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...
American craft distillers have fallen in love with a new brown spirit: aged gin SOUTHSIDES. TOM COLLINS. GIN AND TONICS. WITH ITS CITRUSY HERBAL PROFILE AND BRIGHT CRISP FINISH, GIN IS THE...
Crisp, cool and fragrant, the number of gins on the shelves has multiplied like crazy in recent years. Blame the classic cocktail renaissance: We can’t seem to get enough martinis,...
Think of Sonoma County and you undoubtedly think of light, well-balanced pinots and rich chardonnays. But between the vineyards, a new batch of distilleries are cropping up—and they’re making spirits...
There are relatively few commercial producers of Sloe Gin, and Spirit Works Distillery, located in Sebastopol California is one of them. They kindly invited Chris and I to join them for...
Though California wine country is best known for its world-class cabernets and chardonnays, there are an increasing number of distilleries setting up shop amongst its vineyards. Here, we handpicked our...
A beautiful selection of Spirit Works Distillery cocktails chosen by head distiller Ashby Marshall and distiller/production manager Lauren Patz appears in the summer 2015 issue of MicroShiner Magazine. Photos by Brian Cary Cocktails prepared...
THE WEST: ST. GEORGE SPIRITS ($31), DISTILLERY NO. 209 ($30 TO $47), SPIRIT WORKS ($39) The Bay Area has long been a hotspot for distilling, and that's particularly the case with...
Wine Country is about a lot more than wine. As a new generation of local spirits producers hones its talents in distilling, they’re finding inspiration for their gins, vodkas, whiskeys...
