When your grandfather survives the Holocaust and goes on to be a badass baker to the who’s who of Hollywood stars, including Tom Jones and David Bowie, what do you do? “Don’t be ordinary,” said Gompers Distillery owner Jessica Hart. “It’s the motto we live by.” She and her husband Michael have honored Herman Gompers […]
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Rock Turns Rye into Bottled Cocktail
Rocks and whiskeyโor rocks with cocktailsโtypically refers to ice. But with rock and rye, the rock is candy. That sweet addition, oftentimes including citrus, has a long history. Let’s start with rye whiskey. From the end of the Civil War to Prohibition, it was the main whiskey consumed in the United States. Rye farmers distilled […]

