Here Comes The Proof

Science

Here Comes The Proof When in the 16th century the British began to tax liquor higher than beverages with a lower alcohol content like wine and beer, proof suddenly became an important term. The easiest way to proof a higher alcohol content was by soaking a gun pellet...

The Legend Of The Angel’s Share

Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales

The Legend Of The Angel’s Share Legend is that a long time ago the people of Ireland and Scotland suspected that angels descended to earth and enjoyed a small amount of their whisk(e)y directly from their casks. The proof of that tale was easy as with bottling...

Spirit In A Bottle

Drinkware

Spirit In A Bottle Glass technology developed in India around 1,730 BC. The first small glass bottles was made in ca. 1,500 BC in Mesopotamia. Around 200 BC Syrian craftsmen invented the glassmaker’s pipe allowing for larger and more varied bottle shapes. The...

Saint Patrick Day Drinking

Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales

Saint Patrick Day Drinking Saint Patrick was a Roman-British Christian missionary (385-461 AD) and is considered the national saint in Ireland. Saint Patrick is said to have explained the Trinity using the shamrock (trifolium), which subsequently became the Irish...

The Oldest Bar in Georgia

North American Distilling

The Oldest Bar in Georgia Georgia was founded as a dry colony forbidding the import, production, and trade of rum and brandies in the Colony. In November 1737 William Stephens, newly installed Secretary of the Colony of Georgia arrived in Savannah. Two month after his...

The Secret Of Genever

Drinks, Cocktails & Likör

The Secret Of Genever Genever (Jenever) is considered the historical basis of gin and one of the oldest known spirits typically distilled from rye or barley malt. Its key ingredient is juniper berry which is a medicinal herb used since ancient Egypt in 1500 BC curing...

The Brandy Legend

Drinking Gods, Myths & Fairytales

The Brandy Legend Unlocking the Secrets of Craft: The Mappae Clavicula and the Medieval Art of Making In the quiet margins of medieval history lies a remarkable manuscript that bridges antiquity and the dawn of scientific thought: the Mappae Clavicula. Often...

The naming of Likör (Liqueur)

Drinks, Cocktails & Likör

The naming of Likör (Liqueur) Likör (Liqueur) is named after the Latin word “liquifacere” meaning “to liquify”. The original idea of Likör making was to enhance the taste of alcoholic drinks by adding natural flavors like spices, herbs, citrus...

Women in early distilling

Early History

Women in early distilling Happy International Woman’s Day 2022 The first two named distillers are both women! Tapputi-Belatekallim who lived around 1200 BC in Babylon, Mesopotamia was the first in history to own a still (that she used for perfume distilling)....

What is Likör?

Drinking Culture Blog

What is Likör? Likör (Liqueurs) are the evolution of the famous flavored wines of Roman and Greek antiquity as the higher proof alcohol improved the maceration process of herbs, and spices. Italy is one of the countries which have a long tradition of producing and...