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New York Tough: These 4 Local Brands Launched in a Pandemic

New York Tough: These 4 Local Brands Launched in a Pandemic

Can a pandemic stop the launch of these NYC-born products? Fuhgeddaboudit!

Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterSeptember 9, 2020covid, spirits, amari, mixers, bartenders, cocktails, cocktail bars, gin, whiskey, spritz, new york international spirits competition, coffee, vodkaComment

Tony's Whisky Corner: Knob Creek 12 & 15 Year Bourbon

Tony's Whisky Corner: Knob Creek 12 & 15 Year Bourbon

Knob Creek releases two older whiskey expressions at reasonable price points.

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsSeptember 8, 2020whiskey, bourbonComment

State of the Bourbon 2020

State of the Bourbon 2020

For Bourbon Heritage Month, our annual State of the Bourbon address

Featured, Spirits, Keep ReadingMaggie KimberlSeptember 2, 2020covid, bourbon, liquor laws, microbrewery, beer, craft beer Comment

Cider Review: Sweden's Rekorderlig Makes a Stateside Splash

Cider Review: Sweden's Rekorderlig Makes a Stateside Splash

“Beautifully Swedish” fruit-flavored, low-calorie ciders for summer sipping

Featured, BeerSara HavensAugust 28, 2020cider, hard cider, flavored cider, Gluten-Free Comments

Tony's Whisky Corner: 3 New Upscale Takes on Bottled-in-Bond

Tony's Whisky Corner: 3 New Upscale Takes on Bottled-in-Bond

Tasting 2020 B-I-B whiskey releases from Heaven Hill, Wild Turkey, and George Dickel

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsAugust 26, 2020whiskeyComment

Smoke on Smoke: Pairing Smoky Whisky With Pastrami and Lox

Smoke on Smoke: Pairing Smoky Whisky With Pastrami and Lox

10 food-friendly peated and smoky whiskies to try

Featured, Spirits, PairingAmanda SchusterAugust 21, 2020whiskey, single malt, pairingsComment

Up on the Hilltop With Hill Farmstead

Up on the Hilltop With Hill Farmstead

The taproom is closed, but worth a visit to this Vermont brewery for a drive-through pickup

Featured, BeerPhil GalewitzAugust 20, 2020beer, craft beer, microbrewery, blonde ale, pale ale, travelComment

Escape From Manhattan

Escape From Manhattan

How to change a standard Manhattan cocktail recipe for a flavor vacation

Cocktails, Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterAugust 17, 2020cocktails, rum, whiskey, bitters, brandy, cognac, upComment

Craft Beer For All

J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham, a.k.a. Dr. J., leads an initiative for bringing inclusivity to the beer industry

Featured, BeerSara HavensAugust 6, 2020beer, craft beer, microbrewery, beer education, covid, profileComment

How Blue Point Brewing Has Changed With the Tide

How Blue Point Brewing Has Changed With the Tide

How Blue Point Brewing has evolved since partnering with AB InBev

Beer, FeaturedJames ReddicliffeAugust 3, 2020beer, craft beerComment

Cool Down With These 11 Refreshing Boozy Summer Treats

Cool Down With These 11 Refreshing Boozy Summer Treats

11 booze-infused portable drinks and treats for summer refreshment

Featured, Wine, Spirits, CocktailsGabrielle PharmsJuly 30, 2020cocktails, wine, tequila, beer, whiskey, rye, vodka, summerComment

Up Spirits! The Rise and Fall of the British Rum Ration

Up Spirits! The Rise and Fall of the British Rum Ration

July 31 marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the naval rum tot ration

Featured, SpiritsBrian PetroJuly 29, 2020rum, new york international spirits competition, historyComment

Tony's (Mostly) Whisky Corner: Ten to One Rum

Tony's (Mostly) Whisky Corner: Ten to One Rum

These additive-free Caribbean rums make welcome additions to any bar

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsJuly 27, 2020rum, white rum, cocktailsComment

Bourbon vs. Rye: Science Says Everything You Know Is Wrong

Bourbon vs. Rye: Science Says Everything You Know Is Wrong

Can you really taste the difference between bourbon and rye, or just think you can?

Featured, SpiritsTom JohnsonJuly 20, 2020bourbon, whiskey, aging, 101 Comments

4 Summer-Friendly Beers From Tröeg Brewing

4 Summer-Friendly Beers From Tröeg Brewing

This PA brewery makes these crisp brews for sipping all season long

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonJuly 13, 2020beer, craft beer, microbreweryComment

The Soothing Powers of Cognac

The Soothing Powers of Cognac

Cognac for Bastille Day (or any day, since every day is a new revolution)

Featured, Cocktails, SpiritsAmanda SchusterJuly 10, 2020cognac, brandy, eau de vie, cocktails, classic cocktails, new york international spirits competition, sparkling wineComment

Makgeolli 101: What It Is and How to Drink It

Makgeolli 101: What It Is and How to Drink It

SpiritsCecilia Hae-Jin LeeJuly 9, 2020101, Korean Comment

Tony's Whisky Corner: Basil Hayden's 10 Year Rye and Old Tub Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon

Tony's Whisky Corner: Basil Hayden's 10 Year Rye and Old Tub Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon

With 2 limited edition releases, Jim Beam shows off its soft and robust style of whiskey-making

Featured, SpiritsTony SachsJuly 7, 2020whiskey, bourbon, new york international spirits competition, reviewComment

The New American Amari: Four to Try

The New American Amari: Four to Try

How American amaro makers are putting their own spin on the classic liqueur.

Featured, SpiritsJames ReddicliffeJune 29, 2020liqueur, amariComment

Inside the Uncle Nearest and Jack Daniels Partnership to Diversify the Spirits Industry

Uncle Nearest’s Fawn Weaver and Jack Daniel’s Matt Blevins discuss initiative to advance the whiskey industry

Featured, News, SpiritsGabrielle PharmsJune 26, 2020covid, profileComment