The Spirits of Wölffer
New regulations enable wineries to exercise their distilling craft; expect gin and brandy soon from Sagaponack.
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Name the Three Ingredients in an Aspen Manhattan Cocktail
A Greenport oysterman returns from a train trip to Colorado with an appreciation for the local spirits.
HOW: Turn Apples into Brandy
For our Spring Issue, I talked to David Page of Shinn Estate Vineyards about the new spirits he released early this year. He has also…
RECIPES: Distill Life Gives Us Some Good Ideas About Rum
http://instagram.com/p/0bPR-kTS2K On March 13 the stage at the Parrish Art Museum was the setting for a lively conversation about rum. Moderated by Brian Halweil,…
Distill Life at Parrish Art Museum
Local spirits are the new craft beer. See what the fuss is about on March 13 with a panel discussion and a tasting. Order tickets here.
New Products from Wine Country
Shinn Estate Vineyards introduces four-year-old brandies and Palmer’s got some late harvest gewürztraminer.
Deepwells Botanical Dry Gin ~ New From Long Island Spirits
Long Island Spirits took six years to perfect its gin recipe, which uses their potato vodka as a base.
Edible’s Great Summer Cocktail Contest; Bartenders! Sign up by June 15 to Win $5K!
You know you make good drinks. You know gin makes the best drinks, and you probably like Hendrick’s Gin, a gin made oddly in…
Sag Harbor Spiced Rum Goes on Sale May 1
For the past several months, the inaugural batch of Sag Harbor Rum has been aging in bourbon casks at Long Island Spirits. By late April, the first of the rum was ready to be bottled and on May 1, 1,200 bottles of Sag Harbor Rum will be released for sale on the East End.
Revisit Good Spirits With This Video
Featuring favorite editors Amy Zavatto and Brian Halweil, this video highlights some of the best artisan distillers that poured at Edible Manhattan’s Good Spirits event last month. The biggest thing is the advance in local spirits since our first event in 2010, as Brian describes in the video; there are so many more! Also look for East Ender Chris Tracy talking about his VerVino vermouth.
Our First Modern Whiskey
The Long Island Pine Barrens, an undeveloped expanse of pitch pine, oak and wetland communities within Suffolk County, spans approximately 100,000 acres, encompasses three…
