Category: Distilleries

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From Alchemy to Spirit Science: Esters, Gas Chromatography, and Accelerated Aging

Life as a Cocktail Wonk isn’t all fabulous bars, spirit reviews, and distillery visits. It’s also…

Distilleries, Lost Spirits, rum, Spirit science

Vodka Cannons, Distillery Cats and more – Visiting Seattle’s Sound Spirits Distillery

I’m always fascinated by how small distillers have wildly different still setups….

Distilleries, gin

Lost Spirits publishes second rum gas chromatograph paper – What’s in your 33 year aged rum?

Bryan Davis of Lost Spirits is at it again. Armed with a…

Lost Spirits, rum, Spirit science

New “science of rum” paper from Lost Spirits Distillery now online

Longtime readers know I’m a big fan of Lost Spirits Distillery in…

Distilleries, Lost Spirits, rum, Spirit science

Heaven Hill Distillery Tour – Into the Colossus

In October, 2014 Mrs. Wonk and I toured eight whiskey distilleries in…

Bourbon, Bourbon, Rye

Maker’s Mark Distillery: Bourbon as Science

In October, 2014 Mrs. Wonk and I toured eight whiskey distilleries in…

Bourbon, Bourbon

Whiskey Nirvana – The Willett Distillery tour

In October, 2014 Mrs. Wonk and I toured eight whiskey distilleries in…

Bourbon, Bourbon, Distilleries, Rye

Visiting the Barton 1792 Distillery

In October, 2014 Mrs. Wonk and I toured eight whiskey distilleries in…

Bourbon, Bourbon