The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 9, 2024

Amrut Distilleries expanded into rum distillation in the 1960’s, and subsequently brandy distillation in response to a growing Indian market in the 1970’s. 1970s Amrut Distilleries ventures into brandy distillation. 2013 In November 2013, Amrut launches in Mumbai for sale in the Maharashtra state of India.

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Barina Craft

JANUARY 25, 2024

American Football Conference Team Themed Drinks AFC East Buffalo Bills: Buffalo Bill - equal parts apple cider or juice and bourbon or rye whiskey. New York Jets: Manhattan - along with Brooklyn has the highest concentration of fans according to a 2013 Facebook study. This drink is basically an Income Tax cocktail minus the bitters.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 4, 2024

The menu includes both perennial offerings and seasonal specials (all about £15), the latter of which I dipped into with the Pear & Gooseberry Highball, a mix of Nc’nean single malt, Christina’s own crab pear whiskey liqueur, honey fermented crab pear, and Idyll gooseberry soda. 6, a blend of Lakes No.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 10, 2024

The introduction of copper still technology combined with the inadvertent maturing of the brandwijn in casks when transporting the spirit back to Holland formed the basis for the brandy, and eventually Cognac, that we know today. In 2013 Augier was purchased by Pernod Ricard, the second largest wine and spirits company in the world.

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VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

With such a rich tapestry of spirits at our fingertips, from regimented whiskeys to apéritifs crafted with ingredients that sound more at home in a botanist’s notebook than in a pre-dinner cocktail, selecting which one to purchase can be overwhelming. This Uncle Nearest expression offers a nuanced premium whiskey experience, bottled at 59.2

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VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

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. The Pisco Sour landed in the U.S.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 22, 2024

The Global Spirits Masters Competition (GSMC), home of the American Whiskey Masters, is one of the most fierce competitions in the spirits industry. In 2023, The GSMC received an unprecedented number of entries for the American Whiskey Masters, demonstrating the growth of the sector in recent years.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Average price: $40 Rating: 89 See Review Old Line Spirits Case 1 Rum Whiskey Cask Finish After seven years aging in ex-bourbon barrels in the Caribbean, this 50-percent-ABV rum matures for a further three years in Old Line American Single Malt casks in Baltimore.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Following Skyfall’s release, a bottle of Macallan 1962, which had been signed by cast members including Craig and Bardem, was sold in a charity auction by Sotheby’s in 2013, raising £9,635. No emphasizes the pedigree and evolution of the Bond film franchise across 50 years, culminating in the release of Skyfall.

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Drinkhacker

MAY 9, 2025

Perhaps best known for highly aged Armagnac , Vermont-based Bhakta Spirits has gradually diversified to bottlings beyond brandy, ranging from rum to rye (often blended with brandy varieties or finished in brandy casks). Contrast that with the 2013 vintage , released in 2023, which came from a 99 percent corn mashbill.)

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

In the inaugural Whiskey Wash Awards , 45 bourbons were awarded a medal – Double Gold, Gold, or Silver. The barrels were emptied in March 2013 after aging for 13 years. Nino Kilgore-Marchetti, The Whiskey Wash founder and reviewer, sampled this expression in June 2024, and was truly blown away. Easily top five of all time.

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Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. As always, watch this space for our top whiskeys of the year list in mid-December, which will offer even more solid picks. Want to get wild?

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VinePair

MAY 5, 2025

Essentially selling it door-to-door for over a decade, it would take until 2013 or so for luxury bars, restaurants, and nightclubs to latch onto it. Casamigos The celebrity tequila that launched a thousand ships: Started in 2013 by George Clooney, Rande Gerber (Mr.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Expect to encounter all facets of American whiskey represented, as well as stellar offerings from Scotland and Japan. Most exciting of all: Every year since this roundup’s inception, a whiskey has clinched the No. All things told, each ranking takes into consideration more than a thousand bottles submitted and tasted.

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VinePair

APRIL 2, 2025

In early March, Draga Culic, founder and CEO of Blacklisted Brandy , attended an International Womens Day pop-up spotlighting female-founded brands in Manhattans Chelsea neighborhood. Thats why she built her brand of artisanal plum, apricot, pear, and quince brandies around inclusion in cocktails rather than as a standalone sipper.

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