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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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Distilled Spirits Main Features

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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Distilled Spirits

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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Distillery News

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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Distilled Spirits

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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Distilled Spirits: Cocktail Recipes

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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Distilled Spirits

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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Meet Distillers on Richmond’s Booze Cruise Series

What better way to expand your spirit horizons than on a sunset tour down the James River and Kanawha Canal? Now through August, Venture Richmond's Riverfront Canal Cruises are offering monthly…

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Make Your Own Whiskey at Spirit Lab Distilling

Having secured the title as Charlottesville’s first distillery in 2015, Spirit Lab Distilling blazes a new trail as the first distillery to offer customers a hands-on experience with whiskey making.…

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Distillery News

MurLarkey Distilled Spirits’ Distribution Expands

Broadening their distribution networks, MurLarkey Distilled Spirits announced that their top selling craft whiskies are now available throughout Virginia. Their Smokehouse and Heritage Whiskeys will be carried in 177 Tier…

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Caiseal Beer and Spirits Co. Awarded at Craft Spirits Competition

Hampton-based craft brewery and distillery Caiseal Beer and Spirits Co. received silver medals for all three of their spirits—vodka, gin and single malt—entered at the 2019 American Distilling Institute (ADI)…

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Tarnished Truth Wins at Worldwide Craft Spirits Competition

Of the 3,000 spirits submitted to the American Distilling Institute’s 14th Annual Judging of Craft Spirits, Virginia Beach-based Tarnished Truth Distilling Co. was recognized as a national top producer. The swanky distillery situated…

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Copper Fox Distillery Launches New Branding

Copper Fox Distillery has launched new branding and packaging for the distillery’s existing products and new limited edition releases. Established in 2005, Copper Fox Distillery has locations in Williamsburg and Sperryville…

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Spirit Lab Distilling Curates a Trio of Holiday Libations

Cocktails are aplenty come the holiday season, and Charlottesville’s Spirit Lab Distilling has introduced a trio of festive spirits to add to your beverage cart. The distillery’s most recent release,…

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Virginia Bourbon Invitational at The Cavalier Hotel

Co-hosted by The Cavalier Hotel and Tarnished Truth Distillery, the first-ever Virginia Bourbon Invitational on Nov. 3 at The Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach featured over 50 bourbons from 22…

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Cider Distilled Spirits: Cocktail Recipes

Blue Bee Cider Heirloom Series and Old Ration Cocktail

As the first leaves fall, Blue Bee Cider begins stocking its urban tasting room in Richmond with bottles of the esteemed Heirloom Series. The power trio boasts three historically rooted…

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Distilled Spirits: Cocktail Recipes

The Great Pumpkin Cocktail Recipe

Fall evenings are filled with bonfires, s’mores and hearty soups, but they wouldn’t be complete without MurLarkey Distilled Spirits’ newest autumn cocktail, The Great Pumpkin. Just like the Charlie Brown…

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Distilled Spirits: Cocktail Recipes

Ragged Branch Distillery Wheated Bourbon Cocktail

In September, Ragged Branch Distillery released its highly anticipated four-year Wheated Straight Virginia Bourbon Whiskey. The bourbon that was once exclusively poured in the Charlottesville tasting room is now available…

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