Barrel-Aged Cocktails…Worth the Wait
What’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys? A barrel full of cocktails! It seems there’s a barrel behind every bar these days as more bartenders experiment with aging cocktails in wooden casks. The...
View ArticleRoundhouse Spirits: Thinking Outside the Box
Distiller Ted Palmer can’t imagine doing anything else but making craft spirits in the picturesque city of Boulder, Colorado. He’s become known for thinking outside the box and challenging convention,...
View ArticleCorsair Artisan Distillery: Renegade Whiskey Makers
Some distillers revive old traditions; others create new traditions. Corsair Artisan Distillery definitely falls into the latter category. From their Pumpkin Spice Moonshine to Triple Smoke Single Malt...
View ArticleHooch Films’ Series “The Distillers” — Absinthe in America
In 2007, absinthe became legal again in the United States. Craft distillers were among the first to start producing this legendary spirit. Here are three distillers making delicious American absinthe....
View ArticleTaste the Grains: Ransom Spirits
A number of craft distillers in the Pacific Northwest have been instrumental in leading the craft spirits movement forward. Among them, Ransom Spirits has helped revive a traditional style of gin and...
View ArticleUrban Spirits from New York Distilling Company
It's not easy to set up a distillery in New York City, but the founders of New York Distilling never considered another option. As co-founder Allen Katz said, "we love living here. It's where we work,...
View ArticleBig Scotch, Tiny Island: Scotland’s Isle of Islay
There are few places in the world as focused on Scotch as the Isle of Islay off Scotland’s west coast. From giants (in size and flavor) like Laphroaig to the island’s only craft distillery, Kilchoman,...
View ArticleSmall Business Success from Berkshire Mountain Distillers
In addition to making much-praised whiskey, gin and rum on a small farm in Massachusetts, Berkshire Mountain Distillers also celebrates American small business by partnering with other entrepreneurs in...
View ArticleHidden Gems of Irish Whiskey
Irish whiskey is making a comeback, though you’ll have to look beyond liquor store shelves to find the good stuff. So we went straight to Dublin and asked the experts which bottles they love and which...
View ArticleLiving The Hooch Life
Here at The Hooch Life, we celebrate the growing number of American craft distillers and their small-batch artisanal products. We celebrate innovative bartenders who influence what we drink and how we...
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