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• Berkshire Mountain Distillers: Flavors of the Northeast

  Inspired by a dilapidated apple orchard, this distillery uses local ingredients and inspiration in their craft spirits.

• Desert Diamond Distillery: Kicks in Your Cocktail on Route 66

  Who knew you could find a rum distillery in the middle of the Arizona desert?

• Dancing Pines Distillery: A Sip of Serenity in Colorado

  Try their Spice rum for a blissful, if momentary, break from the stress of the real world.

• Whistling Andy Distillery: Montana's Own Caribbean Rum

  Sstarted by an adventurous couple with a passion for the Caribbean, good rum and local ingredients.

• Troy & Sons Distillers: Modern Moonshine

  Troy & Sons makes absolutely authentic moonshine from heirloom corn and recipes from North Carolina's real moonshiners.

• Watershed Distillery: Commitment to Community

  For Watershed owner Greg Lehman, making craft spirits is as much about community as about ingredients and process.

• Death's Door Spirits: Reviving Local Agriculture

• Dry Fly Distillery: Getting Out of The Grain's Way

• Vermont Spirits: Tapping Vermont's Natural Resources

  Made with maple sap and other local Vermont ingredients.

• Smooth Ambler Spirits: What Small Business is All About

  Smooth Ambler works hard to make sure their distillery has a positive impact on the environment and community.

• From Brews to Booze: Whiskey for Beer Drinkers

  If you love craft beer, chances are good that you'll also love the craft whiskey.

• Peak Spirits: High Altitude Farm-to-Glass Distilling

• Pacific Distillery: All About The Herbs

  From herb farmer to absinthe and gin distiller in Washington state.

• Oola Distillery: A Local Seattle Favorite

  Oola Distillery sits at the heart of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood and supplies local watering holes with their award-winning spirits.

• Roundhouse Spirits: Aging and Innovating American Gin

• Bendistillery: Pure, Oregon-Inspired Spirits

• Southern Artisan Spirits: North Carolina's Own Gin

  At the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Southern Artisan Distillery is the only one in North Carolina to make gin.

• The Anatomy of a Tiki Bar

  Tiki buffs tell us what to look for in the quintessential tiki bar

• Railean Distillery: A Sailor Turned Distiller

  Kelly Railean founded the first rum distillery in Texas in search of a better rum.

• Bully Boy Distillers: Redefining the American Spirit

• 3 Rum Books That Will Make You Thirsty

  Have a hankering for rum? Here are 3 books to learn more, and cocktails to sip while you read.

• Peach Street Distillers: The 2012 Distillery of the Year

• Ransom Spirits: What's In a Name?

• Tuthilltown Spirits: New York-Style Whiskey

• Finger Lakes Distilling: A Whiskey Distillery in Wine Country

• Louisville Distilling: New Approach to Traditional Bourbon

• Stillhouse Distillery: Whiskey Is A Business You Live

• Copper Fox Distillery: All About Aging

• Prichard's Distillery: A Rum Project Rooted in Whiskey Making

• 4 Things You Should Know About American Craft Whiskey

  Experts talk about the reinvention of American whiskey by craft distillers

• Corsair Artisan Distillery: Whiskey Obsessed

• John McCulloch Distillery: Living the American Whiskey Tradition

• RoughStock Distillery: Made In Montana

• Balcones Distillery: From Bread to Beer to Whiskey

• In the Mood for Summer: Heirloom Tomato Mojito

  Let the summer's freshest ingredients inspire your cocktail creations.

• Gift Guide: The Whiskey Drinker’s Tool Kit

  Looking for the perfect gift for a whiskey drinker? We've got you covered.

• The Skinny on Diet Cocktails: 3 Ways to Maintain Flavor

  The Hooch Life team conducted a taste-test of low-calorie cocktail sweeteners. Here are the results.

• Bartenders' Take on Skinny Cocktails

  More bartenders are embracing the concept of skinny cocktails, using low-calorie sweeteners to cut the sugar.

• 7 Summer Cocktails Made Skinnier

  Indulge in a cocktail and keep your beach body this summer with these tips.

• Why Absinthe Was Banned, Then Un-Banned

  The Godfather of Absinthe explains the spirit's long journey from banned substance to trendy tipple.

• The Truth About Absinthe: 5 Myths Dispelled

  Will drinking absinthe lead to a psychedelic trip full of green fairies a la Moulin Rouge? We've got the real story.

• Playlist: Death In The Afternoon

• The Bartender's Spice Rack

  Bartenders aross America are making their own bitters to perfectly flavor their cocktail creations.

• Easy-to-Make Spring Cocktail: Grapefruit, Ginger and Gin

  Bartender Kevin Burke shows you how to make a spring cocktail with seasonal ingredients

• Del Maguey Mezcal: A Fine Art Project

• Felipe Camarena: Ambassadors of Tequila Terroir

• Want a New Cocktail? Try Bartender's Choice

  Sometimes you want to try a new cocktail, but you don't know which one to order. Put your drinking fate in your bartender's hands with Bartender's Choice.

• 10 Ways to Order Bartender's Choice

  If you want to try a new cocktail, but don't know which one to order, here are ten ways to tell your bartender what kind of drinks you like.

• Pickle Back: Irish Whiskey is Back in Vogue

• Gin Defined: A Guide to Becoming a Gin Connoisseur

  Gin is in. Get to know all about this delicious hooch.

• St. George Spirits: Eau De Vie Philosophy

• Breuckelen Distilling Sold Out of Whiskey, For Now

  Breuckelen's whiskey is so popular it sold out in 6 months. In the meantime, try their Glorious Gin.

• New York Distilling Company: In the Heart of Brooklyn

• House Spirits Distillery: Kingpin of Creativity

• Old World vs. New World Gin

  Some gin distillers are preserving tradition while others are seeking something new.