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We Celebrate 90 Years of Hood River Distillers with President and CEO David Ballew

Chilled Magazine

With the purchase of Clear Creek Distillery in 2014 and Captive Spirits in 2016, the company now offers a portfolio of brands that span every level on a liquor store shelf, and nearly every spirit a cocktail bar would need. Big Gin was created by bartenders for bartenders.

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Every Major Olympic Sport as a Cocktail

VinePair

The cocktail combines gold rum , lime juice, honey syrup, and Champagne or sparkling wine , but since these games are held in Paris, we recommend opting for the French sparkler. Made with cachaça , the spirit of Brazil, along with white sugar and a whole lime, the cocktail also got some extra attention during the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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Drinks, Delight & Fragrance

Spiritz

He eventually reached his destination in a region known as the world capital of fragrance, where he could mix the heady aromas and flavours to create distinctive products that would re-define luxury in gin and vodka. In this scenario, the impact of perfume and frequency technology on their gin and vodka in terms of flavour is significant.

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The 50 Best Spirits of 2023

VinePair

acquired two unique Coffey stills from Scotland, and has since honored their use with a line of fine whisky, gin , and vodka. Bombay Sapphire Premier Cru Bombay Sapphire played a large role in taking London Dry gin mainstream by dialing down the juniper and amping up clean, fresh botanicals through vapor infusion.

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The Basic Well Drink Is Your Bartender’s New Favorite Playground

VinePair

Gin & Tonic. Rum & Coke. Katana Kitten itself is no stranger to elevating bar basics into modern classics, including with a core lineup of Highball riffs incorporating varied spirits and flavors, such as the popular Shiso Gin & Tonic, and a Scotch Ginger & Apple. “I

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Whisky Production Begins At The Orkney Distillery

The Whiskey Wash

Founded in 2016, The Orkney Distillery, located in Kirkwall on Orkney, has long harbored ambitions to diversify its spirits profile with whisky and rum. Until today, the distillery has exclusively produced Kirkjuvagr gin. The distillery has also begun rum distillation as of January 2024.

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Mastering Extracts and Essences With Sunken Harbor Club’s Garret Richard

VinePair

By the time Booker and Dax closed in 2016, I was the head bartender, and I spent the next year at the NoMad learning to make a lot of very good drinks very quickly. We chatted rum styles and tropical drinks and I was immediately a fan — he wore his love for, and knowledge of, drinks and spirits on his sleeve then as he does to this day.