The Botanical Journey of How Gin is Made
If you’ve read our Simple History of Gin and Kick Off Your Gin Love Affair you likely already have a fairly decent grasp of what gin is and a few of our favorite bottles to get you started. But, before we get into the grit of how this fabulous botanical-infused staple...
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5 Ways To Get Your Spanish Sidra Fix in the US
We've been teasing and tantilizing you with all of this content about Asturian Sidra, haven't we? #sorrynotsorry In all honesty though, that's often the hardest part of our job...discovering all of these great craft drinks and then not being able to get them into your...
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VIDEO: Natural Wine 101
Natural wine is hot these days, but they can also be confusing and hard to find. In today's video we're sitting down with Jenny Eagleton of The Punchdown Natural Wine Bar & Kitchen to get informed! What does natural wine really mean? Do they all taste a bit funky? How...
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Sake Styles: How To Order Like a Pro
You've made it! We're finishing up our journey into the Japanese tradition of sake making with this third piece in our series. In our first piece we talked about the four critical components of premium sake...rice, water, koji and yeast. Then we dove into how sake is...
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The Art of Making Sake
In our previous romp with Sake, we explored what sake is. Now let's move on to the how. While sake's ingredients are simple and pure the process tends to be a bit more, shall we say, involved. If you are drinking sake, you are drinking something that has been made...
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Sake 101: The Four Key Components
Like many Americans, we have to admit we've taken part in the cheap thrill of “sake bombing.” For a lot of people it's the first, and sometimes only, introduction they have to sake. You know, yelling the only Japanese word one may know, while simultaneously pouring...
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Meet The Maker With Us at the Palace Hotel
This week we're kicking off our brand spankin' new event series in partnership with the Palace Hotel here in San Francisco. For the rest of this year The Crafty Cask will be hosting a monthly Meet The Maker event in the fabulous and historical Pied Piper within the...
read moreBreak Out The Sweet Potato Liqueur…It’s Sippin’ Season!
This time last year we had just discovered the amazing Sweet Potato Liqueur from Corbin Cash Spirits in Atwater, California. And what a discovery it was! Literally every person we've had try it since then has fallen in love with it. Given fall is upon us and we're...
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How to Drink (and Throw!) Asturian Cider Like a Pro
So you’ve taken our advice and are headed to Asturias! You’re welcome. If you’re headed to this amazing region you’re going to be drinking a lot of sidra, or cider! And I mean a lot. While this may seem like a straight forward enough endeavor, the culture around...
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