Checking out Afrohead’s Seven Year Rum

Mrs. Wonk and I spend more than our fair share…

Cocktail Obsession: Remember the Maine

Mrs. Wonk and I have a friend who’s a cook…

Lost Spirits Distillery’s Aging Reactor Could Transform the Craft Spirits Industry

At the American Distilling Institute conference today (4/1/15), Bryan Davis…

ethyl-acetate rum

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….

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

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

Checking out Amaro di Angostura with a New Cocktail Recipe – The Gaspar Grande

Even non-cocktailians are aware of Angostura bitters, the ubiquitous bottle…

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…

Checking out Lyon Distilling’s Dark Rum

Although rum is most frequently associated with the Caribbean and…