Craft distilleries on the North Coast are poised to take advantage of a new state law that gives them the ability to sell their products on premise just like wineries...
93 points - Spirit Works Distillery Sloe Gin, USA ($40) Deep red color; floral, spicy nose; smooth and juicy with berry fruit and spice; mellow, idiosyncratic and long; tangy and rich. Review...
Something is a brewing at Spirit Works Distillery in Sebastopol, CA. Yes they make gin, whiskey and vodka, but they’ve brewed up quite the science experiment as a side project....
Building Community with Spirit Works Distillery By Stephanie Rosenbaum Klassen Eating is an agricultural act, as Wendell Berry famously stated. But what about drinking? Living here in ag-rich Sonoma County, with vineyards...
Spirited Sloe 75 This lovely, balanced cocktail comes from Duskie Estes, co-chef and co-owner of Zazu Kitchen + Farm in Sebastopol, California. This recipe features gin made by the restaurant’s neighbor,...
Contributed by Distillerista I love dark liquor – especially rye and wheated bourbons and whiskies – but as you could probably guess from recent posts (here, here, and here), gin is my usual adult beverage...
Ever tried sloe Gin? (It’s a sort of reddish-purple color — not clear — if you’re trying to picture it.) If so, then you've most likely you've had it in...
On the day of my visit to Spirit Works Distillery in Sebastopol, California, the energy in the building is palpable. In just a few days, the very first barrels of...
In Sebastopol, about an hour north of San Francisco, a development called the Barlow has replaced a 12.5-acre industrial site largely devoted to apple processing with an artisan-friendly commercial district....
Every bar sports marginal bottles that elude even the most seasoned drink-makers. That is, until someone dusts them off and uses them in a new way. In "Bringing It Back...