Whiskey of the Week

Local distillery serves up organic corn whiskey

"...distillery has just launched its second offering, Fitch's Goat Whiskey, within just a couple of months of debuting its..."

June 15, 2012 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Texas Whiskey Worth Shouting About

Still Austin’s local spirits are worthy of a “Yee-haw!” or five

"...Yard right off St. Elmo Road, is the first whiskey distillery within city limits since Prohibition...."

June 4, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Scotch for Whiskey Drinkers

Scotch drinkers are already preparing their letters to the editor!

"...drink blended whiskies as well as Bourbon, Rye, Canadian, Corn and Lord only know what else, we call it..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Food Post by Wes Marshall

Suerte

I fell in love with a cup of hot corn

"...food, and it's even more rare when it's a corn-based appetizer. The sweet corn esquites con fontina at Suerte..."

July 6, 2018 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Day Trips: Balcones Distilling, Waco

Whiskey distillery welcomes guests to try their tasting room

"...as a neighborhood bar. The small space in the corner of the massive distillery is cozy and noisy with..."

Jan. 19, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Drink Texas This New Year

A guide to holiday boozing for the locavore

"...days, Texas is home to distillers of good-quality vodkas, corn whiskey, malt whiskey, bourbon, rum, and various fruit liqueurs...."

Dec. 25, 2009 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Gluten-Free Without (Much) Misery

Eating in Austin with a wheat allergy

"...foods boast the classic combo of rice, beans, and corn. And never forget the Brazilian geniuses who created pão..."

Feb. 3, 2023 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

The Sultan of Scotch

At 18, Michael Parker had his first sip of whiskey at a Bennigan's. Two decades later, Austin has Opal Divine's Freehouse.

"...Michael Parker's passion is the whiskey of Scotland. You can see that passion the minute..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Official Drink of Austin Contest Names Team Qui the Winners

Holy crap, does my head hurt

"...the cocktails used Balcones Distillery’s products – lots of whiskey going around (hence the headache for me). Not surprisingly,..."

Feb. 24, 2014 Food Post by Claudia Alarcón

Haddingtons

Pub grub gone posh

"...drinks. The Conundrum ($12) is a blend of blue corn whiskey, sloe gin, and Fernet Branca, an Italian Amaro..."

May 13, 2011 Food Review by Wes Marshall

Stuffed Locally

Give thanks for the local harvest with these market-fresh recipes

"...required to make the stuffing. (The recipe for Texican Cornbread Stuffing follows.)..."

Nov. 23, 2012 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

What’s the Best Summertime Cocktail?

Whisler’s and Tigress bartenders talk summer sips

"...drinks menu is Swim Team, a blend of white corn whiskey, pineapple gum syrup, honey, bitters, lemon, and orange..."

July 11, 2019 Food Post by Emily Beyda

UPDATED Food-o-File: Friday Lagniappe

A little extra Austin food news

"...and executive chef Jennifer Etzkin will oversee the casual Corner restaurant offering Texas-inspired cuisine and specializing in custom tequila..."

Jan. 10, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Balcones Distilling Wins Gold

Waco distillery wins prizes in recent local competition

"...styles of bourbon in awarding producers. Balcones' Brimstone Smoked Corn Whiskey was named Best In Class and awarded a..."

Sept. 23, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Jeffrey's

Jeffrey's half-price happy hour menu is a great way to introduce yourself to this West Austin bastion of fine dining

"...and "bargain." However, there is indeed a busy blue corn whiskey distillery up the road in the Baptist stronghold,..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Food Review by Virginia B. Wood

These American Lives

Documentarians Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price root out characters in the Mississippi Delta, the streets of Milwaukee, and, soon, summer camp in Michigan.

"...guitarist with two bottom teeth and an affinity for corn whiskey and telling it like it is...."

March 28, 2003 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Booze, the Booze, the Booze We Choose

Seven swanky new swigs for your taste and relaxation

"...even before the bottles were sealed. Lucky for local whiskey lovers, this new, deeper and darker Cask Strength release..."

June 9, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Black as Your Lungs, Black as Pitch

First-Place Winner

"...I preferred maize to corn or wheat or sorghum, which got sticky...."

Feb. 15, 2008 Books Feature by Greg Koehler

Three Businesses Sprout in New Development, the Yard

Trio makes their way through Austin’s burgeoning artisan food world

"...hub. And a trio of businesses – Still Austin Whiskey Co., St. Elmo Brewing Co., and the Soursop food..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Food Feature by Adrienne White

The Spirits of Texas

Texas spirits to keep your spirits up

"...powders, and they use healthier honey instead of high-fructose corn syrup. The final product tastes like real tea, with..."

July 29, 2011 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Beer Cocktails

Mixology for the hophead

"...(500 S. Austin Ave. in Georgetown) bar director, Jeremy Corn. The owners of the urbane Mexican restaurant in Georgetown..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Food Post by Ivy Le

New Menus, New Bourbon, New Yoga Retreat

And Bahama Bucks (finally) moves into town

"...Hometown whiskey heroes Still Austin Whiskey Co. have announced plans to..."

Dec. 13, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Review: Coast

Simple seafood stars in tiny space

"...some dusty clump of curly willow languishing in a corner, it's that that arrangement has always been there and..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Cookie Swaps and Cool Yules

Daily Austin food news

"...the heels of their recent win at the World Whiskey Masters (WWM) in New York, Balcones Distilling of Waco..."

Dec. 8, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Will Travel for Food

Appalachia: The Land and the Larder … Southern Foodways Symposium, Oct. 2-5, Oxford, Miss.

"...with poetry invocations and ends each evening in Tennessee whiskey-soaked revels, that pairs scholarly papers about moonshine whiskey or..."

Oct. 24, 2003 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

We've Got Festivals, and Ramen Tatsu-ya Chilled Noodles, and Much Tasty Booze and Brunches Galore, and – um, What Happened to That Chicken Salad Shoppe?

All the news that's fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...newest Distillery Reserve Series – a limited-release, four-grain bourbon whiskey, made from white corn, rye, wheat, and malted barley,..."

May 25, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Ethanol Usage, Production Heat Up in Texas

Production of renewable fuel source still pollutes but offers longterm potential for clean energy

"...fire. The cleaner-burning, domestic, renewable fuel, commonly made from corn, seems be winning political and industry favor. President Bush,..."

June 9, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Garrison Brothers Distillery Announces Semifinalists in Texas Bourbon Bartender Competition

Five of Austin’s top bartenders compete to win $10,000 prize

"...located in Hye, Texas – introduced the first bourbon whiskey legally made in Texas. “Traversing the state and listening..."

March 6, 2019 Food Post by Jessi Cape

This Is Not an Advertisement for Frankly Organic Vodka

We don’t want to confuse you, no matter how much you might’ve had

"...Because not everything about this state is worthy of scorn, right?..."

Feb. 20, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Spirit – and Spirits – of '76

Mr. Smarty Pants knows America's alcohol history

"...go with beer, colonists used local ingredients such as corn, wheat, or oats to make their brew. Pick a..."

July 5, 2013 Food Feature by R.U. Steinberg

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