November 2023
For our annual Local Distilleries & Spirits issue, Chuck Landvatter depicts Alan and Julia Scott as the mad genius and chemistry wizard behind Waterpocket Distillery. Check out his art at chucklandvatter.com and read about the dynamic distillery in this month's feature on Fruita Triple Sec.
Paper Boats: Contemporary Voices from Gaza
Paper Boats is a collaborative zine with poetry, photography and visual art, allowing 14 Palestinian women in Gaza to share their work outside of the Israeli-occupied territory. … read more
Fruita Triple Sec: The Latest Milestone of Waterpocket Distillery’s Sensory...
Waterpocket’s Fruita Triple Sec is crafted with only the finest aromatics including mace, orange petals, sweet orange and lemon pieces, cloves and dried peels of Haitian bitter oranges. … read more
Exploring Japanese Whisky at Post Office Place
Richard Romney, the general manager of Post Office Place, has been collecting and acquiring Japanese whiskies for over 12 years and has built an impressive library of over 30 different bottles. … read more
Rum, Don’t Walk to ACME Bar Co.’s Tropical Paradise
ACME Bar Co. cultivates a tropical escapist paradise in Salt Lake City through its Tiki theme and wide offering of rum-based drinks. … read more
Finca Pintxos Bar: Going Where the Gin Flows
Finca Pintxos Bar is the latest bar bringing authentic Spanish cuisine as well as classic seasonal gin cocktails to Utah. … read more
The First Annual Daq Off: Creative Cocktails by SLC Bartenders
On August 21, bartenders of all experience levels gathered at Bar Nohm to compete in the Daq Off hosted by the United States Bartender’s Guild. … read more
Buzz Free Buds: Sober Squad Provides a Safe Space for...
Sober Squad is a local group founded by Paige Holmgren and Kolten Schnell with the intention to create a “community that is sober curious, or who actively don’t drink.” … read more
Hopped Spirits: A COVID-Inspired Effort To Save Beer
In an effort to save beer that would have otherwise gone to waste during the pandemic, local breweries reached out to grain-to-glass distilleries, offering kegs to turn into distilled spirits. … read more
Time For a Bigger Machete: Mezcal’s Slow but Steady Process...
SLUG sat down with Francis Fecteau, wine broker and owner of Libation, LLC, to discuss the trials of mezcal in Utah. … read more
Late-Night Food for the Inebriated Soul: Tacos Don Rafa and...
Tacos Don Rafa and Street Tacos SLC are some of the best options for great late-night food in SLC. … read more
I Exist Because They Survived: Artists Unpack Assimilation at Material...
At Sangre Mia, an upcoming installation at Material gallery, artists Bianca Velasquez and Kelly Tapìa-Chuning unpack assimilation through new approaches to traditional mediums. … read more
Localized: Roses on the Moon
Bobby B Mac and Vehnu Moon find that their creativity flows best if they put on a beat in the studio, write lyrics and immediately record it. … read more
