Fall 2017 Issue
Come Fly With Me or: The Story of the First Aviation’s Gin
The recipe for the Aviation cocktail was first recorded in Hugo R Ensslin’s 1916 book, Recipes for Mixed Drinks.
⅓ Lemon Juice
⅔ El...
Excerpt from Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey by Rob Arnold & Eric...
THE CEREALS
OUR SUGAR DADDIES
Whiskey makers are thieves, stealing starch from four types of cereals—barley, corn, rye, and wheat. The treasure is locked away in...
Defending Yourself from Trademark Infringement
What should you do when someone accuses you of “trademark infringement,” often in a certified letter written by a lawyer? This article contains some...
Temperature and Maturation
Temperature is a critically important factor at every step of a distiller’s craft. Its affect on grains begins with the sun’s energy shining on...
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....
Eye Candy
Color can become identity in the eye of the beholder. We look at a bottle, and the color registers more as a feeling than...
Manhattan Bar Manager Naren Young of Dante
The 1988 movie Cocktail changed everything for Naren Young when he first saw it as a young lad in the 1990s. It ushered in...
A Return to Grace
The forested valleys of the Heavenly Mountains of Tien Shan are among the most isolated areas on Earth. Yet the apple, which is thought...
An excerpt from the book— The Maturation of Distilled Spirits: Vision and Patience
The reduction of alcohol from cask to bottling strength should always be done slowly, with the water and the spirit at the same temperature....
What the Bottled in Bond Act of 1897 Means Today
“Bottled in bond” is a phrase coined more than 100 years ago in the whiskey business to assure the purchaser that he was buying...
