Big Choice Brewing tinkers with its name, adds pizza kitchen

Big Choice Brewing moved from Broomfield to Brighton in 2017 and added a pizza kitchen so that it would stand out in a crowd of Colorado taprooms. But it didn’t change its name because beer was still the big draw at the time. The pizza just made people stay longer. These days, things are different. … Read more

Agave spirits with Colorado ties: Chawar, mezcal and tequila

Colorado may be a whiskey lover’s paradise, but those looking for an agave spirit have many options with local ties to choose from. To be clear, drinkers won’t find a tequila distillery in Colorado since the liquor must be made in specific parts of Mexico to be called that. Most come from Jalisco, the Mexican … Read more

$20-and-up Denver cocktails that are worth the money

Tabbing out after a night on Denver’s bar scene can be alarming these days, especially if you didn’t look at the cost of your cocktail beforehand. Things can get pricey for those who are abstaining, too, as even mocktails are creeping toward double-digit dollars. “Whether it’s liquor or produce or the price of a paper … Read more

THC-infused seltzers available in Colorado liquor stores

A new THC-infused seltzer is now available in Colorado and, in a departure from cannabis norms, locals don’t need to go to a dispensary to purchase it. That’s because Cann seltzers are made with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) extracted from hemp rather than from marijuana. In Colorado, marijuana can only be sold by heavily … Read more

Kuwait seizes over 13K bottles of liquor valued at Rs 27 crore

Photo: MoI_Kwt/X The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in Kuwait recently seized a staggering 13,422 bottles of liquor valued at one million Kuwaiti dinars (Rs 27,01,26,260). This marked the largest siezure of imported liquor in the country since the beginning of this year. The shipment was concealed within a furniture container from an Asian country. The … Read more

Kejriwal: Arvind Kejriwal ‘shaking in fear’, says BJP’s Gaurav Bhatia after Delhi CM skips ED summons

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is “shaking in fear” and not appearing before the Enforcement Directorate because he knows that he is the “kingpin” of the alleged liquor policy scam, the BJP said on Wednesday. The BJP’s reaction came after Kejriwal skipped the third summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Delhi excise … Read more

William H. Macy debuts Colorado whiskey with Woody Creek Distillers

William H. Macy describes his first visit to the mountains near Aspen, Colorado, as “pretty much love at first sight.” It was sometime in the mid-1980s, Macy recalls, and he was traveling with then-girlfriend Felicity Huffman back to the area where she grew up. “Her mom was a magnificent cook, and they ride horses,” Macy … Read more

Gujarat: Dry state Gujarat allows ‘Wine and Dine’ in GIFT City

GANDHINAGAR: In a first, the Gujarat government has allowed the consumption of liquor in hotels, restaurants and clubs offering “Wine and Dine” in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT), a government order from the Narcotics and Excise Department read.In addition to this, a Liquor Access Permit will be given to all the employees or owners working … Read more

Stranahan’s distillery returns to roots with new Aspen taproom

Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey is taking it back to the beginning. The whiskey maker, which was founded in 2004 and has often been billed as the first new distillery to open in Colorado since Prohibition, plans to debut a new tasting room, Stranahan’s Whiskey Lodge, sometime this winter in Aspen, according to the company. This “marks … Read more