Tired of serving the same old thing? Up your cocktail game and put your own touch on drinks that turn good times into great ones. Here are a few tips, tricks and trends you can master to help you create unique cocktails. Think bigger than liquor Not every cocktail requires spirits alone. In many...
For Jeromy Ross, painting is an unorthodox process. His works are often guided by forces outside his control. “Chaos Mechanisms,” as he calls them. We’re excited to announce Jeromy as our latest contributing local artist – commissioning his work for our forthcoming gin bottle. “For the Distillery of Modern Art, I made a pendulum...
Originally from Shanghai, China, artist Xie Caomin creates works that explore issues of acculturation, spiritual enlightenment and cycles of creation and destruction, dissolution and coalescence. We’re proud to announce Xie Caomin as our latest contributing local artist to the Distillery of Modern Art bottle collection. Caomin will contribute his work to our forthcoming whiskey bottle....
We’re proud to announce Savannah, Georgia artist Jeremiah Jossim as our latest contributing visual artist to the Distillery of Modern Art bottle collection. Jossim will contribute his work to our forthcoming digestif. Unlike an aperitif, which is usually acidic or bitter (and used to whet the appetite), the digestif is often sweet, spiced, and...
Whenever we craft a new spirit, we turn over the blank canvas of our newest bottle to a local or emerging artist, and we ask them to help us create a remarkable multisensory experience. The art on our bottle labels matches the qualities of the spirits we create, taste and visual style working together to...
You’d be hard pressed to find a city with as many new hot spots as Atlanta. It seems like every few months, another – restaurant, brewery, bar – hits the market somewhere around the metro area. For us distillers, though, the necessity to age our alcohol makes the process of coming to market a little...
If you’ve been keeping score, then you already know we’ve commissioned the Hot Rod Still from Detroit Stillworks for our gin and vodka production at the Distillery of Modern Art. And, by now you probably know that we take exceptional pride in the beauty and form of both our spirits and the equipment to produce...
Odds are you are familiar with the uniquely flavored liquors that have flooded the market in recent years. From caramel apple vodka to coconut rum, cinnamon whiskey to melon twisted gin, the hundreds of permutations of flavorings and base liquors can make for some interesting cocktails. What’s more, you can literally make this stuff at...
Most people know the basics of how the proof system works with alcohol: proof is, of course, a number that represents double alcohol by volume (ABV) inside the bottle listed. But what you might not know is the history of the proof system or some of its most noteworthy facts. Here’s all the info you’ll...
So, you’ve visited the Distillery of Modern Art, or another craft purveyor of fine whiskeys. You’ve bought a small batch bottle, and taken it home. Now you’re ready to share with others the wonderful spirit in your possession… Well, almost. With these five steps, you can unlock the complexity in your bottle, and share with...
