What a difference a few percent can make. Belvedere Vodka has released a new product called Heritage 176 that's not technically a vodka but it's this close. Labelled as "spirit drink" and described as a "vodka mixed with malted rye spirit," Heritage 176 is is a 100% rye product but... Read more →
Sour mashing, typically used in whiskey making, is adding some of the yeasty liquid still waste (stillage) from one distillation to the next batch's cooking/fermentation. I previously wrote (from a post about souring at Jack Daniel's): "Souring" is not like sourdough starter in that the process' job is to remain... Read more →
A big list of non-alcoholic spirit brands similar to Seedlip, Stryyk, and Lyre's. Read more →
I attended Bar Convent Berlin 2019. This was probably my sixth trip to Berlin for this most excellent bar show. My talk on CocktailSafe topics had a standing-room only crowd, so my trip was a success. Below are a few observations from the show. Ginsanity There was so much new... Read more →
Bittercube bitters have launched a new line of liqueurs, and one of them is an alchermes. So you may be asking yourself, what the heck is alchermes? Read more →
Check out these new gins that change color, were sent into near-outer-space, or are infused with ants and glitter. Read more →
A look at the new spirits products hitting the market. Read more →
New Booze for December 2016 features a range of new tequilas, a bunch of imported gins (and one experimental US one), a slew of scotch whiskies, one very old Irish whiskey, and more. Read more →