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Savory Liqueurs
The entire category of liqueurs is one to pay attention to, and you might want to consider carrying a bottle along on your next trip…
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Third Batch Legacy
Hundreds of years ago, long before iron rails and interstate highways, navigating the American frontier involved following the buffalo…
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About the Blends
An excerpt…In the realm of American whiskey, the term blend is a dirty word. Americans prefer to use “mingle” when referring to joining one barrel’s whiskey with another’s. Although the…
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Buffalo Trace E.H. Taylor, Jr. Small Batch
As a founding father of the bourbon industry, Colonel Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. left a serious legacy. His dedication to distilling began at the close of…
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Bourbon Hunting
I have some bad news. There’s a bourbon shortage—and it’s only getting worse. Unprecedented domestic demand and export growth, combined with the lack of quality American white oak with which…
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Sublime Brandy
If you’ve read this column for the past three years, you know I don’t like to stray from the topic of whiskey. But brandy—which essentially means distilled fruit—is sublime. Like…
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Defining Craft
American whiskey is going through a growth spurt right now resulting in lawsuits, investors giving founders the boot, and debates starting over fanciful terminology. At the center of all this…
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An Uncommon Spice
Great food sends chills down my spine, puts tingles in my belly, and makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck, almost like a daydream. When Chef…
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Campfire Cocktails
Before the standardization of American whiskey distilling techniques and barrel maturation, whiskey often tasted unruly. People flavored their drinks with cinnamon, fruits, and even tobacco plugs. Then, bartenders started mixing…
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Rye Not
Rye whiskey’s roots run deep in our great land. Throughout the 1600s and 1700s, settlers found that rye could not only grow anywhere but it also thrived in the Northeast’s…
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Bourbon Trends
What’s new for bourbon this year? This loaded question requires a little background in alcohol marketing and business practices. Beer has seasonal releases as brewers use seasonal ingredients to spice…
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Water of Life
Irish booze has deeper historic connections than any whiskey category. Some legends indicate St. Patrick introduced distillation of grains around 5 AD, making Ireland the true origins of whiskey. But…
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