Litty Talks to Food People: Tyler Malek, Salt & Straw by Litty Mathew Tyler Malek, co-founder and head ice cream maker at Salt & Straw. Photo credit: Leela Cyd Ross Running Greenbar Distillery has taught me is that everyone is a “maker.” It’s just in our DNA as human beings. Whether it’s a [...]
What Are Chef-Driven Spirits & Why Do They Taste So Much More Flavorful? by Melkon Khosrovian The Standard Approach Many distillers have a habit of building their spirits from the top down, starting with aroma. Like perfumers, they’ll imagine an evocative scent and associated flavor, write a brief and call up one of the flavor [...]
FRUITLAB Jasmine Liqueur is Back for Spring Have you heard? Greenbar Distillery, one of California’s original craft distilleries and home of the world’s largest portfolio of organic spirits, today announced that it’s bringing back FRUITLAB Jasmine liqueur by popular demand for a one-time run. The limited batch will be available in select markets this spring. [...]
Avocado Toast Smash - Your New Favorite Cocktail Who wants to try an avocado toast cocktail? Since Los Angeles is avocado toast’s spiritual home in America and we're LA’s original distillery, we felt it our duty to try our hand at turning this hipster staple into a proper drink. The Avocado Toast Smash is our [...]
Great Cocktails Are Built From The Ground Up Many cocktail recipes call for simple syrup and 'how to make simple syrup?' is one of the most common questions we hear at our LA cocktail classes. Why do people want to know? Well, pre-made simple syrup can be prohibitively expensive in stores, it often comes in [...]
The Benefits of Real Ingredients By Litty Mathew When you make anything with real ingredients, it will always taste better. Guaranteed. (Have you tasted margarine next to butter?) At Greenbar Distillery, we’re all about real ingredient spirits. What’s that, you ask? It’s when you have to pick something off a living plant and use it [...]
