While brandy may conjure up images of elegant snifters, men smoking cigars, and a room full of leather-bound books, the classic liquor, which is made from distilled wine, isn’t as intimidating as it ...

Last fall Sean Smiley, founder of State 38 Distilling in Golden, put out a call to friends and neighbors to bring in their unwanted backyard apples so that he could distill a batch of local fruit ...

Rachel Cole Gardner was working on her grandmother’s farm in Upstate New York when she noticed some gangly apple trees around the property, trees that hadn’t been pruned in years, adorned with tiny ...

As South Carolina’s new wave of craft distilleries have come online, we’ve been able to enjoy spirits that are not just made in the Palmetto State but use local ingredients, too. In Columbia, Richard ...

Two glasses of Cognac and a bottle on a wooden table - Fcafotodigital/Getty Images Ever wondered if Cognac and brandy are the same thing? Or why one bottle can feel like it demands a butler, while ...