WASHOUGAL — A chemical engineer by trade, Gary Phillips figured he could succeed in distilling by employing a strict science-based approach. He quickly learned it takes much more than following a ...

INGREDIENTS: • 3/4 pound granulated sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean • 2 pounds tart cherries • 1 liter vodka PREPARATION: Place sugar, vanilla and cherries in a 1/2-gallon glass ...

It’s cherry season and that means revisiting and updating my most requested liqueur recipe: Cherry bounce. It’s the alcoholic beverage George Washington made famous. Martha, his wife, had among her ...

Before the fruity cherry notes hit the palate, you are confronted with intriguing, dusky bitterness, the kind of taste that drives the best amaros. Cerasum, a new cherry liqueur, made in the United ...