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Mixologist Adam Seger, left, and Rodrick Markus of Rare Tea Cellar released Balsam, a spirit that turns wine into a vermouth, in Chicago Thursday.

Turn wine into vermouth with Balsam, a new American amaro

June 16, 2018 at 6:52 p.m.

The idea — reinventing sweet vermouth — was audacious. But that's exactly what made the challenge appealing to mixologist Adam Seger. Seger has a history making liqueurs. Five years ago...

Flavors of Indian dessert captured in Somrus liqueur

June 15, 2018 at 9:48 p.m.

Taste is a powerful thing. Take a sip of a spirit, say Laphroaig 15-year-old Scotch, and the whiskey's robust peaty flavor can transport you to the rocky, remote Isle of...

Benjamin Prichard's Tennessee Whiskey takes its name from an ancestor distiller from the 1800s.

A whiskey fight in Tennessee

June 16, 2018 at 12:32 a.m.

What is Tennessee whiskey? Well, for just about all of Tennessee's nearly 219 years of statehood, Tennessee whiskey meant something quite straightforward: a whiskey produced in Tennessee. That's why Phil...

Two Brothers created a two-pack to draw attention to its wheatwine, Bare Tree. It contains both 2014 and 2013 vintages to encourage people to cellar the beer, then compare the year-to-year variations.

Wheatwine, a beer style to warm up your winter

August 23, 2019 at 8:04 a.m.

Phil Wymore doesn't get it. While his brewery Perennial Artisan Ales has produced some true blockbuster beers — like Abraxas, a massive, complex imperial stout brewed with ancho chilies, cacao...

Stocking the bar for holiday parties? We suggest five spirits (and drinks): Whiskey or bourbon (for a Manhattan), light rum (daiquiri), vodka (martini), blanco tequila (margarita) and gin (gin and tonic).

Stocking the bar? Knowing what to ask will guide choices

June 18, 2018 at 2:58 a.m.

There's no one way to stock your home bar for New Year's Eve. After all, a bar is a reflection of who you are and what you like. And even...

Roca Patron Reposado is one of three tequilas in the new line, which gets its name from the giant volcanic rock (roca) used to crush the agave.

Patron crushes it with artisan Roca line

June 18, 2018 at 7:12 a.m.

The story, it can be a powerful thing. It's the reason we trek to Napa to visit vineyards. It's why we buy handmade and artisan-crafted trinkets at the farmers market....

Boomerang has an intricate, spicy nose and just sweet enough flavor, thanks to an infusion of cinnamon, black peppercorns, cayenne, dried cherries and apricots, walnuts, oranges and vanilla beans.

Boomerang, a cherry liqueur with depth

June 18, 2018 at 7:20 a.m.

Approachable. That's the idea behind Boomerang, the new cherry liqueur developed by Micah Melton, beverage director at The Aviary, Grant Achatz's high-concept cocktail kitchen. That's not to say the spirit...

Bigger, bolder pumpkin beers

June 17, 2018 at 5:37 a.m.

In some circles, there's practically no faster way to lose your craft beer cred than to declare yourself a fan of pumpkin ales. But that doesn't faze Adam Avery of...

Steam beer: odd style born of circumstance

June 17, 2018 at 8:48 a.m.

Even though they're two distinct types of beer, the American and German beer styles both known as steam beer (dampfbier in German) share something beyond their name: Each is an...

Monkey 47 gin’s key ingredient: Lingonberries

June 18, 2018 at 8:34 a.m.

Stupid. That was Alexander Stein's father's reaction when he heard his son's idea to quit his job and move from the U.S. back to his native Germany's Black Forest region...

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