Beverage - The Durango Herald

Have it both ways for Dry January with these cocktails that shine with or without the booze

Hello, celebrants of Dry January – if “celebrants” is indeed the right term for those abstaining from drink for a month. How are you holding up? Are you counting the minutes till Feb. 1? Are...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Food

Move over, White Claw? Here’s what we’ll be drinking in 2020.

What will be the It drink of 2020? Will boozy kombucha take over your Instagram feed? Perhaps the long – overlooked, humble gin and tonic will shine? Those are possibilities, acco...

DATE: Dec 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

A luxurious – and strong – eggnog recipe to sustain you through this holiday season, and many more

I did not have much FOMO growing up without celebrating Christmas. After all, I could still appreciate the decorations without my family putting them up. There were always Hanukkah presents,...

DATE: Dec 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Thanksgiving recipes, but with chiles in everything

The endless chile war being waged between Colorado and New Mexico may never reach détente because there may never be a definitive answer to which state grows the best chiles. Do the famous H...

DATE: Nov 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung

MOSSEL BAY, South Africa – The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal’s excrement is no gimmick. The creators of Indlovu Gin, Les a...

DATE: Nov 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Durango breweries hop on hard seltzer bandwagon

Ska, Steamworks plan to can seltzers currently on tap

DATE: Nov 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Tastes great, less land-filling ... beer in a paper bottle

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish brewer Carlsberg says it is developing a paper beer bottle made from sustainably sourced wood fibers. The Copenhagen-based company earlier this month ...

DATE: Nov 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

The greatest coffee roaster on Earth?

Former Bayfield resident to compete in World Coffee Roasting Championship

DATE: Oct 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

A “Bat” Craft set for El Moro Spirits and Tavern

Craft will return to El Moro Spirits and Tavern with a bat-themed food and beverage pairing event 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at El Moro, 945 Main Ave. The restaurant will be closed to the public ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Is your tequila jeopardizing Mexico?

Experts say new equipment threatens quality, laborers, ecology

DATE: Oct 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Durango gets hazy with its IPAs

New England-style India pale ales arrive in Colorado in a variety of forms

DATE: Sep 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Food

Judge orders Anheuser-Busch to halt ‘corn syrup’ labels

Big beer is still duking it out over corn syrup. A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Anheuser-Busch to stop using Bud Light packaging that implies rival brews made by MillerCoors...

DATE: Sep 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Business