Interview: Spirit Hound Distillers, Craig Engelhorn & Wayne Anderson
A “little” brewery by the name of Oskar Blues brought Craig Engelhorn and Wayne Anderson together. Meeting and working there in the late 1990s/early 2000s, their distillery idea cooked for years before they opened Spirit Hound Distillers in Lyon,...
Top 10 Manhattan Bars
New York City has pioneered cocktails in the history of the world, it is true. But it has also led the cocktail renaissance of the last 15 to 20 years since Dale Degroff brought attention in the late 1980s...
Interview with Marko Karakasevic
When I think of Wine Country spirits, I think Charbay and the Karakasevic family. Certainly, they are distilling leaders, launching in 1983 around the same time as fellow NorCal/Bay Area pioneers St. George Spirits and Germain-Robin.
In a region that...
Alayne & Jason MacIsaac of Sheringham Distillery
Sheringham Distillery’s commitment to sustainability is not just admirable, but crucial to our future. And it’s a vision they hope the craft distilling world will unite behind. Founded by husband-and-wife team Jason and Alayne MacIsaac in 2015 on southern...
The Alchemist
There wasn’t much in the way of coursework for distillers in the early 2000s, and early adopters in American craft distilling relied on the tried-and-true scientific method. This is most likely why Robert Cassell has become the successful veteran...
If You Got ‘em, Smoke ‘em
Blazing New Trails
The goal of Corsair Artisan is to make unique and innovative spirits. The motto is simple: If it has been done before, we don’t want to do it. Corsair also has a lofty vision: to expand the...
Interview with Distiller Joseph Myer of Myer Farm Distillers
From farming to playing piano, painting to writing poetry, Joseph Myer—aka Joe—has led quite the artistic life. Creativity is in his blood and bones. But so is farming. Born in Ithaca, NY, growing up on a fifth-generation farm in...
Iron Fish Distillery
For his 60th birthday, Richard Anderson’s wife delivered big.
Sarah Anderson sent him and brothers in-law, Dave Wallace and Craig Maxwell, to Scotland on a Scotch-tasting tour. It was a game changer. Sipping their way through distilleries across Islay, Scotland, propelled...
Top 10 Honolulu Bars
The enchantment and relaxing vibes of Hawaii can be felt even in Honolulu, the biggest city in the islands. Honolulu is located on the island of Oahu, which has a population of just under one million people. It’s easy...
Interview with Distiller Andrew Lohfeld
How does a degree in mathematics and computer science lead to distilling? What if you also studied religion, monasticism, ancient Egyptian language, culture, folklore and food pathways in archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania? Such is the background of...
