To truly appreciate the spirit in your glass, you must sip it.
Back when I was just a little boy my granddaddy would talk about taking a “snort” from a bottle. He would grin and then shake his head and say, “Shew-wee.” It would make me laugh, having no idea what he was talking about.
Thanks to its flavor and Instagram-worthy aesthetic, pink gin has become a global favorite; but what do you know about this blushing delight? Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we’re diving into the history behind this beloved pink drink.
Rum has a history as rich as its depth of styles, flavors, and aromas – and you’re cheating yourself if your only experience drinking it has been in your parents’ basement or with a Coke.
Depending on the unique conditions in which its source material was grown, as well as the techniques utilized in its production (and there are many), this delightful spirit can range from sweet and floral, to dark and smokey, and everything in between. Today, we’re introducing you to 6 things you didn’t know about rum.
Craft distilling has skyrocketed over the past decade. In 2005, there were fewer than 100 active distilleries in the United States; by the end of 2018, that number jumped to over 1,800 active craft distilleries. To put things in perspective, a craft distillery is classified as a producer who distills no more than 75,000 proof gallons per year. In 2017, the craft spirits industry reached more than $3.7 billion in total sales, more than tripling the craft distilling industry’s market share since 2012.
Ever thought about opening your own distillery? What would you produce? If you ask Luis Ayala, he’ll suggest rum.
Ahead of Moonshine University’s 5-Day Rum Course this March 2-6, we talked to the world-renowned rum master, Rum University President, and Rum Central CEO to learn more about this incredible spirit, how he built a career around his passion, and what lies ahead for new rum distillers and the rum industry. Check it out!
Our inaugural action of life is to draw air into our lungs. Our last – to release it, to free it from further obligation. Our breath is a rhythm of couplets. And at our birth and our death, where we face our first and final, those breaths are bookends to existence.
Within this pulmonary practice lies the deep and heady secrets of scent. The human ability to utilize olfaction is a gift with myriad functions. It detects danger, pheromones, nourishment, and combined with other sensory faculty, the extraordinary perception of flavor.
Canned spirits cocktails are one of the biggest trends at TTB in recent years. Even though the explosion of hard seltzers probably gets more attention, TTB approved more than 370 ready-to-drink (RTD) spirits labels for margaritas in just the past five years. This is to say nothing about the many other well-recognized RTD cocktail types, such as bloody marys, martinis and so forth.
The purpose of this article is to give you a heads up that it can be surprisingly painful to get such products approved. Every time we say we’ve handled scores of grasshoppers, for example, in the past, we are in for new and unpleasant surprises, to the extent we start to think it’s routine. I will run through some of the most common reasons why.
In 1975, the easiest and most obvious place to get drinking water was from the nearest faucet. If you were on a conference call at the office, jogging in the park, or simply enjoying dinner with your family, a free, clean, and unlimited supply of drinking water was yours to be had only steps from where you were standing.
At Moonshine University, it’s our job to stay abreast of trends in the distilling industry. Thanks to our expert, international faculty, which hail from every facet of the beverage industry, we’re able to glean key insights into the future of distilled spirits. This year, we gathered our team to identify emerging trends we expect to be in the spotlight in the coming year. The 2020 forecast is shaping up to be focused on flavor and adventure.
The craft spirits movement was born in part out of the need for authentic self-expression – sometimes recalling the past, but always creating new, one-of-a-kind quality alcoholic elixirs and libations. Craft spirits embodies authenticity, quality, community and, more and more often, sustainability.
Trends in the packaging world parallel these as well; but you have to take the steps to educate yourself on what goes into your packaging, what the consequences may be for that choice, and what happens to your bottle long after your delicious spirit has gone.
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