The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Those who find themselves in Denver can visit Mile High Spirits in person and purchase the bottle for just $300. 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. Only 250 of these 50ml stratospheric treasures were produced.

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VinePair

AUGUST 27, 2024

The cocktail renaissance hadn’t happened yet, so the back bar was polluted with the usual suspects of flavored vodkas like Stoli Vanilla and Absolut Kurant along with dusty bottles of Galliano and Tuaca that probably hadn’t been opened in years. It’s very hard to make two bars that are less than a thousand square feet apiece in Shawnee, Kan.,

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Spiritz

JUNE 24, 2024

With a presence in the Indian wine market since 2011, KRSMA has its boutique winery based out of Koppal, near Hampi in Karnataka. Globally (including India), wine has gained acceptance over the years owing to the health benefits it extends and for being the cleanest alcoholic beverage among the available alternatives.

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VinePair

APRIL 17, 2024

So when you’re searching for your next favorite Pinot, track down one of these bottles that were tasted and vetted at VinePair HQ. The fruit for this bottling was sourced from vineyards across the Willamette Valley, from the Chehalem Mountains to the Van Duzer Corridor. Here are the top 25 Pinot Noirs for 2024.

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VinePair

AUGUST 7, 2024

When customers began pouring their draft pours into empty bottles for off-site consumption, the Kimmichs knew they were on to something big. Building on the recipe for Pliny the Elder, Cilurzo beefed up the hop profile and alcohol content to brew Pliny the Younger. Since 2005, Russian River has been releasing batches once a year.

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VinePair

AUGUST 9, 2024

Just look at the sheer number of alcohol brands launched in the past decade by Bravolebrities (Bravo celebrities, if you’re new here). While the lineup — which sold to Beam Suntory in 2011 — has since expanded to include several other cocktails, wines, vodka, and even salad dressings, we stuck to the OG Marg. tequila boom.

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VinePair

JUNE 26, 2024

Grown in the region’s calcareous clay, sand, and limestone soils, Sagrantino produces dark, concentrated, high-alcohol wines with ABVs typically in the 15 percent range, due in part to the long growing time required to achieve full ripeness. Good acidity balances out the high alcohol. Plenty of time.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Cargo Brewery also produces lagers, pilsners, IPAs, and ales, and this year plans to open a beer hall that will serve as an events space and production venue for beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic drinks. NoDa Brewing Company , one of the city’s original craft outposts, opened in 2011 and has since expanded to a second location.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This Glen Scotia whisky was distilled in 1973 and bottled in 1999, the same year that Glen Scotia reopened under Loch Lomond Distillers following two periods of closure in the 1980s and 90s. There were two versions of this bottling release: one bottled in 1996 and one bottled in 1999. The new plant continued as Clynelish.

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VinePair

AUGUST 14, 2024

And yet, the brewery has kept up with evolving culture and sustainability within the industry, as well as new categories like non-alcoholic and spirits. I remember splitting a single bottle of Grey Monday (a barrel-aged stout with hazelnuts and vanilla beans) nine ways because it was so rare. Does anybody still care?

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VinePair

JUNE 23, 2024

These days, the hordes still come flocking to Russian River Brewing during a two-week window every Spring to pick up a few bottles of the famous, crisp, and clean Triple IPA. It’s funky, fruity, relatively low in alcohol, and makes for a perfect beer to enjoy in the warmer months.

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PubClub

DECEMBER 23, 2024

A massive block party at the Brandenburg Gate with bands, DJs, entertainment (and cocktails, and in Germany you can bring your own and consume alcohol in the streets). One year (2011), it even snowed. Top Tip: Go out with a bottle of champagne. So better make it going out with two bottles of champagne! #10 3 BERLIN.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 22, 2023

While Mars was able to sell off older bottles of aged whisky expressions for a short time following the initial closure, once stocks ran out, the distillery was mothballed entirely. In 2011, it was finally able to reopen its doors following a resurgence of interest in Japanese whisky across the country.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 15, 2024

Glendalough Pot Still, 43% ABV BUY NOW: $35.99 This distillery was founded in 2011, and very quickly became one to watch following the release of a 13-year-old whiskey that went to the top of everyone’s ‘must have’ list. It is an absolute bargain of a bottle, and very tasty to boot.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The rockstars in question — particularly the influential bartenders from the early aughts that served as the film’s “talking heads” — happened to be performing at a uniquely transitional moment within the industry, and were captured by a curious filmmaker seeking to bottle something that turned out to be lightning. The film was cinema vérité.

