Articles About Craft Spirits, Wine, Cider, Beer, and More
This is the place to explore your passion for craft alcohol.
A place that’s dedicated to telling the stories behind craft drinks, up-and-coming innovations, lesser known beverages, and the incredible people and places behind it all. Most of us agree — drinking is fun and delicious.
When you choose craft drinks, we believe it can be so much more. Developing an understanding of and connection to the people, processes, and stories behind your craft spirits, cider, wine, beer, or cocktail allows every sip to become an experience. An experience that can bring back a memory, transport you, or simply bring a smile to your face.
Craft drinks are best when savored and now that you’re here, we’re excited to help you do just that…
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Bittersweet Changes for The Crafty Cask
Seven years ago, I launched The Crafty Cask with a dream: to celebrate and support craft alcohol makers while helping consumers understand the importance of voting with their dollars and drinking craft. Together, we’ve raised countless glasses, learned from...
Big Batch Cocktails Make Holiday Party Hosting Easy
We're giving you our favorite way to make holiday party hosting easy. Three words: Big Batch Cocktails. Spend less time making and serving cocktails with advice and recipes from St George Spirits head distiller, Dave Smith.
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Drink Our Favorite Craft Booze!
Want to drink along with Suzanne, Evan, and the rest of our tippling team? Here's where we're shopping and some of our favorites.
What is Craft?
A simple question with an overly complicated answer, The Crafty Cask is here to help you discover & drink craft alcohol.
Gold Medal Global Drinks For The Olympics
We've rounded up the national drinks, national spirits, and yes the national cocktail recipes for every country in the 2024 Olympic Games!
American Craft Rum With Mad River Distillers
Learn all about the incredible craft rums (and whiskeys and brandies!) from Vermont's Mad River Distillers. There's a reason it's been one of our founders favorites for years!
The T Is For Tonic
What is aquavit? We take deep dive into the history of the spirit of Scandinavia, how it's made, and how to use aquavit in one of our favorite cocktails, perfect for Easter Brunch!
What The Heck Are American Agave Spirits?
Just what the heck are American Agave Spirits? Why aren't they called tequila or mezcal? How are American agave spirits made? We tell all!
We’re Asking: Do You Know How Weird Beer Can Be?
Weird beer isn't a new craft brewing invention. Join us for the history of weird beer and weird brewing practices!
White Wine Spritzers!
The white wine spritzer is a perfect cocktail! We're diving into the history of the spritz and how to make awesome white wine spritzers!
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