Highland, Hi Wire team up to create Plum Nectar to benefit Pink Boots Society
From Highland Brewing Two of Asheville, North Carolina’s most beloved breweries are teaming up. Highland Brewing Co. and Hi-Wire Brewing have joined forces to...
Category: Booze
Eighth-generation Beam distiller releases second chapter in Little Book series
By John Trump Freddie Noe’s Little Book has a new chapter, nicely advancing a compelling story. The new whiskey, “Noe Simple Task,” is crafted with...
New Belgium Brewing and Knob Creek introduce Oakspire Bourbon Barrel Ale
New Belgium Brewing and Knob Creek have announced the launch of Oakspire Bourbon Barrel Ale, a 9 percent ABV special collaboration featuring breakthrough technology to create...
Hi-Wire Brewing announces new year-round beer: Hop Circus rotating IPA series
From Hi-Wire Brewing Asheville, NC – Hi-Wire Brewing is pleased to introduce the Hop Circus IPA program, an experimental hop series exploring the endless spectrum...
Basil Hayden’s Two by Two Rye: Drink it straight
By John Trump I drink my whiskey straight, sans ice or water, just about always. Sometimes marrying a bit of water or a small cube...
To friendship: Laphroaig’s Cairdeas Fino Cask a must find
By John Trump Hate me if you will, but I don’t mind. It’s quite OK to be a little jealous. I don’t blame you....
Distillers, brewers, winemakers play big, giving role in communities
This story first appeared in Carolina Journal By John Trump Scott Smith, one of the partners who own and run Outer Banks Distilling in Manteo, loves his...
A dram of Laphroaig 10-year is great way to celebrate National Scotch Day
By John Trump Someone — it’s not clear who — declared Friday, July 27, National Scotch Day in the U.S. OK, then. As though we...
‘Giving a damn:’ Greensboro’s Fainting Goat Spirits releases small batch single malt
By John Trump History made by hand. By people who give a damn. Corny and trite? Maybe to some. But to people like the Normans,...
Booker’s ‘Backyard BBQ’ a slow, smoky sipper
Barbecue. The word conjures images wholly specific to the imaginer. The device, be it a pit, smoker, or grill of any variety. The ultimate purveyor...