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VinePair

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. Large-format bottles typically keep wines fresher for longer, and James knew the program would scream “better than everything.” Don’t discount that as a gimmick, though.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 27, 2024

The core bottling, Jack Daniel’s Old No. it has won the admiration of celebrities, including the iconic Frank Sinatra, who was rumoured to be buried with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s. After much deliberation the iconic square bottle was chosen with Daniel commenting that it was “A square bottle for a square shooter”.

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VinePair

JUNE 14, 2024

Mixologists and home bartenders alike soon rushed to their local liquor stores to secure their bottles. Yellow Chartreuse, on the other hand, is slightly lower in alcohol at 43 percent ABV and has a sweeter, more mild botanical profile. Both green and yellow Chartreuse bring an herbaceous complexity to cocktails of all kinds.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 22, 2024

The GSMC defines these as bourbons that are priced at £51 per bottle and above. The age statement in itself is extremely impressive, given that bourbon tends to be bottled at a lot younger than scotch, for example. Only bottled in small numbers once every year, the Eagle Rare 17 Year Old is a highly sought-after expression.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For example, a cocktail’s base spirit can be no greater than 1 1/2 ounces, and added liqueurs and modifiers must still keep the total alcohol quantity below 2 1/2 ounces. “I Neves points to early, influential spots like Bar X, opened in 2011. Today, options abound. Left to right: A cocktail at Water Witch, photo by Landon Hale.

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Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Forget milk and cookies, what Santa needs this year is a shot of good, hard alcohol to help get him through whatever 2025 has in store for us. Shopping is tough, so if you’re considering a special bottle for a special someone in your life, look no further.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The classic preparation calls for drinking roughly half a 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor and then filling it back up with a can of the aforementioned caffeinated beverage. Four Lokos alcohol content varies by state and flavor, but it typically hovers in the 8- to 14-percent-ABV range. The result? Image retrieved from Inti St.

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Spiritz

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Harsha is not new to the alcohol beverage industry. His journey in the food and beverages industry began in 2011-12, and over the years he has focused on crafting brews and beers, introducing microbreweries across tier-2 cities and metropolitan areas in India. It was also launched in Singapore in November.

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VinePair

MARCH 6, 2025

Despite being less than three years old, Surfside has established itself as a force to be reckoned with within the beverage alcohol industry. Pappas previously worked as CEO of a third-generation juice company in southern New Jersey, though had signed a years-long non-compete in non-alc upon selling the business in 2011.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Take Balcones Distilling in the small city of Waco, for example, which started out as a craft distillery but is now owned by Diageo, and has been making corn whisky (they use the Scottish spelling without the “e”), rye, and American Single Malt Whisky since 2011. DISTILLED & BOTTLED AT BALCONES DISTILLING, WACO, TX.

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VinePair

MAY 20, 2025

The practice directly led to the passage of the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 , which set the first standards for truth in labeling and made it clear to consumers that the whiskey in the bottle was unadulterated. It was consumer-driven and you started seeing bottles saying no coloring added, he says.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 25, 2025

The conflict reached India’s Supreme Court, which in 2011 delivered a surprising verdict: Original Choice could keep its name. Officers Choice Campaigns Against Domestic Violence Officer’s Choice took an unusual approach to marketing for an alcohol brand.

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VinePair

MARCH 12, 2025

For those who want to drink on-site, the only options are packaged; not just the brewerys more common cans, like Heady Topper and Focal Banger, but also limited releases like Luscious, a British-style imperial stout, and Light, a lager, alongside some bottled wild ales. The original Alchemist brewpub was lost to Hurricane Irene in 2011.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

But on my first night visiting family, I realized that flavored whiskey had grown more than I’d expected when my brother reached for a bottle of Skrewball to make a drink. In an age of overproof, “ hazmat ” bourbons, the low alcohol level in flavored whiskeys is the opposite — and might even be part of their appeal.

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VinePair

MAY 5, 2025

The result was a high-quality spirit in a ceramic bottle so beautiful, Lomeli hoped people would reuse them as candle holders or vases. First released in 2000, it retailed for an also-unheard-of $100 a bottle. Since then most everyone started turning [Fortaleza] around to see which lot a bottle may be, he adds.

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Drinkhacker

MARCH 14, 2025

The La Maison du Whisky Artist range has been with us since 2011, mostly single cask Scotch bottled at cask strength. All are served in 700ml bottles and prices vary widely.) It’s a fairly simple experience that is light and refreshingly pleasant, making for one of my favorite Bowmore bottlings in memory.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Kirkland’s Signatures Costco is no stranger to the alcohol game, nor to receiving plaudits for its releases. These are all released under the Kirkland Signature label, the same house brand that appears on the retailer’s coffee, canned tuna, bottled water, and, yes, beers. Striking a Chord So how did Costco find lightning in a bottle?

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