SPIRITS Rome de Bellegard Cognac Releases an XO Expression November 05, 2020 It was spring of 2018 when Rome De Bellegarde cognac claimed the title of “World’s Most Expensive Shot” at $14,154.79 …
SPIRITS Marble Distilling Company, Saving the Planet One Bottle at a Time November 02, 2020 It’s no longer unexpected to discover distilleries tucked into the world’s special little towns. But some spirit manufacturing facilities stand …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: New Collaborations from Plantation Rum October 28, 2020 One thinks, of course, of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America when one thinks of rum. But, point of …
SPIRITS Philadelphia’s Bluecoat Gin, the Drink of Patriots October 27, 2020 The eve of an historic election is a great timing for patriotic spirit. I suggest gin from the City of …
SPIRITS The Name Is Rum. Blackwell Rum. October 16, 2020 Wait—doesn’t James Bond drink vodka martinis, shaken not stirred? Or at least some close variation thereof? Well, if you’ve read …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: Espanita Tequila September 21, 2020 In the dense fog of tequila lore, it is speculated that within a decade or so of the Spanish conquest …
SPIRITS Country Legend Tanya Tucker Launches a Tequila September 11, 2020 At the tender age of 13, Tanya Tucker exploded onto the country music scene with her breakout hit “Delta Dawn.” …
SPIRITS A Taste of Summer With Kenny Chesney’s Rums August 28, 2020 Kenny Chesney had already experienced the euphoria of a packed arena, the excitement of number one hits, the beauty of …
SPIRITS Beautiful Botanicals: Watching Bombay Sapphire Be Born August 26, 2020 At Bombay Sapphire Distillery in the UK’s bucolic Hampshire county, I follow Sam Carter through a sleek maze of glass …
SPIRITS The Diverse Offerings at Oakley Brothers Distillery August 25, 2020 Born and raised in Madisonville, Kentucky—which is to say, in the cradle-state of bourbon—brothers Jason and Jerrad Oakley had a …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: Flor de Caña 7 Years Gran Reserva August 16, 2020 Flor de Caña, the top rum brand out of Nicaragua, offers a wide range of bottlings, from the Extra Seco …
SPIRITS Ron Zacapa Sistema Solera 23—Vacation in a Glass August 14, 2020 We aren’t getting out nearly as much as we used to. And there’s the prospect of more of the same …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: Bulrush Gin August 10, 2020 UPDATE: Bulrush Available Online Gin’s continued growth and expansion seems limitless right now. The category already includes pink gin, “gin-in-a-tin”, …
SPIRITS Sin in a Bottle: A Brief Appraisal of Gin’s Reputation August 07, 2020 “Gin! Gin! A glass of gin! What magnified monsters encircle therein!” That—and the many lines that followed—come from a temperance …
SPIRITS Spirited Travel: Something’s Bubbling in Iceland August 03, 2020 The headlines tell the story: “How Iceland Beat the Coronavirus” (The New Yorker) and “Iceland now feels like the coronavirus …
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