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LEFT: For Whiskey Wright
founder Edwin Wright, the secret
is smoky infusions.
ABOVE: Paul Elliott's Lift & Bear
is the first African American
owned distillery in Los Angeles.
Whiskey Wright, Waynesboro.Chef
Edwin Wright experimented with flavors
and recipes. He smoked meats with
various woods and paired the resulting
smoke flavors with alcohols. He transferred
that knowledge to infusing a range
of spirits-including whiskey, tequila,
vodka, rum and gin-with smoke flavors
such as cherrywood, applewood, hickory,
mesquite and pecan. After receiving
overwhelmingly positive reactions to
his experiments, he realized he was on
to something.
" As a chef, I felt it a natural transition
to distiller because in my mind a recipe
is for food as a mash bill is for alcohol, "
Wright says.
Thus was born the idea for Whiskey
Wright spirits. To enjoy a taste of Chef
Wright's mastery of smoky infusions,
pick up a bottle of Cherrywood Smoked
Whiskey. The whiskey is slowly, carefully
infused with cherrywood smoke flavor
to add the gentle touch of smokiness
to its vanilla, caramel and oak notes.
Loft & Bear Vodka, California.
California-based Loft & Bear was
founded by entrepreneur Paul Elliott,
making it the first African American
owned distillery in Los Angeles since
Prohibition. The distillery was initially
situated in a . . . wait for it! . . . loft,
in the Arts District of downtown Los
Angeles. The " bear " part of the branding
is a little less clear, coming either from
Elliott's ability to fall asleep anywhere
like a bear or from co-founder Harry
Martin's college nickname.
The distillery opened in 2014. Its core
product is Loft & Bear Vodka, made with
organic winter wheat and pH-balanced
California mountain spring water.
Los Angeles Magazine has called Loft
& Bear Vodka the " whiskey-drinker's
vodka " for its smoothness and rich
aroma. The soft mouthfeel and subtle
vanilla notes characterized by the soft
winter wheat grains prompted the Los
Angeles Times to name the vodka one
of six spirits from Southern California
WESTSIDE LOFT & LIFE
From LoftAndBear.com
▷ 1½ OZ. LOFT & BEAR VODKA
▷ 1 OZ. LIME JUICE
▷ ½ OZ. SIMPLE SYRUP
▷ MINT
▷ SODA WATER
▷ SLICED JALAPEÑO AND MINT
AS GARNISH
In a rocks glass, lightly muddle the
mint leaves in the simple syrup
and lime juice. Add vodka and stir.
Strain into another rocks glass with
ice. Top with soda water. Garnish.

http://www.LoftAndBear.com

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