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Searching for a high quality single malt to sip after work that won’t cause you to reconsider the higher education cost of your present or future children? Those of us with a palate for fine whisky know all too well the lofty price tag that often accompanies the rich, smoky …

Danish engineer and adventurer Anders Bilgram was first inspired to start his distillery by a 26,000 km trip around the North Pole and the communities that populate its coasts in an open boat voyage that began in 1999. During Bilgram and his Russian co-navigator Sergey Epishkin’s visits to some of …

When you’re drinking sangria, ouzo, cava, Prosecco, or some fabulous Bordeaux, you can expect to be mentally transported to the azure-skied, sun-drenched, white-washed region of the world that surrounds the Mediterranean Sea. It’s an enchanting domain, draped with bougainvillea, lush with vineyards and orchards, rich in history, culture, and cuisine, …

We’re here to prove you wrong that you don’t need vast vineyards in a warm location with many attentive staff members to create a spectacular wine. You can do it right in your own home with your own hands in as a little as four weeks. We kid you not. …

You’re familiar with the economic principles of supply and demand; you know that as a consumer every choice you make with your dollars, pounds, euros, etc. has an effect, however miniscule, on the global economy. To this end you’ve been purchasing Fairtrade coffee, honey, and chocolate for years, and as …

New Friend (Negroni Style) 1 1/2 parts Courvoisier VSOP 1 part Dolin dry vermouth ¾ part Campari Method: Build in glass, add ice and stir.  Sparkling Spring Sangria 4 parts Courvoisier® VS Cognac 4 parts DeKuyper® Peach liqueur 2 bottles Prosecco ½ cup white grape juice 2 peaches Green grapes Watermelon …

In 1516 Bavarian law established the Reinheitsgebot, literally “purity order”, but often loosely translated into English as the “German Beer Purity Law”. This law, in which Germans rightfully take great pride to this day, not only limited the allowable ingredients in all beer produced in Germany to simply barley, hops, and …

When looking at the whiskey scene today it is unmistakeable that there are some weird things going. Whiskey is a drink where tradition, even when experimented with, is very much held dear. One of the biggest shake-ups in this realm has been the creation of flavored whiskey’s by many well …

McCarren Rooftop McCarren Hotel & Pool, located in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s most vibrant neighborhood, features one of the city’s largest hotel pools and a rooftop bar, as well as a signature modern American restaurant, Oleanders, and 64 contemporary guest rooms. McCarren Rooftop officially opened to the skies of Brooklyn on Friday, …

Rhône is one of the most popular wine regions in France – and with good reason: the wines over-deliver on quality-to-value. There are still many discoveries to be made, and perhaps the most delightful is a small corner of the southern Rhône known as the Cèze Valley. It is home …

So how did an organic spirits distillery on Bainbridge Island in the United States’ Washington State decide to age its new extremely limited release single grain whiskey in mizunara oak harvested from Japan? Well, it all started with a village founded on Bainbridge in 1883 by some of the first …

Situated in the heart of the Moulin-à-Vent appellation which is located in the southernmost tip of Burgundy stands the renowned Château du Moulin-à-Vent formally know as Château des Thorins. Under its previous name, history has it that in the 17th century Romanèche-Thorins became consumed at the Court of the King …

“Big Jim” Myerson was a man with passion, integrity, and most of all charisma. He had a love for fine wines and spirits, which lead him on quest to create Blue Ice Vodka. Made from the highest quality crops that America offers, Blue Ice didn’t have to go far for the …