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A New Standard: 5 Balcones Cocktails That Showcase American Single Malt Whisky at Its Best

VinePair

APRIL 8, 2025

A final ruling from the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published on Dec. One distillery at the forefront of the movement for official recognition of American Single Malts (ASM) is Balcones, a craft distillery owned by Diageo thats been producing whisky since 2009 and creating single malts since 2011. Ingredients 1.5

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The Evolution of the IPA, from 19th Century England to Now

VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

More bitter, piney, aromatic, and crisp than its British counterpart, Liberty Ale was reputedly hopped solely with Cascade hops, a variety that Oregon State University’s USDA breeding program introduced in 1972 and would go on to become the flagship hop of the West Coast IPA substyle. Thus, we got both Deschutes’ Conflux Series No.

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5 Reasons Why I Sent A Barrel Of Bourbon To Space

The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Reason 1: Love Of Space My wife, Chelsea, and I met in 2011 at a Red Rocks show and we hit it off as we discussed Shroedingers Cat Paradox. Colorado breweries set the stage for premier Colorado alcohol decades ago but distilleries from Colorado are just now starting to get the recognition that we deserve.

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HBD Haymarket! This Week's Chicagoland Beer Events & Socials

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JANUARY 12, 2024

On January 12, 2011, something very important happened in the Chicago beer world: Haymarket Pub & Brewery opened for the first time. This sounds like fun — on the 18th, Eris Brewery & Ciderhouse is hosting a blind tasting of non-alcoholic beers. This year’s resolution is one that we hope Off Color sticks with.

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Raising the Bar: What It Takes To Succeed as a Bartender Today

VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

Last year, he ordered a $5,000 Girovap (a commercial-grade rotary evaporator) from Spain that he uses to strip alcohol from spirits through atmospheric distillation to make non-alcoholic Negronis and Espresso Martinis. It’s very hard to make two bars that are less than a thousand square feet apiece in Shawnee, Kan.,

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The Mount Rushmore of Rye, According to 7 Whiskey Experts

VinePair

MARCH 14, 2024

Michter’s 25 Year Rye, 2011 Release (Undisclosed source, bottled by Michter’s): “Honestly, any of Michter’s releases of its 25 year rye could be on this list. But the 2011 stands out for its incredible richness, with a touch of spice laid over a bed of dried fruit and vanilla.” Their 23 Year Old Single Barrel Rye coming in at 47.5

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The Mount Rushmore of Craft Breweries, According to 8 Beer Experts

VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

Dogfish Head: Dogfish Head paved the way for boundless creativity in craft beer, embracing experimentation to create quintessential bitter-bomb IPAs alongside explorations of global and historical brewing traditions. Case for case, Blue Moon’s pie-growing, tide-rising influence on the segment is impossible to ignore. Does anybody still care?

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One Super Rare Scotch Whisky From Each Whisky Region

The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

He describes the profile as “orange, fresh, bitter, wax, peated, fruits, caramel, oil resinous, maritime.” ISLANDS: Tasliker 30 Year Old, Bottled 2011 BUY NOW: $1,185 ( £878 ) Located on the remote and beautiful Isle of Skye, Talisker Distillery was the first on the island and has perhaps become synonymous with the location.

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Revisiting the ‘Hey Bartender’ Documentary, 10 Years After It Captured the Craft Cocktail Renaissance

VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Capturing a Moment Even though “Hey Bartender” came out in 2013, the documentary provides a snapshot of the American craft cocktail movement as it was in 2011. Remember, we sell fun, but we also handle alcohol.” The rest of this story should be read at maximum volume.) bar owner seeking to survive the shifting tides of the business.

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Meet The Beverage Directors Behind NYC’s New Wave of Korean Fine-Dining Restaurants

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The movement can be traced back to the 2011 debut of Jungsik in Tribeca, from chef Jung Sik Yim, who previously worked at Aquavit and Bouley. It starts with sweet, salt, and bitter at the same time. Read on to meet the talented professionals behind the beverage programs at NYC’s most exciting Korean restaurants.

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The 12 Best Chartreuse Cocktails

VinePair

JUNE 14, 2024

Yellow Chartreuse, on the other hand, is slightly lower in alcohol at 43 percent ABV and has a sweeter, more mild botanical profile. Dating back to the early 1900s, the cocktail combines equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and Chartreuse for a less bitter spin on the classic.

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All Things Being Equal: the Triumph of the Four-Equal-Part Cocktail

VinePair

APRIL 16, 2024

You never have to flip your jigger,” adds Joaquín Simó, a drinks consultant who invented the Naked and Famous in 2011 while bartending at New York City’s Death & Co. The deceptive sweetness of many liqueurs makes them harder to balance, like the bitter-tasting but sugar-loaded Campari. Liqueurs do have one advantage: alcohol.

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Hand-Pulled Heady Topper Is the Ultimate Bucket-List Beer Experience

VinePair

MARCH 12, 2025

But Kimmich never got hung up on the British tradition of exclusively putting lower-ABV milds, bitters, and whatnot on cask. The original Alchemist brewpub was lost to Hurricane Irene in 2011. Less carbonation not only softens the mouthfeel but creates less carbonic acid, which softens the IPAs perceived bitterness.

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Beer Collectors Can’t Get Enough of Costco’s $10 Imperial Stout

VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Kirkland’s Signatures Costco is no stranger to the alcohol game, nor to receiving plaudits for its releases. but by 2011 New York’s FX Matt Brewing also began to produce the releases for easier East Coast distribution. The beer in question: Kirkland Signature Vintage Ale , Costco’s $9.99

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Revisiting the ‘Hey Bartender’ Documentary, 10 Years After It Captured the Craft Cocktail Renaissance

Meet The Beverage Directors Behind NYC’s New Wave of Korean Fine-Dining Restaurants

The 12 Best Chartreuse Cocktails

All Things Being Equal: the Triumph of the Four-Equal-Part Cocktail

Hand-Pulled Heady Topper Is the Ultimate Bucket-List Beer Experience

Beer Collectors Can’t Get Enough of Costco’s $10 Imperial Stout

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