Maestro Tequilero Alberto Partida makes old-school tequila. Although most tequila strives for uniformity and smoothness, Amatitena (from Amatitán, Jalisco) has a mezcal vibe. All the Azul agave comes from a single estate... Read More
This maritime distillery has been making Scotch on the Àrd Beag (small headland) for the last two hundred years using heavily peated malted barley from Port Ellen and water from Loch Uigeadail (pronounced ooh-ga-dal, Gaelic... Read More
Our image of Tequila as this fiery, debilitating potion requiring table salt and lime segments has changed drastically over the last decade. People are discovering that high-end artisanal Tequila is quite smooth and mild, just... Read More
The Doublewood is aged in two kinds of oak casks. First in American oak casks followed by first fill European oak Oloroso sherry butts. It is rich and honeyed with accents of nuts and spices.
There's something nostalgic about brands fermenting, distilling, and aging their whiskey in one place, but that is not required to produce exceptional bourbon. In 2013, when Joe Beatrice founded Barrell Craft Spirits in Louisville,... Read More
Before retiring, Paul Joseph made Black Maple Hill at the Stein Distillery in Joseph, Oregon. This whiskey was crafted with locally grown rye (75%) and corn, both from the Stein family farm, which are fermented, distilled, aged... Read More
Situated on the River Bladnoch, the Bladnoch distillery is one of six remaining in the Scottish Lowlands, and it is going strong after 200 years. It was founded and operated by the McClelland family, but by WWI, the distillery... Read More
Caballito Cerrero is technically a tequila because it comes from a distiller in Jalisco, but it's not actual tequila because Caballito is made with the indigenous Chato agave (related to Espadin) that predates Blue Weber,... Read More
The old-fashioned chemist's bottle lets you know you're in for something special. Hermogenes García Vasquez, Paula Aquino Sanchez, and their son Jorge make a mere 1500 liters of hyper-local mezcal in Logoche, Oaxaca... Read More
Most mezcal originates from Oaxaca in southern Mexico, about 300 miles north of Guatemala. The state of Durango is in northeastern Mexico, about 400 miles south of New Mexico. Considering the change in terroir, mezcalero Urial... Read More
Though there were once 30 distilleries on the Kintyre peninsula (located in the sea between Islay and the Lowlands), now Glen Scotia, Glengyle, and Springbank are the only ones remaining in Campbeltown appellation. Founded in... Read More
Honeysuckle and bold dark chocolate fill the nose, followed by velvet tastes of berries, mint chocolate and bitter orange, with a finish of intense depth.... Read More
