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Distillery British Columbia

Pemberton Distillery: Finding Spirited Uses for Potatoes in B.C.

In the early Oughts, brothers Tyler and Jonathan Schramm were figuring out what to do with excess potatoes from British Columbia’s “Spud Valley” that didn’t fit supermarket criteria and it hit them: potato vodka....
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Distiller British Columbia

Interview: Pemberton distiller Tyler Schramm

Vancouver native Tyler Schramm was working at the top of Whistler Mountain when he had an epiphany. He decided to change careers, delving into distillation in nearby Pemberton, a hotbed for potatoes that inspired...
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Gin Class Los Angeles

Gin Symposium at Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Some of the world’s foremost gin experts assembled in the cavernous event space of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on March 24 for the Pernod Ricard Gin Symposium. Speakers included distillers from Plymouth and Beefeater,...
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Gin Los Angeles

Martin Miller’s co-founder David Bromige leads Gin Bar Safari

Martin Miller’s Gin co-founder David Bromige was in town to explore L.A.’s cocktail scene, and L.A. Marketing Manager Silamith Weir invited a few fortunate bartenders and writers to join them for a Westside cocktail...
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Tacos Los Angeles

Repeal Day Bender: Olimpus Juices, Bar Keeper, Delux, Kogi BBQ

  • Food
  • December 16, 2008
On January 29, 1919, the U.S. entered an age of darkness known as Prohibition that banned the manufacture, sale and transport of liquor. This led to over 13 years of rampant organized crime. Maybe...
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