Corsair Artisan Distillery

The Nashville Scene has recognized the special qualities of local delectable delights in a recent article: Nashville Dining – Next time you take a nip or a nibble, check to see if it was made in Nashville

If you are in the Nashville area, you will please to know:

Corsair is currently distributed in Tennessee and Kentucky and is available locally at Midtown Wine and Spirits, The Wine Chap, Grace’s Plaza Wine & Spirits, Nashville Wine and Spirits and Grand Cru, as well as at Flyte World Dining & Wine and City House restaurants. The Patterson House restaurant also carries Corsair, and mixologists at the midtown speakeasy are currently creating recipes using pumpkin spice moonshine, which should be available later this month.

Thanks to the great reception of our spirits in area stores, we have responded to the request to offer our products in the larger 750ml sizes. Stores in Tennessee and Kentucky can now request these from their distributors.

One of the first stores to offer these is Nashville Wine and Spirits on Harding Pike.

Picture Credit: Nashville Wine and Spirits

NashvilleLifestyles.com has just compiled its list of the new hottest stuff in music city.  #10 on the list is Corsair’s Dreamcicle cocktail.  Check it out.

Party Source in Northern Kentucky is currently the exclusive provider of Corsiar Spirits in the area.  Their wine and spirits manager Jay Erisman recently reviewed Corsair RED – our unique and popular red absinthe.  Here is an excerpt:

Red absinthe is a small tradition in historical European absinthe, rather more common in Spain or Czech Republic than France. Sadly, while there are a number of oustanding artisanal green and blanche absinthes from Europe and, increasingly, America, most of the rouges are disappointing to absinthe connoisseurs, tending to artificial color and shrill flavor. But Corsair Red is cut from different cloth. Distiller Andrew Webber packs this cute little bottle full of real wormwood, citrus, and tarragon. After a proper infusion and redistillation of these herbs, there is a final infusion with hibiscus flowers. Corsair Red can hold its head up as an honest and traditionally crafted absinthe…and hold its own with Bourbon as a soulful product of the Bluegrass State.

Corsair also makes a terrific gin, full of juniper notes but joined with postmodern gin flavors of citrus oil and grains of paradise. In addition to the eventual whiskeys, partners Webber and Darek Bell make a potent spiced rum for the best Coke mixer ever. But really, it’s this Red absinthe that takes the cake, and Corsair has beaten some people to the punch in bringing it to market. Other absinthe producers must be green red with envy.

http://partysourceeq.com/2009/05/29/corsair-red-absinthe-kentucky-brews-a-new-spirit/

We’re going to be at Greenwood Spirits in Bowling Green from 4 pm to 7 pm this Friday and Saturday (29th & 30th) sampling our spirits.

We’re planning on doing tastings in Louisville and Cincinatti in the next month, and hopefully will figure out a way to do tastings in Nashville as well. We’ll post tastings here ahead of time.

You can always come by our Bowling Green distillery for tours and tastings every Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm!

The Intoxicologist is one of the premier bloggers in the spirits world.  She recently got her hands on some Corsair’s award-winning Gin.  This is what she had to say:

Corsair Artisan Gin excites me for a few reasons:

· The creators/owners, Darek and Andrew, are small batch micro-distillers making grass roots products right here in the United States born of passion, enthusiasm and desire to bring quality products to a new generation of spirits enthusiasts.

· The logo speaks to that vision with its black and white bold simplicity and the air of free style untouchable spirit. This is a new generation laying claim to a new era of imbibing.

· Gin: It is breaking all the rules by going beyond the traditional martini of generations past. Corsair Artisan Distillery lightens the load of heavily junipered gins and brings back a garden fresh, citrusy to vegetative quality with hints of floral. Unexpected. Light. Refreshing. Beautiful.

Read the full review here: Corsair Artisan: Redefining a New Gin’eration

Corsair’s gin won the gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition!

From the SFWSC website:

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition is the first comprehensive, international spirits judging ever held in the United States on an annual basis. Founded in 2000 by directors of the San Francisco International Wine Competition, Anthony Dias Blue and Carol Seibert, the Spirits Competition continues each year to grow in entrants as well as stature within the industry.

http://www.sfspiritscomp.com/

We make very small batches of spirits – just a few cases at a time – in our pot stills. Everything’s done by hand, from production to bottling.

Gin-Head Style Gin: We make our gin in very small batches using our hand-hammered gin-head pot still. This uncommon step makes our gin crisp and very smooth on the finish. We’re proud to use an unusual mix of traditional botanicals, all sustainably harvested, to give our gin a unique and refreshing character.

Vanilla Bean Vodka: We’re proud to use whole bourbon vanilla beans – the best fair trade beans we can find – to give our vodka all the richest, most authentic notes of real vanilla. The resulting spirit is more savory than you may expect, a terrific match for both sweet and dry drinks. And perfect by itself.

Spiced Rum: Our small batch spiced rum has an unusual character. We use several types of citrus peel and whole vanilla beans while going easy on our other spices and botanicals (all sustainably harvested). The result is a rum that plays well with others — a lot of flavor that doesn’t overwhelm.

Red Absinthe: We’ve started with traditional 1800′s recipes and herbs to give our absinthe superieure the clean notes of a classic blanche. Then we tweak with the unusual, including citrus, tarragon (Dragon Wormwood, a relative of the Grand Wormwood we use), and red Hibiscus for floral tones and color. We’re pleased to share this unique result with you.

Wry Moon Unaged Rye Whiskey: Made in very small batches, we’re proud to use our antique whiskey wash still then our handmade pot still to craft this unaged rye whiskey. These hand worked stills preserve the peppery, spicy cereal taste of rye which we love, resulting in a moonshine full of character.

Coming soon: Kentucky 4-grain Whiskey, Rye Whiskey, Bourbon