Steven Grasse, the founder of Tamworth Distilling and a 2023 Food & Wine Drinks Innovator of the Year, has described the New Hampshire craft distillery as being a little bit “Willy Wonka” after creating 55 different — really different — products in eight short years. New releases from Tamworth are always interesting, whether you’re talking about their… Read more »
WHISKEY THAT HAS TO BE TASTED TO BE BELIEVED Steven Grasse was featured as a contestant on the premiere of FOX’s new show, Snake Oil — pitching Tamworth’s venison-flavored whiskey, Deerslayer! Hosted by David Spade, the show is a Shark Tank style competition where the products pitched just might be too good to be true…. Read more »
Sure, a splurge-worthy bottle of American whiskey is a great way to ring in the holiday season. But you don’t have to drop a ton of money for the good stuff. The 64 selections below are all under $100 — most of them, in fact, are well under — and more than worthy of… Read more »
The Great Outdoors Deserves Great Cocktails Credit…Jennifer Bakos Packing for a hiking trip takes planning and efficiency, especially when there might be cocktails at trail’s end. Give “Backcountry Cocktails: Civilized Drinks for Wild Places,” by Steven Grasse and Adam Erace, your full attention. A team of experts on drinks and the outdoors contributed their know-how,… Read more »
If you’ve ever breathed in the heady scent of a floral gin cocktail and thought it would make a perfect perfume, you’re in luck. Tamworth Distilling just unveiled Sylvan Mist, the world’s first wearable, drinkable perfume gin. The fragrant innovation is the brainchild of Steven Grasse, the craft distillery’s founder. A 2023 Food & Wine… Read more »
For our second annual Food & Wine Drinks Innovators of the Year, we combed the ranks of brewers, winemakers, and distillers to single out the people changing the way we drink. But innovation doesn’t necessarily just mean a new tweak to a process or a new category of alcoholic (or non-alcoholic) beverage. It can mean exploring new… Read more »
About six months ago, Brooklynite Gabriel Dunn was gifted a bottle of The Pathfinder, an elixir concealed behind dark glass, wrapped in an old-timey sepia tone label. He was immediately hooked. “I was basically going through a bottle every week, or every other week. The consistency is really good. It’s a great winter beverage,” Dunn,… Read more »
Steven Grasse and his Quaker City Mercantile created Hendrick’s Gin in the late 1990s, and hasn’t stopped innovating Steven Grasse is not bashful about plugging his agency: “I know more about the spirits industry than any single one of my clients.” The founder of Philadelphia-based Quaker City Mercantile is able to easily back up his… Read more »
Lo-Fi Aperitifs Radiates With Artisanship And Transparency by Chloe Gordon on 09/14/2022 | 2 Minute Read Clever typography and lively colors take over Quaker City Mercantile’s design for Lo-Fi Aperitifs’ packaging design. The brand’s label, specifically the bottle design, is beautifully inspired by hand-crafted design. In addition, the overall look is highly influenced by apothecary… Read more »
For a brand that’s been alive since 1759, Guinness is still dreaming up new ways to give back to the community. On Thursday, the iconic Irish stout brand launched “Guinness Gives Back,” a multi-year partnership with Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow. According to a Sept. 15 press release, Burrow — as part of the collaboration —… Read more »
