Bourbon Hype
Here’s an interesting video from Bloomberg about the bourbon you drink, and how labels can be misleading. It’s a few years old now but still worth watching.
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In the Vegas Vesper Bar
Travel Distilled meets Chris Hopkins of the Las Vegas Vesper Bar and talks vodka, Vesper cocktails, and Vegas.
Lakes Distillery Vodka Review
Travel Distilled reviews The Lakes Distillery Vodka, which was released before this distillery in England’s Lake District moved on to add gin and whisky to its range.
Global Launch of Nouaison Gin by G’Vine
Travel Distilled attends the Global Launch of Nouaison Gin by G’Vine at Nobu in Shoreditch, London.
Whiskies Galore
Travel Distilled reviews Whiskies Galore by Ian Buxton, ‘one of the great whisky writers’.
Peket, the Spirit of Liege
Travel Distilled visits Liege in Belgium and gets a taste for the local spirit, peket.
Cranes Cranberry Orange Liqueur Review
Travel Distilled reviews the cranberry and orange liqueur made by Cranes of Cambridge in England
Gin Meet Ginger
Travel Distilled tries a gin cocktail combining Opihr Oriental Spiced Gin with Franklin and Sons Original Ginger Ale
Another Rise in Scottish Distillery Visits
The Scotch Whisky Association reports another rise in Scottish distillery visits in 2016, especially from Russia and China.
Metaxa Mixology in Athens
Two of the best cocktail bars in Athens, MoMix Kerameikos and The Clumsies, are making creative cocktails using that most Greek of Greek spirits, Metaxa.