Coffee and wine have much in common. Their aroma, flavors, and level of intensity—mellow to strong—draw people to pour a cup or glass. Finding pleasure in both coffee and winemaking influenced Scott Burr to launch his 100% Kona-grown Carta Coffee Merchants. Burr grew up with his hands purpled from sorting grapes …
There is no shortage of great gins on the market today, so it’s difficult for any one particular expression to really stand out. Which, of course, is exactly what the Monkey 47 Schwarzwald Dry Gin does. With 47 botanicals—many of them sourced from the legendary Black Forest of Germany—and a …
I want you to clear your mind for a second and try to imagine complete tranquility, envisage a paradise surrounded by luscious gardens, where nature roams freely, a gentle breeze that caresses your skin against the heat of the day, and one of the most picturesque turquoise oceans and white …
Introduction Cognac is no ordinary brandy. Anyone can make brandy, but Cognac comes only from the Charente region of France, southwest of Paris located on the northern border of Bordeaux. Fermented wine, mostly from ugni blanc grapes grown in six crus (areas), is double distilled in the unique Charentais method. …
Over the decades, Australia has become home to some of the world’s most sought after wines on the planet. Its climate makes for the ideal breeding ground for multiple grape varieties, honing in millions of tourists per year to sample the vino delights the Oceania wonder has to offer. We …
Brasserie Cantillon, which is certainly the most visited and perhaps the best-loved lambic brewery in the world, started a long-term beer cellar project several years ago in Brussels. The facility where about 10,000 bottles of their treasured brews are stored is called “The Bomb Shelter Beer Cellar. ” Yes. It’s …
We spent the day with Carter Raff, of Raff Distillerie, as he prepared a batch of his absinthe. He also hand crafts small batches of gin, rhum, and bourbon. Photography by Hardy Wilson.
