Long Island Distillery Guide

Long Island Distillery Guide

The basics of distilling spirits Fermentation and distillation are the two processes that every spirit must go through. All alcohol is produced during fermentation and separated and extracted during distillation. For fermentation, water and sugar (which could be corn...
Homebrewing on Long Island

Homebrewing on Long Island

What is homebrewing? Here’s the official definition of homebrew: noun beer or other alcoholic drink brewed at home. In other words, homebrewing is the brewing of beer, mead, and ciders (can also technically be distilling) on a small scale for personal,...
Guide to Long Island Microgreens

Guide to Long Island Microgreens

What are microgreens? Here, the word “micro” says it all. Young seedlings of edible vegetables and herbs are known as microgreens. Microgreens can be picked and consumed a week to ten days after the cotyledon — a portion of the embryo within the seed —...
Where to Find Long Island Honey

Where to Find Long Island Honey

First, an introduction about honey and where it comes from: Honey is a sweet, viscous food product produced by honey bees and related insects like stingless bees. By regurgitation, enzymatic activity, and water evaporation, bees generate honey from the sugary...