It’s tough to beat a cold, effervescent gin and tonic during a summer cocktail hour. And when it’s locally made? Even better. Old Boise Gin is the newest Treasure Valley spirit. It should start appearing in area liquor stores sometime next week. Distilled by Andrew Koenig, of Koenig Distillery in Caldwell, it retails for $24.95 per 750 milliliter bottle — a few bucks cheaper than Idaho competitor Bardenay, .

We are thrilled to announce that Seven Devils Straight Bourbon Whiskey was awarded a gold medal at the recent LA International Spirits Competition.

CALDWELL, Idaho – Idaho’s wine industry has a growing audience. Problem is, they aren’t growing enough fruit in Idaho to satisfy winemakers or satiate customers. At this point, just 1,300 acres of wine grapes are grown in the Gem State. That figure matches barely more than half the total acreage of vineyards draped across Red Mountain – the smallest American Viticultural Area in Washington. However, there are three young .