Monthly Archives: February 2014

Disclaimers: 1) I like sweet things (duh, I make liqueurs for a living). 2) I have no connection to Zaya other than liking it neat or in a Spiritopia Stormy. Zaya The name sounds cool and exotic, but since no history or etymology is given, it may just be some random spins on the alphabet…

To me, the best tasting sugar is raw cane sugar. This is basically juice squeezed from cane stalks that has been dried into crystals. It has a blond or pale amber color due to the molasses compounds that are still present. This is what makes raw cane special - the flavor depth is marvelous with…