Robert Fortune’s journey began humbly in the gardens of Scotland, where he trained as a gardener and then worked at the Royal ...

First-time director Jing Yi sets his feature in the northern province of Xinjiang, in a remote community just across the border from Kazakhstan. By Jordan Mintzer In many ways, writer-director Jing Yi ...

The Botanist Islay Gin is a special gin for a number of reasons. First off, it’s made in Scotland. Second, it’s distilled at the iconic Bruichladdich Distillery, on the shores of western reaches of ...

In her new book The Serviceberry, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer argues that humans would be wise to learn from the circular economies of reciprocity and abundance that play out in natural ecosystems.

Barrel-aged gin can be a confounding spirit when it comes to figuring out how to use it. It’s often too oaky and vanilla-forward to use in a Martini or gin and tonic, and it can also be too fragrant ...

Kether Smith knows what most people think when they hear of fruit wine and cider. They expect a cloying sweetness, or, at best, an effervescence more suggestive of sugary soda than fruit. “We meet ...

A piece of Lancaster County will make its way into the Super Bowl LVI this weekend, as a director with local ties helped to create a gin company's first foray into TV advertising. Greg Swartz, who ...

Botanist is a black metal band that uses hammered dulcimers instead of guitars. Back in 2009, this might've been enough to raise people's eyebrows. But after 15 years and 11 full-lengths, the ...