Intrepid booze reporter Laura McKnight takes note of our win at the American Craft Distiller’s Association spirits competition and gains further insight from an ACDA spokesperson.
“The quality of spirits we received for our judges to evaluate this year were universally high and Euphrosine No. 9 stood out as an excellent spirit,” wrote Matthew Sharpe, judging coordinator for the American Craft Distiller’s Association, in an email to NOLA.com.
It appears we’ve won a GOLD MEDAL for Euphrosine Gin #9 at the inaugural craft spirits judging of the American Craft Distillers Association! Check out the full list of winners.
The ACDA spirits competition is solely for craft spirits. It’s great to get this kind of recognition in a competition that included many of the best craft distilleries in the country.
Tim McNally provides some kind coverage in his roundup of local distilleries in his Happy Hour column.
“Atelier Vie is located in the most unlikely location of all the distillers, under the Broad Street Overpass, just to the river side of the I-10.” Tim was too genteel to mention it, but the railroad tracks are on the other side of our facility; and the prison is just down the road from our heavy industrial location.
Legal distillation at Atelier Vie
As the Mardi Gras season gets up to full speed, the quest for suitable liquid refreshment is always at hand. Have you gone through the rabbit hole and landed on the parade route? With Float Number Nine as your companion, all adventures are both possible and delightful. A satisfying thirst-quencher for Carnival and beyond!
Ingredients
2 parts Euphrosine Gin #9
1 part Aperol
4 parts quality Tonic (Fever Tree or Q Tonic are house favorites)
1 Grapefruit peel
Method
Build in the glass, in order listed, over ice. Squeeze grapefruit peel over drink and garnish with peel.
Today we bring you news of two recent mentions in the media. “Craft distillers offer local touch to high-end sipping” by Kathy Finn appeared last Sunday (01/12/2014) in The New Orleans Advocate. The story focused on the nationwide growth of craft distilling and gave special attention to Louisiana producers, and Atelier Vie in particular. The story also included shots of Riz, our Louisiana Rice Whiskey; both in the bottle and coming off the still, as shown in the image below.
The story in Louisiana Kitchen & Culture, “The Green Fairy & The Jolly Red Elf,” by Intoxicologist Bill deTurk, focused on absinthe, with particular attention to our Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge; and Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte. The story also included our recipe for the Bayou Root, a delicious combination of Absinthe and Root Beer.
The stories aren’t available online at the present time, so we’ve included PDF links to images of the stories below, provided by intrepid fans of Atelier Vie.
Rounding out a busy year of distilling, Euphrosine Gin #9 was featured on George Ingmire’s “New Orleans All The Way Live” radio show on WWOZ. Our segment on the program is on part two of the show, starting around 17:20.
As the year winds down, we’ve completed another bottling of Riz, Louisiana Rice Whiskey. Made from 100% Louisiana rice, we handcraft Riz in our New Orleans distillery. This is the only Louisiana Rice Whiskey available anywhere, and may be the only American Rice Whiskey on the market and recognized as whiskey by the Federal government.
We have both full size 750ml bottles and 200ml flasks available. Does someone special deserve a bottle of Riz? Visit us this weekend, Saturday & Sunday, December 21-22, from 10am to 4pm, for our final Bottle Sales Hours of 2013.
Also available: Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge; Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte; Buck 25 Vodka; and our new Euphrosine Gin #9.
Atelier Vie spirits are also available at Pearl Wine, 3700 Orleans Ave., New Orleans; Dorignacs, 710 Veterans Blvd., Metairie; and many other retail outlets. See our full list of retail locations.
We gave the Red Devil a supporting role in our Gin Announcement, but now it’s time to give this drink due recognition with a solo appearance. ’Tis the season; and whether you’re feeling naughty or nice, the savory Red Devil will surely satisfy.
Ingredients
1 part Euphrosine Gin #9
1 part Campari
1/2 part Lillet Rouge
1/2 part Toulouse Red, Absinthe Rouge
Method
Stir with ice, strain and serve up or on the rocks with a lemon peel twist.
This absinthe cocktail is easy to make and delightfully tasty.
Ingredients
1 part Toulouse Green, Absinthe Verte
.5 parts Simple Syrup*
.5 parts lemon juice
Method
Combine ingredients in a bar tin with ice. Shake and serve.
*To make simple syrup, mix equal parts water and sugar in a pot heat and stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Let simple syrup cool. You can preserve simple syrup for up to six months in the fridge by adding a bit of Buck 25 to the mixture. Don’t forget to label and date your simple syrup bottle!
“Getting From A to B: Absinth to Beer What kind of business person looks at the New Orleans landscape and decides we need more booze? Kirk Coco from NOLA Brewing and Jedd Haas from Atelier Vie, that’s who.”
For this Presidential Chat session, broadcast on WWNO, 89.9 FM, Peter Ricchiuti hosted a freewheeling discussion over lunch at Commander’s Palace. Listen online as we explore the liquor landscape.
Jedd Haas, Peter Ricchiuti, and Kirk Coco at Commander’s Palance. Photo by Grant Morris.
Atelier Vie spirits are also available at Pearl Wine, 3700 Orleans Ave., New Orleans; Dorignacs, 710 Veterans Blvd., Metairie; and many other retail outlets. See our full list of retail locations.
