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Ogden’s Own Distillery’s Event for Local Bartenders and Servers

May 9, 2022 by Richard Markosian Leave a Comment

Ogden’s Own Distillery’s President Mark Fine hosted a unique first-even event at their large campus on a sunny April afternoon. Utah bartenders and servers were sampling their line-up of products including their Porter's Huckleberry Liqueur, Five Wives Vodka and a new line-up of canned cocktails. The area was lively and fun with fierce competition at the corn hole tables. … [Read more...]

Park City Brewing Makeover

November 26, 2021 by Ted Scheffler Leave a Comment

Park City Brewing recently announced that “it is entering the Utah market with new ownership, beer, and branding. Park City Brewing offers five core beers and anticipates opening its first brewery and taproom in December 2021, located in Park City, Utah." According to the folks at Park City Brewing, “Head Brewer, Mike Perine has 15 years’ experience developing craft beer … [Read more...]

Waterpocket Distillery Introduces Utah to Exotic Flavors of Botanical Spirits

November 8, 2021 by Heather L. King Leave a Comment

Julia and Alan Scott opened the doors of Waterpocket Distillery in 2017 in West Valley. While the distillery makes award-winning gin, rum, and some whiskey under the Robbers Roost label rusbank, professional bartenders and home mixologists know and appreciate Waterpocket most for their Toadstool amaros, Long Lost botanical spirits lines. and the Snow Angel Kümmel — sold … [Read more...]

The Great Story of Dented Brick Distillery

November 4, 2021 by Heather L. King Leave a Comment

Dented Brick Distillery started with a great story — long before it even began. The distillery is named in honor of the well driller who tapped the artesian well on the property which is now the source of the water for the distillery’s spirits. He was killed in a blazing gunfight that left impressions on the bricks of the little house that once stood on the distillery property … [Read more...]

Outlaw Distillery Distilling One of the Best Rums in America

October 25, 2021 by Heather L. King Leave a Comment

Founder and master distiller Kirk Sedgwick and his wife Denise opened Outlaw Distillery in January 2015. The name is an ode to Butch Cassidy (born in Beaver, Utah) and Utah’s rich history surrounding the Outlaw Trail. Kirk’s prowess as a diesel mechanic allowed him to design and build all of the distillery’s equipment in Midvale by hand. Just as meticulously, they source the … [Read more...]

Hammer Spring Distillers: Utah’s First Distillery to Make Potato Vodka

October 24, 2021 by Heather L. King Leave a Comment

JP and Vita Bernier opened Hammer Spring Distillers in April of 2017. The family-owned business is the only Utah distillery to make vodka from potatoes, says JP. “We use whole, fresh Utah potatoes for a 100% farm-to-glass product.” Alongside their signature potato vodka, Hammer Spring produces a bourbon, two gins, a coffee liqueur, and two specialty vodkas — habanero and … [Read more...]

Holystone Distilling Creating One-Of-A-Kind Spirits

October 23, 2021 by Heather L. King Leave a Comment

One of Utah’s newest distilleries is Holystone Distilling, which, since 2019, has quickly made a name for itself with distinctive, small-batch spirits. Everything at Holystone Distillery bears a naval reference — from the name of the company to the products themselves. CEO Mike DeShazo is a former career Navy man and runs a tight ship based on the principles of persistence, … [Read more...]

Tsuki Sake Made Right Here in Utah

August 13, 2021 by Ted Scheffler Leave a Comment

Many Asian restaurants in Utah offer imported sake on their beverage lists - usually from Japan. But did you know that you can now enjoy Japanese-style premium sake that’s made right here in Utah? Yup. Well, sort of.  In February of 2020 three partners - Jillian Watanabe, Kirk Terashima and Ty Eldridge - embarked on a mission to produce high-quality sake right here in the … [Read more...]

Western Timber Frame

December 15, 2020 by Nicole Anderson Leave a Comment

The family gathers at the table, resting in the shade of their new pergola. The sunset and the evening lights illuminate the pathway to this new gathering place. The ceiling fan suspended from the wood rafter pushes the hot summer air away, as laughter and good food brings the family together, forging lasting memories. Hyrum Thompson, a cabinet maker, and his son Brad, … [Read more...]

Reparadise: Cranking Out Off-The-Grid Rigs

September 15, 2020 by Claire McArthur Leave a Comment

  For more than eight years, Brandon Zinninger and his team at Reparadise in West Valley City have been turning camper trailers — usually vintage Airstreams — into high-tech custom homes on wheels.  But as the market has fluctuated — as well as the interests of Zinninger and his crew — Reparadise has found themselves spending more time in the shop crafting unique … [Read more...]

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