By Emma Briones Rating: B+ Coffee and coffee houses have been and remain trendy for the “it crowd,” and sometimes beyond. Specialty coffee has awaken millennials all around Europe, hungry for a hot or cold beverage that can be enjoyable and also look great on social media (and thank God we are already past the avocado-coffee trend!). The combination of ...

By Father John Rayls Rating: A- I am always reluctant to write a review on any liquid that deviates from too far from the definition of whisk(e)y, which includes any form of liqueur. It’s really rather simple: I enjoy whiskey and prefer sticking close to my roots. However, an in-home movie night with friends offered a perfect venue to break ...

The fan-favorite Texas bourbon distillery Garrison Brothers has decided to break into flavored whiskey territory by releasing a honey liqueur, HoneyDew, due out August 17th. The sweet stuff comes from Burleson’s Honey, a family-owned outfit in Waxahachie, Texas. They will be on-hand for the launch, as will a mobile cigar lounge. Cocktails using HoneyDew will be provided by Frost 321. Garrison ...

In a sweet play on the distilling industry’s “honey barrels,” those elusive whiskey casks that have been aged to perfection, Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery in Nashville, Tennessee has issued a limited-release Belle Meade Bourbon Honey Cask Finish. It’s their second release of the Craftsman Cask series, the first of which was the Mourvèdre Cask-Finish, released by the Nelson brothers in ...

Dr. Pearse Lyons passed away today, aged 73, due to an acute lung condition that developed during his recovery from heart surgery. Lyons was the founder and president of Alltech, which in turn is the parent company of Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. (Town Branch Bourbon) in Kentucky and the Pearse Lyons Distillery in Dublin, Ireland. “The thoughts of our ...