Drinking & Culture Blog

The Distilling Culture is an original literary collection conceived, researched, written, assembled, and curated by Caroline Porsiel. Comprising more than 150 stories, the collection explores the history and culture of drinking through Caroline’s original narrative voice, interpretation, thematic organization, and overarching creative vision.

© 2026 Caroline Porsiel. All rights reserved. No claim is made to ownership of the underlying historical facts or traditions. Copyright is claimed in the original writing, narrative treatment, selection, coordination, arrangement, and collection as a whole. Originally published by House Of Applejay, Inc.