Posts Tagged ‘spirits’
Lambay Irish Whiskey | A Spirit of Inaccessible Mystery
All great things come with age a commonality in the ancient world of spirit craftsmanship. This concept is the least unusual aspect of Lambay Irish Whiskey, founded on the curious Lambay Island, a brief, three miles off the eastern shore of Dublin. Lambay’s whiskey is created through a process that sends the liquor on a…
Read MoreNew Jersey Wine & Food Festival Celebrates 10 Years
The 10th anniversary of the New Jersey Wine & Food Festival will be taking place from May 4-6 at Crystal Springs Resort. The festival—one of largest independent wine and food festivals in the United States—will also be partnering with ment’or to celebrate this amazing milestone. New Jersey’s premier culinary destination, Crystal Springs, known for their…
Read MoreCocktail Chemistry at The Aviary NYC
Inside the otherworldly creations at NYC’s The Aviary. By now, New York has convinced us all we know everything there is to know about cocktail culture. We’re privy to the usual cast of ingredients, unimpressed by ooh and aah antics of pyrotechnics and liquid nitrogen. But what Grant Achatz is doing has set all those…
Read MoreThe Legend of Four Roses Bourbon
“Bourbon is the only spirit with a soul.” I learned that from Four Roses Bourbon Master Distiller Brent Elliott when VUE took a trip down to their property in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Elliot taught us about the brand’s signature yeast strains and mix up of mash bills, but he also told us a story—one that stuck…
Read MoreCamus: Cognac Resurgence in the U.S.
I’ve never been much of a cognac drinker. Hints of dried fruit and citrus zest never appealed to me. I had my first cognac at 16. As I recall, its sweet bite was quite foreign to my tongue. It was then that I decided that cognac wasn’t for me. Growing up in an affluent town…
Read MoreCamus Hosts Cognac Tasting at Le Malt
Camus Hosts Cognac Tasting at Le Malt I must admit, I’ve never been much of a cognac drinker. That was until earlier this year, when I was first introduced to the Camus brand. As they’ve helped us at VUE bring so many of our events to life throughout 2016, I quickly became impressed by both…
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