Spirits 101

Spirits 101 is the page where you learn about all spirits, like what is whiskey, or what’s the difference between tequila and mezcal.

What Is a Negroni Sbagliato?

What is the Negroni Sbagliato, the Italian cocktail that has become a viral sensation after a celebrity Tik-Tok mention?

Travel Distilled discovers the history of the Sidecar cocktail, which was invented during Prohibition in the USA, or more likely in Paris or London.

Travel Distilled asks the question: what is egg nog (or eggnog), which has become one of the USA’s favorite holiday drinks.

Travel Distilled answers the question ‘What is Mezcal?’ with a look at where in Mexico it’s made, how it’s made, and whether it’s aged in barrels.

Travel Distilled answers the question ‘what is absinthe?’ with a history of the spirit made from the wormwood plant and once thought to be deadly.

Travel Distilled explains what Madeira is, where it’s made, how it’s made, what Madeira barrels are called, and Madeira’s connections with the USA.

What is the angels’ share of a spirit, and what factors in barrels, warehouses and climate influence the share the angels get?

How big a barrel is depends what you mean by a barrel, if it’s a barrel or a cask, where you live in the world, and what you keep in it.

How should you drink tequila – as a quick shot, neat, on the rocks, in a Margarita, a Tequila Sunrise, or in another tequila cocktail?

How to Infuse Tequila, courtesy of the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort and Spa in San Antonio, Texas.