Winter 2014 Issue

2014 Seattle Conference & Expo Recap

The 11th annual ADI conference and vendor expo convened this year in the beautiful Pacific Northwest city of Seattle, WA. More than 1,000 attendees...

Book Reviews

Fire water: experimental smoked whiskeys Darek Bell Bowling Green, Corsair Distillery, 2014 Paperback/200 pages ISBN 978-0983350019 Available @ Amazon Darek Bell is the owner or Corsair Distillery and author of...

Whiskey vs Whisky

Have you ever noticed that there are two different spellings for whiskey? To be honest, I had not until I began working on the...

There Is a Shrub in My Drink

When a bartender researches inexpensive ideas for keeping a cocktail program relevant, I recommend they start by revisiting the past. Why? To rediscover ancient...

What is a Master Distiller?

In the rapidly growing craft distilling industry, no other question — save the definition of the term “craft” — triggers as much heated debate...

Top 10 Louisville Craft Cocktail Bars

Louisville, the city base for Bourbon Country, home to many of the country’s most iconic distilleries and brands. Besides being a strong food city,...

Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour

Agro-tourism and eco-tourism have a nice ring for what they are, but alco-tourism sounds like a condition that requires attention.  Whatever you call it, whether...