In the business that is opening a distillery, there is a moment when you pause to breathe and look to assess where you are. In those moments, you realize the small things that have escaped your attention during the …

On this day in 1947, Jackie Robinson, age 28, becomes the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he steps onto Ebbets Field in Brooklyn to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson broke the color barrier in a sport …

It is amazing to me that sometimes history sits right before our eyes and we fail to realize it. I grew up in North Carolina and often drove across a bridge on 421 over the Yadkin River and have even …

Happy Birthday Russian vodka! (But not really…)

On this day, in 1865, renowned chemist Dmitry Mendeleev defended his doctoral dissertation, “On Combining Water and Alcohol,” in which he began the exploration of the ratios, concentration and weights of various concentrations, …

Jazz has been called “America’s classical music,” This label both recognizes its American origins and makes a strong case that jazz is worthy of aesthetic consideration alongside music usually thought of as “classical.” In the current era, when programs of …

In Hartford, Connecticut, the first constitution in the American colonies, the “Fundamental Orders,” is adopted by representatives of the towns of Wethersfield, Windsor, and Hartford.
The Dutch discovered the Connecticut River in 1614, but English Puritans, under a grant from …

There are several competing versions of the story, of what Elvis Presley really wanted for his birthday. Some say it was a rifle and others contend that it was a bicycle—both fairly typical choices for a boy his age growing …

The Wonderful World of Bitters

So lately, we have been working on an experiment in bitters. I keep getting asked…. “WD, what exactly are bitters and what are they good for?” So I thought I would take a few moments …

So, I love football as much as anyone, but more fun than perhaps football, are the ads at Superbowl time. We are officially entered in Intuit’s Small Business Big Game contest to win a 30 second ad during the Superbowl! …

And now for something a little different than the ordinary fare… Today was a great day and we just got done eating a fantastic meal. Nothing says southern dinner like fried chicken, fresh cantaloupe and fried green tomatoes. Paired with