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Louisiana’s culture is served by the glass at its local breweries, wineries and distilleries. Breweries Louisiana’s oldest brewery, Abita Brewing Company, was founded in 1986, but it would be decades before the state’s true brewing renaissance began. Since 2013, more than three dozen breweries have opened throughout the state, in every major city from Shreveport to Monroe, Natchitoches to Lake Charles, and Lafayette to New Orleans. Even better: Nearly all of them are open for tours and have on-site tasting rooms. Distilleries The “spirit” of Louisiana is alive, thanks largely to the locally harvested sugarcane used at its numerous rum distilleries: Bayou Rum in Lacassine, Old New Orleans Rum in New Orleans and Three Roll Estate in Baton Rouge among them. Rum isn’t all Louisiana’s about, either: From Sulphur-based Yellowfin Vodka Distillery’s crystal-clear vodka to Gonzales-based Sugarfield Spirits Co.’s bourbon whiskey, to New Orleans-based Seven Three Distilling Co.’s Gentilly Gin, you’ll find plenty of reasons to explore Louisiana’s thriving cocktail culture. Wineries Rosé or cabernet? Merlot or malbec? You have options when you visit Louisiana’s wineries. The best-known of them are Pontchartrain Vineyards in the tiny Northshore town of Bush, and Landry Vineyards, founded in 1999 and based in West Monroe. Drink Up! No matter where you travel in Louisiana, there is sure to be a brewery, winery or distillery close by. Find out more about them by visiting Libations. LouisianaTravel.com
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