Spirits

Templeton Distillery launches Entrepreneur’s Grant Program & 10 Year Reserve Rye Whiskey

Templeton Distillery is proud to announce the launch of the Templeton Distillery Entrepreneur’s Grant program, which will award three small businesses $10,000 each. The grants are designed to help ignite the spark of these budding companies, just […]

Spirits

St. Louis native Jackie Zykan, Old Forester introduce “The 117 Series” of whiskey

Jackie Zykan, who grew up in Florissant and is a graduate of Incarnate Word Academy, is the master taster for Old Forester bourbon. Zykan and Old Forester Distillery are introducing ‘The 117 Series” a new […]

Cocktails

Pop-up cocktail experience “Opulance” coming to Union Station

During the Prohibition era, from 1919 to 1933, St. Louis Union Station was a hub of activity for traveling crowds, including flappers, gangsters, lawmakers, and bootleggers. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby was released […]

Beer

“I Do Brew” and whiskey releasing Friday

I love beer. I especially love beer with a story. That is why I created the Beerography series. Telling the story about the beer, to me, makes enjoying the beer even more fun. The Backstory […]

Spirits

7 creative cocktail recipes using all 4 Switchgrass spirits

If you’re a fan of really good cocktails and supporting Missouri’s burgeoning whiskey movement, here’s some news for you. If you missed the recent cocktail collaboration of Switchgrass Spirits and a local food Instagrammer, no […]

Craft Beer News

Urban Chestnut, Switchgrass to debut Schnickelfritz Bierschnaps

Two of my local favorites are combining their forces of creativity to bring us something new to keep us warm this fall and winter, Bierschnaps. Urban Chestnut and Switchgrass Spirits, have created Schnickelfritz Bierschnaps, inspired […]

New Releases

Switchgrass to debut its first First Batch Bourbon

Switchgrass to debut is first First Batch Bourbon. I first told you about Switchgrass Spirits, St. Louis’ newest distillery back in February of this year. The Backstory The Switchgrass story began back in 2017 when […]