“There’s a lot of misinformation around absinthe,” says the owner of the Frederick distillery.

Outside China, baijiu languishes in obscurity. But a handful of D.C. bartenders are beginning to experiment with this sorghum liquor.

The renowned cocktail bar reopens in Blagden Alley and distinguishes itself through craft cocktails and attention to detail.

>> Jenna Bush has been named ‘Person of the Year’ by Reliable Source. [WaPo] >> The owner of Tunnel Fine Wines & Spirits, which recently opened at 3rd and H Streets NW, was robbed at gunpoint in the store and shot in the leg late last week. [Penn Quarter Living] >> An elderly couple died in a house fire on the 3100 block of Oliver Street NW this morning. [WTOP] >> Area charities are…

DCist reader David writes in with this important question: Where does one get kegs in D.C.? I’ve lived here around a year, and have no idea. Online price lists are a plus, as is a NW location. We hear you, David. Sure, we’re not in college anymore, but sometimes when you’re set to throw a really big par-tay, going with a keg can be the most cost effective and least messy (no bottles to clean…

Yesterday, we brought you the first half of our Georgetown markets series. We explored Sara’s issues with pooches, Scheele’s fixation on sticky reminders and the holy grail of a beer fridge in the deepest recesses of Georgetown Wine and Spirits. Today, we’re tackling three new corner shops, and though collectively they still don’t size up to a TJ’s (or even have logoed brown bags), they do involve Leave It To Beaver, Turkish Delights (worthy of…

Every now and then, DCist takes a page from SportsCenter’s playbook and lays some local liquor trivia on you. This time around, we ask, DID YOU KNOW that the District of Columbia is the top brandy-consuming jurisdiction per capita in the country? That’s right, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, D.C. residents swig more of the distilled wine per head than do the residents of any American state or territory. It…