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Burleighs Gin began as just a dream for Phil Burley. He envisioned a craft distillery located in his home county of Leicestershire. Fate would approve his vision with the assistance of world renowned Master Distiller Jamie Baxter. Together, they built a distillery that would ensure their spot on the global …

  Ken Lewis is regarded as a master marketer who helped to reshape the liquor retailing business and reinvented himself along the way. His creation, The Party Source megastore, is the largest outlet of its kind in the multi-state area known as “greater Cincinnati,” and his most recent venture, New …

  Pét-nat: if you’ve never heard of it, it’s time to get in the know. Just over the past few years this naturally sparkling wine, full name pétillant naturel, has become the bubbly darling of the wine industry; a hipster-accented wink to other wine lovers who know what’s up. But …

  Why do we drink what we drink? Maybe we just love the aroma of a good bourbon. Or maybe it’s because we saw someone order one on TV. Pop culture and drinking are inextricably linked, and quite a few pop culture goings-on have had a profound effect on the …

Over the past two decades a spirit legend has graced our palates, a yearly ritual to many who seek to add modern art to their liquor cabinet, combining both incredible taste and visual excellence. I am, of course, referring to the legendary collection of Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia. …

The natural world possesses unimaginable untapped potential for brewers and distillers. Unlikely sources produce unique and sought after results. As we see it now, plant and animal products are used in the greater majority of consumer goods (unless certified vegan). From alcohol to plastic bags to laundry detergent to food …

  For all of you eco-conscious beer drinkers out there, if you haven’t tried Eel River Brewing you have done your palate a great injustice. But never fear, for there is no time like the present. Famed as America’s very first certified organic brewery, Eel River Brewing began in 1995 when …

Las Vegas is known for many things…gambling… copious amounts of alcohol… and err… a couple of other thing we won’t talk about here. But, one side to Vegas folks also have come to know and love is the sheer brilliance when it comes to the food industry. Today we’ve picked …

My expectations were high with Daffy’s Gin. It’s produced in Edinburgh by a former wine maker and whisky distiller. The stunning bottle includes an illustration drawn by Robert McGinnis, the man behind the James Bond and Barbarella movie posters. The spirit is named after the goddess of gin. And it’s …

Will you be having wine this evening? Of course you want to, but with that tiny print and the list a mile long, you panic and simply say, “No.” Even if you have an idea of a food pairing or your preference for the night, you still rely on suggestions …

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 …

Not many know that the tiny Scottish island of Jura – described by George Orwell as an “extremely ungetatable” place – was where the author wrote his world famous novel 1984. To celebrate that fact the island’s distillery has released a vintage edition of its single malt. Casked in 1984, …

The extreme cold temperatures during the winter of  2015 officially earned Ottawa the coldest capital city on earth. It’s a wonder that we don’t just hibernate until Spring. The greater National Capital region is home to nearly 1,000,000 people and even as the thermometer plunges we still don our heavy …