Tag: traditional spirits

(alternate title: Bill & Ryu’s Excellent Adventure) From sampling spirit made with BSG Premium Blue Agave syrup to delivering the shot paddle toast during the Award Gala, the BSG Distilling team had a great time at the 2018 ADI Craft Spirits Conference in Portland last month.

The 2018 ACSA Distillers Convention in Pittsburgh was an excellent celebration of 5 years of the ACSA and craft distilling in the US. The team from BSG Distilling and Crisp Malting enjoyed the opportunity to meet many of our customers and colleagues and enjoy a dram or three. It’s probably safe to say that this […]

BSG Distilling is excited to return as a sponsor of the 2018 American Craft Spirit Association’s Distillers Convention, “the largest gathering of licensed craft spirits producers in the US.”

Agave: The Spirit of a Nation is a documentary about the relationship between people, land, and spirits seen through the lens of agave farmers and distillers in Mexico.

Many types of orchard fruit are now or soon will be in season, and distillers across North America will be preparing washes. Fermentation is where many congeners are created and fruit flavors enhanced or lost. Here are some yeast strains to consider using for this season’s brandies, schnapps, applejacks, calvados, and more:

http://www.balconesdistilling.com/ Started in 2008 in Waco, Texas, Balcones Distilling produced the first state-made whiskey in Texas since prohibition. This whiskey called Baby Blue has won praise from critics and over a dozen awards including most recently the Double Gold at the 2016 San Francisco International Spirits Competition. We spoke with Thomas Mote, Distiller and Brewhouse […]

Atmore, Alabama Nestled along the banks of Escambia Creek in Atmore, Alabama stand two non-descript buildings. No signage provides any clue as to what may churn inside, but knock on the door and you’ll enter the world of the new age of distilling in Alabama. The facility has been custom designed for production and aging […]

The history of whiskey is intimately connected to Ireland, with distilling thought to have begun in that country as early as the 11th century and has remained a major center of production since. The word itself comes from the Gaelic uisce beatha, “water of life.”

Malting Company of Ireland, Ltd. has been producing malt for brewers and distillers since 1858. Originating as a floor maltings attached to the Beamish & Crawford Brewery in Cork, MCI expanded with a Boby drum plant in 1965 in Ballincollig to supply Irish Distillers and Murphy’s. The plant was expanded in 1998 and upgraded again […]

SafSpirit USW-6 is our top-selling distilling yeast for good reason: it’s ideal for fermenting all types of barrel-aged spirits produced from grain or malt washes, and it’s very easy to work with to boot. Formerly known as SafSpirit American Whiskey, USW-6 is a natural choice for bourbon, rye, corn, or wheated whiskeys. It also does […]

I first encountered Obstler at a trailside Gasthaus heading down a mountain. My wife and I were staying in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Bavarian Alps, and had spent the day hiking der Eckbauer and stopped to fortify ourselves at a trailside inn. There were wonderful breads and cheeses from Alpine-pastured cows, followed by little glasses of […]