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Craft Spirits Conference and Expo

By: Alan Barclay

01/05/2017

By Alan Barclay With more than 1700 delegates, 164 exhibitors over 50,000 sq. ft. of Expo hall and 55 breakout sessions the American Distilling Institute (ADI) Craft Spirits Conference and Expo is the biggest event of its kind in the world. Truly the largest gathering of distillers, ADI welcomed this year representatives from 44 of the 50 US states and 13 other countries.

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Fast and furious - Save time, water and money with effective tank cleaning

By: Ivan Zytynski

01/05/2017

The new breed of fast cycle jet cleaners is revolutionising the way small and medium sized tanks are cleaned. They combine both the power of traditional impingement cleaning heads with exceptionally fast cycle times making them by far the most water-efficient cleaning systems for lighter residues.

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Mixing old and new - Bently Heritage nears completion in Minden, Nevada

By: James Ludford-Brooks, Johnny Jeffery

01/05/2017

Bently Heritage Distillery is the brainchild of owner and visionary Christopher Bently who grew up in Minden and eventually set his mind on offering something back to his home town. Building a distillery was a natural fit with his ranch, which could offer the malt and grain to produce the wide range of spirits the distillery has planned.

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Three craft breweries in Wicklow

By: Gerry McGovern

01/05/2017

Over the centuries the County of Wicklow has been famous both in Ireland and throughout the world as “the Garden of Ireland”. Its astonishing natural beauty in the form of mountains, valleys and seascapes has been promoted in word and song, and the rugged resilience of its people is legendary in Ireland.

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Malteries Franco-Suisses - From barley to malt

By: Shane McNamara

01/05/2017

In this visit to Malteries Franco-Suisses we take a look into the journey and key stages of a barley kernel through the malting process, where this humble agricultural product transforms into a key brewing ingredient.

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Year of the booch - Ever heard of kombucha?

By: Roger Putman

01/05/2017

To celebrate the New Year, Britain’s Daily Telegraph looked at up-and-coming food and drink for 2017. There were edamame noodles, poké, fresh turmeric root, pignoletto, mastiha and among other things that few have heard of, let alone tasted, was kombucha. This is a fermented tea which originated in the Far East many centuries ago. It supposedly has health-giving properties and your old editor has been making it at home for the last couple of years.