ASW DistilleryThe first of many great things to comeDo y’all remember Atlanta’s original craft breweries? We’re talking Marthasville, formed in 1994; Atlanta Brewing Co., formed in 1994 and…Sep 7, 2016Sep 7, 2016
ASW DistilleryFoiled sieges and fake cats: the history of the modern barIn 1920, a young Atlanta alderman by the name of William Hartsfield began reading speculative literature on the future of what many…Aug 31, 2016Aug 31, 2016
ASW DistilleryBourbon vs. whiskey: what’s the difference?When you were in kindergarten, you likely weren’t a regular bourbon drinker. In fact, you probably didn’t yet know much about bourbon. This…Aug 17, 2016Aug 17, 2016
ASW DistilleryCognac was the Scotch of the 1800s. What happened?At sunrise in December 1861, with soldiers staving off pneumonia, Union General Robert H. Milroy led his troops across a snow-covered rocky…Aug 10, 2016Aug 10, 2016
ASW DistilleryBottoms up: How fast should you finish that bottle of whiskey?We’ve always found the term “industrial chic” to be a funny oxymoron. The two terms were, for generations, rarely uttered in the same…Jul 27, 2016Jul 27, 2016
ASW DistilleryGood still hunting: where Scottish tradition & Southern innovation meetIf you’ve followed us for a while, you know how much we dislike puns. They’re cheeky. They’re smarmy. They are, for lack of a better word…Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
ASW Distillery“It’s not spelled with an e.” A brief history of the whisky vs. whiskey debateOne rather balmy December day nearly eight years ago, celebrated New York Times author Eric Asimov published an in-depth piece comparing a…Jul 6, 2016Jul 6, 2016
ASW DistilleryAll barrels are casks but not all casks are barrelsCasks are like the middle children of the aged spirits world. They don’t have the upscale industrial aura of the shining beacons of the…Jun 22, 2016Jun 22, 2016
ASW DistilleryWhy Scotch boomed while Irish whiskey wiltedYou may be aware that our double pot still system hearkens back to the traditional Scottish and Irish whisk(e)y* stills, in large part to…Jun 15, 2016Jun 15, 2016
ASW DistilleryIs rum the next bourbon? Our thoughtsBefore bourbon became bourbon in the 1820s, before the American Revolution began, even before George Washington got his wooden teeth, rum…Jun 8, 2016Jun 8, 2016
