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What Your Johnnie Walker Color Says About You

The Whiskey Wash

Whether you’re sipping Blue Label or shaking Red into a highball, your choice might just offer a fun glimpse into your character. Green Label was discontinued in 2012, but was brought back by popular demand in 2016. But beyond the label and the dram, what could your go-to bottle hint about you?

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Mellow Corn: The Bottom Shelf Whiskey With a Cult Following

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In 2012, at the inaugural iteration of Camp Runamok — a now annual summer camp for bartenders — attendees from across the country found a kindred spirit in the overlooked bottom-shelf beverage. And for the lightness of flavor, it makes a pretty good highball, too.”

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At NYC’s Hottest Bars, Order These Sleeper Hits Instead of Their Most Popular Cocktails

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But once upon a time, back when Dante opened in 2015, the cocktail to drink was the Garibaldi, an obscure highball made of Campari and “fluffy” orange juice and topped with an orange wedge. The Green Giant was created by former head bartender Tom Macy in 2012. But how about honoring the bar by ordering one of its homegrown favorites?

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The Top 10 Irish Whiskeys of All Time

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Simple, classic, and just about perfectly crafted; this is the easy pick for a 5 o’clock shot — or the base for an Irish highball. Yellow Spot, a brand from the late 1800s reintroduced in 2012, is a 12 year old (age-stated) whiskey that is aged in a unique combination of American bourbon, Spanish sherry, and Spanish Malaga casks.

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Eden Mill Distillery Offers Whisky & Gin Flights At Old Course Hotel In St. Andrews

The Whiskey Wash

Eden Mill Distillery was established in 2012 on the banks of the Eden Estuary and has since been distilling premium gins and single malt scotch whisky. Credit: Julie Howden Exclusive, AA five-star resort, the Old Course Hotel in St. Upon its founding, the distillery became the first to make spirits in the region for over 150 years.

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The Most Iconic Cease and Desist Cases in Drinks History

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Brown-Forman vs. Lazy Fascist Press Although most cease and desist cases are marked by legal threats and a stern attitude, this incident from 2012 involving Jack Daniel’s and a book cover ranks among one of the more low-key dilemmas. Regardless, Icarus’ brew is a banger, and Hershey didn’t come out of the ordeal looking all that cool.

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How Johnnie Walker’s Colors Tell You Exactly What You’re Drinking

The Whiskey Wash

Built from around 30 whiskies, it was designed to stand up to mixingbold, spicy, and smoky enough to make itself heard in a highball. It disappeared in 2012 during a range reshuffle, sparking a backlash that saw it return in 2016. Rich, layered, and smoky, it bridges the world of blended whisky and single malts.

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