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Sample spread from Mezcal by Emma Janzen book review

Mezcal Book Review

Travel Distilled reviews the book Mezcal by Emma Janzen and finds it an excellent guide to the making of Mezcal, meeting the people who make it, travelling through Oaxaca, and with a long collection of mezcal cocktails.

Cascade Potato Vodka Review

Travel Distilled reviews the smooth Cascade Potato Vodka from Cascade Distilling in the Pacific Northwest.

Metaxa 12-Star Review

Travel Distilled reviews 12-Star Metaxa, the original Greek spirit, on a par with brandy and cognac.

Cascade Vodka three bottles with artwork

Cascade North Sister Vodka Review

Travel Distilled reviews North Sister Vodka from the Cascade Street Distillery in Sisters, Oregon, surrounded by the beautiful Cascade Mountains.

Glass of Metaxa ready for a blending session at the House of Metaxa distillery in Athens, Greece

Touring the Metaxa Distillery

Touring the Metaxa Distillery, a behind the scenes look at the House of Metaxa in Athens from Travel Distilled.

Costas Raptis and Mike Gerrard of Travel Distilled in front of Metaxa's Number One barrel at their distillery cellar in Athens, Greece

Tasting Metaxa with the Master

Travel Distilled enjoys a tasting of Metaxa in Athens with Metaxa Master, Costas Raptis, only the 5th Metaxa Master since the founding of the company in 1888.