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Anchor Junipero gin is a nice, but uncomplex, juniper forward gin. Their Old Potrero Rye is excellent. Rogue started distilling in 2003 but the spirits aren’t available nationwide yet. They have won over a dozen awards so...

The City Pages' Hot Dish blog has a list of “COMING SOON” restaurants: http://blogs.citypages.com/food/2009/06/month_in_review_1.php#more One in particular caught my eye: The Anchor Fish & Chips, Minneapolis I have heard...

Buffalo Sauce" is hot sauce with liquid margerine added. Anchor Bar Ingredients Cayenne Peppers, Distilled Vinegar, Water, Liquid Margarine, Salt, Natural Gums, Spices and Garlic Frank’s Ingredients Aged Cayenne red peppers,...

Anchor distilling was pouring it at Whiskyfest here in Chicago. I love gin, and their Junipero is great, but the Genevieve was not my taste. Had a very oily feel to it and not a pleasant aroma.

of my liquors, a little rough around the edges. Finally we sampled two 100% rye whiskies, distilled by the folks at Anchor Distillery, same group as Anchor Brewing Company. We actually sampled two versions of their Old Potrero....

'm having a hard time incorporating it into tails. I like all of their rums, though they’re a bit pricy. More and more breweries are distilling spirits. Beer is just a distillation or three away from whiskey, it’s a...

If you want to go with Caitlin’s suggestion of rye, I suggest Old Potrero 18th Century Style Whiskey. It’s a 100% rye whiskey distilled by the folks who brew Anchor Steam Beer. This is a wonderful whiskey and probably...

You should also check out St. George Spirits (http://www.stgeorgespirits.com/) in Alameda and Anchor (http://www.anchorbrewing.com/about_us/anchordistilling.htm) in San Francisco. They are making some wonderful distilled spirits.

, essential oils, crystals, gemstone essences and some with nutritional supplements added” I chose a sparkler called Lavender Fields Forever http://www.theinnershaman.com/Oral_Elixirs.html#anchor_205 This is the ingredient list...

There are diffierences between Dutch and British Gins, as well between different syles of British Gins, London or Plymouth. Also, newer gins made mostly by the “London”-style distillers are different than traditional...