EZdrinking

Spirit Reviews, Tasting Events and Consulting

Searching for the world's best drinks and what makes them extraordinary. EZdrinking is a drinks blog by Eric Zandona that focuses on distilled spirits, wine, craft beer and specialty coffee. Here you can find reviews of drinks, drink books, articles about current & historical trends, as well as how to make liqueurs, bitters, and other spirit based drinks at home.

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Two New Spirit Book Reviews

October 15, 2014  /  Eric Zandona

I had two new spirit book reviews published in the 2013 Fall/Winter issue of Distiller Magazine.

Art in Fermented Form

Brett Vanderkamp is the president and co-founder of New Holland Brewing & Artisan Spirits. Vanderkamp and Greg Smith have written an engaging and thought provoking essays on importance and artistry of beer and spirits. My full review can be read in the online version of Distiller Magazine.

The book can be purchased online through amazon.

 

Bourbon Whiskey: Our Native Spirit

Bernie Lubbers is currently a brand ambassador for Jim Beam's Knob Creek. His book Bourbon Whiskey is part memoir and part bourbon folk history. Despite some of its flaws the book is interesting and easy to read. My full review can be read in the online version of Distiller Magazine.

The book can be purchased online through amazon.

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categories / DrinkWire, Beverage Book Review
tags / New Holland Brewing & Artisan Spirits, Jim Beam

Who Drinks Craft Beer?

August 19, 2013  /  Eric Zandona

I recently read Brett VanderKamp's new book Art in Fermented Form: A Manifesto. Brett is the president of New Holland Brewing and Artisan Spirits in Holland, Michigan. In the book, he reflected on a time in US history when people only drank locally produced beer made from locally grown ingredients and he hopes that one day this paradigm will return. He also talked about the success of the craft beer movement and the 5% market share that they have been able to carve out for themselves. As I read, I began to wonder; who is the average craft beer drinker, and does 5% market share mean that only 5% of beer drinkers drink craft? Surely not.

Continue to see the infographic below. 

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categories / Beer Me
tags / Craft Beer, Mintel, Infographic, Brett VanderKamp, Art in Fermented Form, New Holland Brewing & Artisan Spirits, PBR, Dolores Park, market share, Who drinks Craft Beer, Craft Beer Drinker, Craft Beer Market Share