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A Note to the Editor: Whiskey Not from Brooklyn

We at Edible consider ourselves pretty darn lucky. First, we get to write about the coolest thing ever–food!–in one of the best cities on earth. Second, we have amazing readers who know what’s what and always keep us in check. In response to a story we ran in our current issue about Cacao Prieto’s Widow Jane Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey, we received the following letter with some…ahem, constructive criticism

EDIBLE GLIMPSES: Uncouth Vermouth

Bianca Miraglia’s Uncouth Vermouth is made with a wine base sourced from sustainable wineries and infused with locally foraged herbs. The flavor? Delicate and nuanced. The label, however, is anything but!

IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE: A Wall Street Veteran Bets on Bushwick Rum

When Bridget Firtle worked on Wall Street as an analyst, she dreamed of retiring someday and running a craft distillery. One year later and she’s left behind the life of luxury to make rum in a Bushwick distillery she’s named the Noble Experiment—a tongue-in-cheek reappropriation of the euphemism for Prohibition.

EDIBLE GLIMPSES: Cake Fit for Three Kings

In Latin America, the peak of Christmas celebrating takes place this Sunday, aka El dia de los reyes (day of the kings). Known in English as Epiphany, January 6th commemorates the day the Three Kings arrived in Bethlehem bearing gifts for baby Jesus. But the part that gets us all giddy is the food, obviously.