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Negroni Emoji
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Armagnac Darroze Grand Assemblage 12 year
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Shaw Vineyard Finger Lakes Riesling 2008
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V.S.O.P. Cognac Leyrat
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2001 Lur-Saluces Sauternes by Chateau de Fargues
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Recuerdo 2012 Malbec, 2012 Torrontes
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Four Roses Japanese-only Fine Old Bourbon
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Minute Mixologist: “Ninja Whale” Manila Rum Punch
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Bourbon, Rum, Vodkatini Body Scrubs by Farmhouse Fresh
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Fred Minnick and “Whiskey Women”
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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2013: One To Remember
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Crater Lake Root Beer
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Glenlivet 70, Balvenie 50 at Talon Club, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
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Minute Mixologist: Tequila Moda Viejo
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An Under-The-Radar New York Whiskey–from the home of Woodstock
Review: Catskill Distillery Whiskies With the sale of Hudson Distillery to the William Grant company (a family business, but a huge one) it was only a matter of time before other craft spirits operations in New York State started emerging, using local grains to intriguing results. In fact there are more than 70 at present, […]
Discover a New Irish Whiskey for St. Patrick’s Day: West Cork reviewed
Ah yes, St. Patrick’s Day: the one day of the year when everyone eats Kosher-style corned beef (telling each other it’s Irish) and drinks the one Irish whiskey they’ve heard of: Jameson’s. Not that there’s anything wrong with Jamie (I’ve sung it’s praises before), but the Irish Whiskey industry has been exploding in the last […]
Review: Nomad Outland Whiskey
These are interesting times for Scotch drinkers, to say the least. Wonsaponatime (as John Lennon would say), the choice was fairly straightforward between the five regions/styles, or different blends produced roughly the same way. Now, there are so many variations not so much in distillation but in aging and finishing that one could lose count […]
Discovering A New–actually, old–Northern California Wine Country
Northern California is of course one of the best destinations in the US for wine lovers who want to visit vineyards. But the more established vineyards of Napa can give an air of slick impersonality to a winery tour…while Sonoma vineyards are a bit far flung to see too many actual locations (as opposed to […]
Review: Leaf Rocky Mountain Water Organic Vodka/Happy National Vodka Day!
Hold everything. Today is National Vodka Day. And while normally I don’t gather much enthusiasm for these manufactured holidays (Did you hear a peep from me about Bourbon Heritage month? You did not. Every month is Bourbon Heritage Month to me.), this one gives me an excuse to talk quickly about a particular vodka that’s […]
Brandy is Dandy: Armagnac vs. Brandy de Jerez
Although it pre-dates virtually all other spirits, brandy may be one of the most misunderstood and underappreciated categories in alcoholic beverages right now. Very basically, brandy is a distilled spirit, typically ranging from 33-40% abv, made from grapes (all brandies may also be called eau-de-vie, but eau-de-vies can also be made from other fruit). Brandies […]
Finding the Perfect Rum? Diplomatico vs. Santiago De Cuba
It wasn’t that long ago that rum was a relatively downmarket spirit. Despite rum (or ron or rhum in its original languages) being the most popular alcohol worldwide, as recently as 15 years ago it was considered almost exclusively a mixing spirit—even in the smoother version that Bacardi originated in the late 1800s, supplanting most […]