distillery is America’s only ski-in distillery, but don’t fret should you lack the skill, Bourye (boo-rye) is returning to the shelves nationwide once again due to popular demand. This sipping whiskey combines 9-year-old straight whiskey with 10 and 16-yer-old straight rye whiskeys marinated with caramel and vanilla to …
An entirely new category of spirit has quietly emerged over the last few years on the shelves of finer liquor stores and releases from dozens of distilleries appear every season. It is a category so new that the government doesn’t know what to call it, and unfortunately will not let …
These days your rocks could be made from ice that was hand cut from a purified block of Icelandic spring runoff or crafted by purified filtration. But in all likelihood the ice you put in your cocktail was an afterthought pulled from the depths of a plastic bucket or freezer …
Author Amy Stewart Originally a botanist, Amy followed her heart to two things she loves: drinks and the plants that make them. She’s been widely published in magazines and newspapers; The Drunken Botanist is Amy’s sixth book. Synopsis Amy marches through the alphabet explaining every single ingredient crucial to beers, …
With its over-sized label and the distinctive yellow cap, the iconic Angostura Aromatic Bitters have been around since 1830. The folks at Angostura have kept that heritage alive with the release of their new Amaro di Angostura. Supposedly they have taken the classic flavor we all know and love and …
Drum roll please. Ring in the Year of the Ram with Johnnie Walker’s latest edition to the family. Like the ram, this limited edition Blue Label is determined to reach new heights through beauty and good fortune. One bottle flaunts an iconic ram standing proud, but four bottles placed side …
There would be no better time to reveal a new gem we recently read. Fresh from the creative mind of Brian Abrams, a cheeky and insightful look into the tales of inebriation, mischief and lechery across the fore founders of this country and those we have come so fondly to …
When you order a wine in vine-covered Southern France, you better specify whether you want a Bordeaux, a Syrah, or a Chenin Blanc, and you should probably mention the vintage and estate too. But when you want a beer, it’s easier to just ask for une pression, a generic term …
What is your quest? To find the Holy Grail, of course. A four-year study researching the effects of different variables on bourbon to find the “Holy Grail” of bourbon has come to its last release. You and King Arthur need not partner up, just obtain Single Oak Bourbon. After experimenting …
We’ve come a long way since the cellars of yore. No longer are our pantries rife with creepy crawlies. Never again will we brave a rickety ladder with a tallow candle in hand just to plunder the stores for a midnight snack or a bottle of wine. From iceboxes to …