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Pechuga Mezcal: Tastes Like Chicken

Pechuga Mezcal: Tastes Like Chicken

13/10/2015

Spirits move in mysterious ways, especially if theyโ€™re from Mexico. Thereโ€™s a type of Mezcal called pechuga. That word literally means breast and it literally means thereโ€™s meat in that...

Three Sisters are the 5th Generation Distilling Top Notch Grappa

Three Sisters are the 5th Generation Distilling Top Notch Grappa

07/10/2015

Grappa has been having a moment for quite some time and much of what Italy's most famous spirit has achieved is due to one family's influence.

How to Find a Good Grappa?

How to Find a Good Grappa?

05/10/2015

How do I tell the difference between a very refined Grappa and something more basic?

What is Grappa?

What is Grappa?

05/10/2015

Grappa is a traditionally Italian spirit distilled from all the solid matter left over from wine making. That includes all the grape skins, seeds, stems, everything.

Do you Know How Thirsty Angels Really Are?

Do you Know How Thirsty Angels Really Are?

28/09/2015

Wooden oak barrels contribute a lot to the flavour of Whisky. But they also cause producers a loss of around 2% of the Whisky stored in them every year.

Smooth Ambler: High End Whiskey from the Birthplace of Moonshine

Smooth Ambler: High End Whiskey from the Birthplace of Moonshine

24/09/2015

In West Virgina, the cradle of illicit American distillation, the team at Smooth Ambler are making the kind of spirits that their great grandfathers probably didnโ€™t even think were possible.