In the early 1900's corn silos dotted the landscape of Owen County. A silo boldly marked where a farmer lived his life and earned his living.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The antique whiskey recipe instructed the cook to test the temperature by burying “your hand in the mash up until the wrist.” There was no way to know whether the bushels of corn in ...

Moonshine is a tricky word to define. It’s still largely regarded as the illegal hooch that Appalachian distillers would produce clandestinely to make a buck during hardscrabble times, using corn mash ...

He is now the master distiller and COO at the small Oxnard distillery Sespe Creek, which just released its first whiskey ...

I’ll admit it, I’m a high-proof whiskey snob. I’ll sip a good cask-strength bourbon all day long — or at least until I fall down from all that alcohol — and when I’m mixing up a rye Manhattan, it’s ...

Mellow Corn’s bright, retro label hides a spirit with serious industry credibility. In the hospitality world, there are “bartenders’ handshake” drinks, things like Fernet Branca or Jeppson’s Malört.

In the hospitality world, there are “bartenders’ handshake” drinks, things like Fernet Branca or Jeppson’s Malört. They’re not usually ordered by the average guest, but bartenders love to pour them ...