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Three Crosses Distilling Co. Wins Gold at 2020 Craft Competition International Awards

Three Crosses Distilling Company, a family- and veteran-owned craft distillery in the historic village of Powhatan, was awarded multiple gold medals for their craft spirits at the 2020 Craft Competition…

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Catoctin Creek Distilling Company to Release Peach Barrel Select Rye Whisky

Catoctin Creek Distilling Company is excited to bring a taste of summer to fall with the launch of its Peach Barrel Select Rye Whisky, with a limited availability of approximately…

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Square One Organic Spirits Launches Ready-to-Drink Canned Cocktails

Charlottesville-based Square One Organic Spirits introduced a collection of handcrafted, certified organic ready-to-drink canned cocktails. Square One, the company that pioneered the concept of organic vodka and botanical spirits over…

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KO Distilling Releases Bottled-In-Bond Distiller’s Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey

KO Distilling announced the launch of its Bottled-in-Bond Distiller’s Reserve Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Hand-crafted from local Virginia corn, wheat and malted barley in one distilling season, the bourbon is aged for…

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Virginia Distillery Company Introduces Cider Cask Whisky Cocktail Kit

The fall season is here, and cooler temperatures mean that it's time for sweater weather. To coincide with the latest release of Cider Cask Finished Virginia-Highland Whisky, Virginia Distillery Company…

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Virginia-Based Colony Cocktails Now Sold in Whole Foods

National retailer, Whole Foods, now carries Colony Cocktails, wine-based cocktails that imbibe the spirit of travel. These 12oz canned cocktails feature an ABV of 10-11.5%, with fully recyclable packaging designed…

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Celebrating Virginia’s Distilling History

Virginia Celebrates Its 400th Anniversary as the Birthplace of American Spirits This fall, Virginia celebrates the 400th anniversary of being the birthplace of American spirits. To recognize this achievement, the…

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Virginia Distilleries Kick Off 2020 Virginia Spirits Month

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, spirits are high among Virginia distillers and imbibers of local craft spirits alike, as the Virginia Distillers Association (VDA) prepares to launch the fifth annual month-long…

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Devils Backbone Distilling Co. Wins Three 2020 SIP Awards

Devils Backbone Distilling Co. has been presented with a trio of 2020 SIP Awards for two of its spirits, Virginia Pine Gin and Orange Smash. Virginia Pine Gin (80 proof),…

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Absinthe Ideas

Image from Mt. Defiance Made in the true Belle Époque style, Mt. Defiance's flagship absinthe isn’t for drinking straight. The spirit’s complex bouquet of herbal flavor is best enjoyed in…

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Virginia ABC Relaxes Regulations Amid COVID-19

Image from Revel Photo Co. Let’s face it, a crisis often calls for cocktails. And with everyone grounded safely at home, many of us enjoy drinking responsibly at the end of…

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Try These Canned Cocktails Made in Virginia

The influx of boozy seltzers to the Virginia market has sparked a new line of refreshing libations: canned cocktails. Distillers and brewers across the state are emptying their bottles of…

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Bourbon and Beef Go Full Circle at Ragged Branch

"It's just like building houses," Alex Toomy, the founder of Ragged Branch Craft Distillery, says. "You learn the fundamentals from a person who knows. And then you do it yourself and build up…

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Tarnished Truth Hosts Second Annual Virginia Bourbon Invitational

Honoring Virginia's legacy as the birthplace of bourbon, distillers will return to compete in the second annual Virginia Bourbon Invitational on Nov. 2 on the great lawn of the prohibition-era…

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The Vanguard Releases New Caiseal Bourbon

The Vanguard Brewpub and Distillery recently released their new Caiseal Beer and Spirits Co. Bourbon Whiskey aged for 13 months in charred American oak barrels with smooth flavors of toasted…

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Spirit Lab Distilling Limited Release Single Malt Whiskey

A Charlottesville distillery run by husband-and-wife team Ivar Aass and Sarah Barrett are releasing less than 200 bottles of their single malt whiskey. Spirit Lab Distilling’s limited fifth batch is…

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Summer Cocktail Recipes

Entertain Cocktail Party Guests with These Spirited Summer Drinks Warm weather and life outside puts everyone in the mood for refreshing cocktails and entertaining family and friends. We've come up…

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Tarnished Truth Introduces Fourth Handle Gin

Virginia Beach’s Tarnished Truth Distillery announced the addition of Fourth Handle Gin to its portfolio—a bold Coastal American Gin that can be served on the rocks or mixed in cocktails.…

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