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Pumpkin Met Coffee. Things Got Spicy.
How the pumpkin spice latte became fall’s most enthusiastic obsession.
By Distill My Heart Adventures
7 min read
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A few things worth leaving the house for.
People, makers, neighborhoods, traditions, overlooked places, and honest recommendations.
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The DMHA WeekendDrinks
Sipping, Strolling & Sisterhood: A Day at the Park City Wine Festival
Some adventures are about what’s in the glass. The best ones are about who’s standing beside you.
Noelle Jones4 minute read
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Snapbacks and StetsonsSounds
Meet our musical director DJ Phatt Phingers
The man behind Snapbacks & Stetsons talks country music, Friday refreshes, and how a few accidental song changes turned into a very good nickname.
Distill My Heart Adventures6 min read
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The Flight DeckDrinks
Whiskey Flight Deck 3.0.0: A First Look at Flight Deck Plus
Flight Deck Plus brings barcode discovery, custom lineups of 2–12 bottles, bottle-photo contributions, and private group hosting to the next chapter of Whiskey Flight Deck. Here is what that could mean for collectors, bars, tasting rooms, and distillers.
Distill My Heart Adventures7 min read
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Worth the StopRoads & Streets
Over the Pass for Fall Color and a Good Picnic
A September drive through the Wasatch, with golden aspens, a picnic from the back of the vehicle, and bottles brought home from earlier adventures.
Distill My Heart Adventures4 min read
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The DMHA WeekendRoads & Streets
A Paso Robles Weekend of Wine Country, Craftsmanship, and Country Music
A Paso Robles getaway that begins among vineyards and stone winery walls, finds its heart in student-built tables and restored tractors at the Mid-State Fair, and ends under the grandstand lights with Old Dominion.
Distill My Heart Adventures13 min read
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The Flight DeckDrinks
Glencairn vs. Tumbler: Choosing the Right Whiskey Glass
A practical comparison of a tulip-shaped tasting glass and a tumbler for neat pours, water, ice, comparison, and casual drinking.
Distill My Heart Adventures8 min read
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The Good TableDrinks
The Five Glasses an Adult Home Bar Actually Needs
Build a useful home bar with five versatile glass shapes instead of a cabinet full of single-purpose pieces.
Distill My Heart Adventures10 min read
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The Flight DeckDrinks
How to Set Up a Two-Person Whiskey Tasting at Home
A relaxed three-pour plan for two people, with measured servings, useful notes, good pacing, and no performance required.
Distill My Heart Adventures9 min read
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The DMHA WeekendRoads & Streets
A Good Saturday Does Not Need a Twelve-Step Plan
One meal, one drink, one record-shop stop, one walk, and enough room in the day to enjoy the people you brought.
Distill My Heart Adventures7 min read
Read the story The Saturday, Distilled · Fall 2026
Six regions. A whole country of good weekends.
Fall plans from the Hudson Valley to the Pacific Coast: walks, local history, good tables, and regional whiskey worth learning about.
East
Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park, New York
A Hudson Valley Fall Weekend: River Views, Roosevelt History, and a Thoughtful Table
A manageable autumn weekend with a Hudson River walk, Roosevelt history, a thoughtful meal, and an optional Hudson Whiskey connection.
Researched guide · Two nights
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South
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga in Fall: A Riverfront Weekend with Art, Coffee, and Lookout Mountain
Two relaxed days of downtown discovery, Lookout Mountain, and an optional Chattanooga Whiskey visit, with the Walnut Street Bridge renovation accounted for.
Researched guide · Two nights
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Midwest
Duluth and Minnesota’s North Shore
An Autumn Weekend on Lake Superior, With Room to Stop
Two nights in Duluth, one deliberately short North Shore outing, and a weekend built around waterfalls, working history, and time at the table.
Researched guide · Two nights
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Southwest
Santa Fe and Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Santa Fe in Autumn: A Good Table, Museum Time, and a Canyon Walk
Give Santa Fe’s food and museums a full day, then reserve a separate daylight outing for Bandelier’s archaeological sites and canyon scenery.
Researched guide · Two nights
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Pacific Coast
Mendocino, Little River, and Fort Bragg, California
An Autumn Weekend on the Mendocino Coast: Headlands, Forests, and a Good Table
A researched two-night coastal weekend pairing headland walks, forest paths, local history, and a garden by the sea—with practical alternatives when the weather changes.
Researched guide · Two nights
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West / Rockies
Golden, Golden Gate Canyon, and Georgetown, Colorado
An Autumn Weekend Around Golden and Georgetown: Mountain Views and Railroad History
A researched Golden–Georgetown weekend with mountain scenery, railroad history, optional brewery and concert stops, and a Denver whiskey connection.
Researched guide · Two nights
Read the West / Rockies guideGoods
The right glass for the drink.
Researched glassware recommendations for neat whiskey, drinks on ice, cocktails, wine, gatherings, and gifts—with the practical details that matter before you buy.
Explore the Glassware GuideShop the whiskey & hosting guideFor an Old Fashioned
Admiral Crystal Tumblers
Viski
A pair of low, substantial tumblers with the practical volume an Old Fashioned needs and cut-crystal character for the table.
See why it fitsFor Tasting Whiskey Neat
The Glencairn Glass
Glencairn Crystal
A compact, purpose-built tasting glass with a steady base, rounded bowl, and tapered opening.
See why it fitsFor Whiskey on Ice
Duo Glass
Aged & Ore
A hand-blown rocks glass whose rounded inner chamber holds one large ice sphere, with measuring lines built into the glass.
See why it fits
Tastings and gatherings
Whiskey without the test.
Gather people. Pour something interesting. Start a conversation. The point is discovery, not proving who knows the most.
Friendly poursBetter notesA reason to gather
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Meet Whiskey Flight Deck.
Your tasting companion for exploring whiskey without pretending there is a right answer.
Flight Deck is the focused whiskey product and experience inside the larger Distill My Heart Adventures world.
Open Whiskey Flight DeckSounds
Snapbacks and Stetsons.
Country music is a public anchor for Distill My Heart Adventures, with room for jazz, blues, soul, roots music, festivals, small venues, and records that change the room.
Start with the playlist, then find the venue, the table, the road, or the people worth sharing it with.
Our story
Keep the good parts. Leave the baggage behind.
Life gets loaded with noise, posturing, obligations, and little performances nobody asked for. Distill My Heart Adventures is about distilling some of that away and getting back to people, places, music, food, drinks, experiences, and stories worth keeping.
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Make the weekend count.
New gear, tastings, places worth going, and ideas for getting people together.