craft distilleries

A pear in a bottle at Westford Hill Distillery's orchard in Ashford, Conn.

Arts

Clear Fruit Brandies Pack An Orchard Into A Bottle

2:26pm April 14, 2015

by Jill Neimark

French-style eaux de vie have made a comeback in the U.S. thanks to the farm-to-table movement. Dozens of distilleries are now crafting dry, fragrant spirits from fruits that might have been wasted.

Kelvin Cooperage, owned by brothers Kevin and Paul McLaughlin, is making white oak barrels for the newly-rising craft distillers. Here, oak scraps are burned inside the finished barrels to char them.

National

As Bourbon Booms, Demand For Barrels Is Overflowing

6:35pm December 29, 2014

by Noah Adams

Distillers must age bourbon in new white oak barrels that are charred inside. But the barrel supply is running low, and new, small craft distillers are having trouble getting any barrels at all.

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Bulleit is one of 50 different brands a food blogger says is using whiskey from an Indiana factory.

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Why Your 'Small-Batch' Whiskey Might Taste A Lot Like The Others

3:25pm August 09, 2014

by NPR Staff

A food blogger says dozens of distilleries are buying rye whiskey from a factory in Indiana and using it in bottles labeled "artisan."

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