Two Worlds of Spirits: Time, Place, and Distillation
Across continents, distillation emerged from the same chemistry but evolved into two distinct philosophies. In Europe and the Atlantic world, spirits became an expression of time. Whiskey matured for decades in oak. Cognac developed slowly in cellar conditions governed by the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac. Rum crossed oceans, shaped by movement and storage, with […]
April 14, 2026