George Vesel knows spirits. The owner of Veselbev, a beverage brokerage since 2006, Vesel spent his entire adult life working in the spirits industry. His resume is impressive: managing partner of an award-winning restaurant, manager of a sales division for a wine and spirits distributor, and, now, liquor broker. “In my brokerage, while I was…
Category: Spirits
Get Your History on Tap
Many a successful business originated from a passion project. So what happens when you have two passions—that don’t necessarily seem like they go together—like drinking and history? In the case of Liz Garibay, you create History on Tap. Garibay blended her love for the camaraderie of drinking in intimate bar settings with her background in…
The Speakeasy Makes a Comeback | Swordfish Tom’s
The term “speakeasy” is thrown about quite a bit these days. Odd, in a sense, because the meaning of the word represents Prohibition, when speakeasies were secret drinking places, hidden away, offering an illegal chance to partake. So how has the term suddenly become so popular again? The term “speakeasy” is thrown about quite a…
Wine, Texas Hill Country, History, and Wildflowers in Fredericksburg, Texas (Itinerary)
Fredericksburg, Texas April 2-6, 2018 Itinerary Monday, April 2 Kansas City to San Antonio via Southwest Airlines. Drive to Fredericksburg for dinner and check-in at Hangar Hotel. Dinner–Get in touch with Fredericksburg’s German history with dinner at Der Lindenbaum This authentic restaurant and Biergarten is located in a beautiful historic limestone building built by the German…
Go Back in Time for The Drinking Hour
What happens when you mix a passion for home entertainment with a hobby of collecting designer and vintage glassware? If you’re Victoria Vergason, you open a designer antique barware shop. Her concept, The Hour, is dedicated to all things cocktail, where she specializes in offering “one-of-a-kind, vintage chic barware, glassware, and trays from notable designers…
Get Your Spirits Lifted in Kansas City
Kyle Claypool and Michael Stuckey from Lifted Spirits Distillery in Kansas City have a vision. They aim to combine a passion for excellence with using scientific methods to create a better product and do it all using locally sourced grains. Their mission: “We believe the best things are born out of a passion for doing…
From Grains to Glass | Ann Arbor Distilling Co.
In the food world, they call it “farm to table”; but, in the spirits world, it’s called “grains to glass.” Ann Arbor Distilling Co., located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, takes this process to impeccable standards by using local grains—and then being involved with the entire process from grains to glass. It all starts with the…
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