Sound real smart at the bar after just reading these Features. From how whiskies are made to how rums are marqued. We know high school Chemistry wasn't fun, so we'll try to keep things light and interesting.
Special Features
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Probiotic Pills & Koji: Johnny Kyunghwo Shows How You Can Make Real Makgeolli With Simple Everyday Ingredients
(Source: Johnny Kyunghwo Sheldrick / @johnnykyunghwo) Before 20th-century liquor licensing and commercial consolidation, Korean brewing was deep... -
Inside The Smallest Wine Fair: In Tropical Singapore, China’s Wines Take A No Frills Approach To Their Grand Introduction
(Source: @tswf.sg) A wine writer friend recently corrected me. I had been raving about discovering Chinese natural wines, all the surprisingly... -
Of Granite, Schist, Iron, Old & Wise Vines & A Century-Old Vineyard: An Evening With Chris Mullineux of Mullineux & Leeu Passant Across Six Wines
“Vines are kind of like people in a way. When they're young, they're vigorous... some vintages produce too many grapes, and then the quality is no... -
Orchid Sake Brewery: Inside Singapore’s Only Sake Brewery, Where Making Serious Junmai Daiginjo Feels Like Raising a Newborn Every Month
“[It's] like taking care of a living thing. It takes so much attention.” –Reuben Luke Oh, Founder CEO at Orchid Sake Brewery on brewing sake O... -
Arveau by Distillius: How A New Equatorial Aperitif Is Rewriting the Spritz Story in Tropical Singapore
Aperitif drinking is having a moment. The bulk of sales is moving away from “one big drink” and towards drinks you can talk over, snack over, an... -
Unpacking Mizunara With Suntory: Tasting Yamazaki’s Mizunara Malts Toward The 25 Year Old
There may be no better symbol of Japanese whisky’s spirit of resilience than Mizunara oak. And the narrative of Suntory’s historic Yamazaki Dist... -
Ambient Yeast, Hops & Soba Koji: Sake Somm Alex Shows Us How Japan’s Young Craft Brewers Reinvent Sake Traditions
“Many people can become lawyers, but only you can brew sake.” This was how the father of the current owner of Matsui Brewery in Kyoto (which mak... -
A Doorly's Rum Class: The Story Behind Barbados' Original Exported Rum With Richard Seale of Foursquare Distillery
Barbados is widely regarded as the birthplace of rum, with a rich legacy of sugar cultivation and distillation dating back to the mid-17th centu... -
Roumier, Dujac, Lambrays et al: Burgundy’s Biggest Authority Jasper Morris Takes Us Through a Legendary Morey-Saint-Denis Tasting
If you're dipping your toes into Burgundy wines, there's one golden rule you'll quickly discover: knowing the regions isn't just helpful—it's es... -
The Past, Present & Future of Chinese Grape Wine: A Journey Through 5 Key Regions and Leading Wineries
It’s easy to assume in a place like China that vin rouge is a relatively recent affair, a product of Western influence in the 20th century and o... -
Deconstructing A Timeless Classic: We Taste All The Components That Make Hibiki Whisky
Many often trace the origins of the global Japanese whisky boom to this scene in the 2003 cult classic film Lost in Translation, where Bill Murr... -
Understanding Sake Aromas: From Delicate Daiginjos To Sakes Gone Wild
Ever sipped on a sweet daiginjo sake and pictured bananas, or the mellow sweetness of melons? And yet, while you're picturing orchards or tropi...
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