Drink Spirits / September 7, 2010 10:40 am
One of the emerging categories in spirits we’re very excited about is New American Gin. This style of gin is finding traction from the craft micro-distillery movement with a wide array of flavors and botanicals which venture far beyond the traditional London Dry Gin. This category is the jazz of the gin world, with many distillers doing variations and riffs [...]
Drink Spirits / June 7, 2010 4:29 pm
Organic foods have seen an absolute explosion in popularity over the past few years. More people are caring what goes into what they eat and where it comes from. When it comes to distilled spirits, many of these same environmentally-conscious people drink vodka made from the same industrial neutral grain spirit manufactured by ADM. While not every distillery has the [...]
Drink Spirits / March 1, 2010 8:44 pm
I’ve spent a lot of time talking to various bartenders and mixologists and almost universally the drink they say will “send them into the weeds” on a busy night (aka get them irreparably backed up) is the Ramos Gin Fizz. Fortunately (or unfortunately in this case), I tend to drink at bars where I know the bartenders. The upside to this is [...]