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Bushmills Private Reserve Series Is Back With 4 New Cask-Finished Single Malts

The Whiskey Wash

Thomas carefully chose some mature casks of Bushmills single malt Irish whiskey for finishing in hand-selected wine and tequila casks. Bushmills Private Reserve Collection Second Release The new whiskeys are the work of Bushmills Master Blender, Alex Thomas, the first woman to hold the title for Bushmills.

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The Definitive Timeline of Bourbon ‘Taters’

VinePair

Though not created by him, the blend first gained popularity courtesy of Blake Riber’s Bourbonr blog, circa 2013. The most taterific purveyor of the trend was a brand called Good Times Bourbon, launched during the pandemic, which made its bones with truly insane finishes: peach brandy, wildflower honey, caramel syrup.

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We Celebrate 90 Years of Hood River Distillers with President and CEO David Ballew

Chilled Magazine

Founders Albert Peters, Edwin Pooley, and Edgar McClain began making fruit wine and brandies from the abundance of fruit in the region, taking only a brief hiatus to make industrial alcohol for the war effort. By the late 50s Hood River Distillers had begun blending and bottling spirits for distribution throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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NFL Football Team Cocktails - Drinks For Every Roster

Barina Craft

New York Jets: Manhattan - along with Brooklyn has the highest concentration of fans according to a 2013 Facebook study. Cincinnati Bengals: Bengal Tiger - the namesake is a tawny, red brandy drink while an original recipe adds black licorice stripes to an orange vodka cocktail that could be a spooky sip on Halloween too.

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Bar Reviews: Christina’s Shoreditch and Scarfes Bar, London

Drinkhacker

Naturally, there are some exceptions (British tequila isn’t a thing), but it’s impressive to see how far Christina’s can get with English fare. The current push here is the 10 “Greatest Hits” menu, drawn from the most popular cocktails ordered here over the last decade since its 2013 opening.

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Pisco Is Still Searching for Its Place on the American Back Bar

VinePair

Shorter smuggling routes from Mexico and the Caribbean put more tequila and rum into American’s hands during its decade of Prohibition, and Americans’ preference for those spirits (as well as whiskey) persisted after repeal. For one, like other grape-based brandies, Pisco has a season. But Pisco’s popularity in the U.S.

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The 25 Most Important Tequilas of the Last 25 Years

VinePair

But it was tequila that I think, ultimately, would define drinking in the first quarter of the 21st century. From 2000 until the present, tequila sales have grown over 300 percent, accounting for some $6.7 Though purists accuse it of being artificially sweetened, it made consumers comfortable paying so much for tequila, he says.

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