It all started with potatoes. Potatoes turned to vodka. Vodka became gin. And from a humble potato farm a rather more elegant empire has sprung: Chase distillery. It was William Chase who created Tyrrels crisps, before reaching the brilliant conclusion that potatoes might be better used to make vodka and gin. The result is the UK’s […]
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Jim Beam’s American Stillhouse
London in late November is not a place for loitering outdoors. It’s all about finding ways to keep warm. Right now, the best way is bourbon, thanks to Jim Beam’s two-day pop-up distillery. In the Old Truman Brewery, off the chilly cobblestones of Brick Lane, where foggy-breathed touts stamp their feet in the cold and […]