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60 Years in Bourbon: Jim Rutledge and the Man Who Brought Four Roses Home
In 1966, a young Jim Rutledge turned down a job at Philip Morris and joined Seagram’s Calvert Distillery in Louisville. Sixty years later, he is…
The Gin Martini Guide: Where It Came From, How to Order It, and Which Gin to Use
The gin martini did not die. It got muscled out for about thirty years by a simpler argument: vodka doesn’t taste like anything, and for…
California Has a Distillery Trail Now. Here Are Three SLO County Stops Worth the Drive.
Paso Robles has more distilleries per square mile than most people realize, and the California Distillers Association just made them impossible to ignore. Their new…
The $50 Scotch Judges Are Raving About. Here’s Why.
CrushBrew Editorial · Spirits · Scotch · 4 min read At the 2026 International Wine and Spirit Competition, judges awarded Bowmore 9-Year-Old 98 points and…
Lobster Vodka Is Real: Bold Coast Spirits’ $30 Savory Vodka
CrushBrew Editorial · Spirits · New Releases · 4 min read Yes, lobster vodka is a real thing. And no, it is not a gimmick.…
Couch, Glass, Remote: The CrushBrew Guide to Streaming and Sipping
There is a version of a great evening that does not require a restaurant reservation, a designated driver, or a reason to get dressed. It…
Woody Creek Distillers: Keeping Things Clean for Top Quality
2026 Update: Woody Creek Distillers is still going strong — and has an exciting new chapter. The distillery is now women-owned, operating out of Basalt,…
What to Serve Guests with Dietary Restrictions
CrushBrew Editorial · Hosting & Pairing · 6 min read Planning a dinner party used to mean picking a wine that paired with the entrée.…
A Spirit for the Dry Season
CrushBrew Editorial · Spirits · 7 min read In 2014, a teetotaling English farmer found a 17th-century distillation manual in his family’s stone cottage and…
How to Drink Ouzo Like a Greek
Most people’s first encounter with ouzo goes one of two ways: they’re handed a shot glass on a Greek island, knock it back, and spend…
The Whisky You Drink Cold: A Guide to Japanese and Light Styles
For a long time, the default whisky conversation centered on bold, assertive expressions — heavily peated Islay Scotch, barrel-forward Kentucky bourbon, cask-strength single malts that…
Is Rum the Next Whisky? The Case Gets Stronger
In 2016, a writer for HuffPost UK posed what seemed like a speculative question: is rum the next whisky? A decade later, the answer has…
Boone County Distilling: The Kentucky Bourbon Story That Sat Silent for 105 Years
< In 1880, the Petersburg Distillery in Boone County, Kentucky was the largest distillery in the state. It produced four million gallons of bourbon a…
Bourbon vs. Rye: What’s the Difference and Which Should You Drink?
Pour a bourbon and a rye side by side and the difference is immediate — one is round, sweet, and caramel-forward; the other is drier,…
The Berkshires’ First Distillery Since Prohibition — and the Whiskey Distilled from Beer
In the eighth grade, Chris Weld tried to build a still for a class science project. His mother found out, realized it was a federal…