As more spirits options enter the market and more people choose to enjoy distilled beverages, there is a growing need for education to help improve consumer and employee understanding of the beverages they drink.As a first step, here we decipher some common spirits labelling terms to help decipher t

Distillation has existed for centuries, with ties to alchemy. The first stills—the alembic, the precursor to today’s pot still—were likely invented circa 200–300 AD.Today’s distilleries range from craft producers with a single pot-bellied still cobbled together from spare parts, to sprawling, gleami

Spirits distillation has a long and glorious history. Starting from the ancient Greeks, they gave the flammable and intoxicating liquids produced by early wine distillation experiments a divine power. Bacchus worship incorporates these early spirits into religious ceremonies.The earliest recorded re