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The Definitive Timeline of Bourbon ‘Taters’

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Whatever the case, it was sometime before 2010 when, for reasons unknown, the online bourbon cognoscenti started taunting those lesser-than-them neophyte drinkers who did cringeworthy things… as f*cking potatoes. Were they truly finishing these bourbons — who has ever seen a barrel-aged strawberry kiwi brandy ?! —

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Amrut Whisky – The Ultimate Guide To The Indian Whisky Giant

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The majority of Indian spirits labeled as ‘whisky’ are closer to rum due to being distilled from molasses, falling within a category of alcohol termed as Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), and are marketed to domestic Indian consumers. From April 2010, Amrut expanded in the international market, when the brand launched in North America.

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The One Bourbon You Should Bring Home From Every State

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And while it’s probably a stretch to call bourbon “America’s native spirit” — that title could equally go to apple brandy or rye whiskey — it’s certainly a distinctly American product anyone in the U.S.A. Since the whiskey boom in the mid-2010s, some states are practically neck deep in craft bourbon. territories.

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The Booziest Moments in Olympics History

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Louis, 1904: A Poisonous Brandy Pick-Me-Up The 1904 summer games were phenomenally messed up for many reasons: Take St. Eventually, they provided Hicks with an elixir made of egg whites, brandy , and strychnine (a.k.a. While what was in his glass is still up for debate, the fact that he drank some sort of alcohol mid-race is not.

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How London Claimed the Global Cocktail Crown

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explicitly defining the term as a “a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Rums began arriving from the New World, joining French brandies , fortified wines of Spain and Portugal, and Irish whiskeys already lining London backbars.

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What is Amaro? All About This Delicious Italian Bitter

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It is made from infusing a base alcohol (grape brandy, neutral spirits, or wine) with a proprietary blend of herbs, roots, flowers, and spices. Since then, Campari has been involved in art, advertising, and film, celebrating its 150th Anniversary in 2010. Photo by Federica Ariemma via www.unsplash.com What is an Amaro?

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This Cult Gin Stars In NYC’s Best Martinis, but You’ve Probably Never Heard of It

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It costs about $50 to $60 that is, if you can find a bottle; few liquor stores carry it. Estelle Bossy, beverage director at Le Rock, first noticed Old Raj when she was at Del Posto in 2010. Among British spirit producers, Cadenheads which also puts out whiskey , rum , and brandy is a bit of a dark horse.

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