The Spirit World

I fully respect the beer drinker who has tried craft brewed beer and who just happens to prefer megabrewed American Standard or Light Lager. I understand that there is no accounting for taste. I just happen to like intensely flavored beverages. Not only do I prefer craft brewed beer, but everything else […]

When I visited St. George Spirits/Hangar One back in May I felt privileged to have been allowed to tour the facility and talk to the distiller as they don’t normally offer tours. Or I should say “didn’t” normally offer tours.
Starting August 19th they will offer tours on Saturdays at 1:00 pm. […]

I have not tasted this new product and to be quite honest lychee is not one of my favorite tastes. But I know interest in this fruit has been picking up over the years and so, as a public service to all of you, I thought I’d let you know about this new product. […]

Sometimes you want a cocktail, but it’s not an drink-alcohol-kind-of-time. Either you have to drive, have to get up early in the morning, or any number of other reasons. So, what to do?
The Seattle-based Dry Soda Company has produced a line of sodas geared toward the foodie in you, the carbonated equivalent […]

I have been drinking a lot of rosé lately - it is crisp, refreshing and a nice light alternative on a hot day. This last weekend, though, after doing tons of yardwork and working up a big thirst, rosé just wasn’t going to cut it. No, my mind was set on one of […]

Three weeks ago I started my Limoncello project. In this first step, after zesting the lemons you let the zest sit in grain alcohol (in this case 100 proof vodka) until the color is drained from the zest. At first the process seemed a bit slow but between days 14 to 18, the […]

I have a confession. I’ve turned into a beer podcast junkie. My intentions were honest enough in the beginning. I merely wanted to report on what Internet radio had to offer for the beer-curious reader of The Spirit World. But while doing my research—which consisted of listening to real beer podcasts—I […]

A very important tool for any cocktailian bartender, is a well-stocked library of mixology books, both old and new. It can often be fascinating to just randomly grab one of the books off of your shelf and casually thumb through the recipes trying to find something that you were heretofore unfamiliar with.
A while back, I […]

We haven’t looked at any fun mixology books in some time so before the summer leaves us I wanted to tell you about a fun book devoted to Tiki Culture.
The Great Tiki Drink Book, by Jennifer Trainer Thompson, provides a look at tiki culture as well as numerous recipes.
The first chapter […]

Axis has been reinvented as Amber. And it’s not just a name and concept change but actually new owners are now running the show.
The first difference that will jump out at you is that the interior has been completely redesigned. The bar area is much larger; the bar itself is now […]