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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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The One Bourbon You Should Bring Home From Every State

VinePair

And while it’s probably a stretch to call bourbon “America’s native spirit” — that title could equally go to apple brandy or rye whiskey — it’s certainly a distinctly American product anyone in the U.S.A. The climate — “hot, dry summers and bitter cold winters” — ages the whiskey rapidly before it’s bottled at 90 proof. territories.

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Building a Purpose-Driven Backbar with Nightmoves’ Orlando Franklin McCray

VinePair

Keep in mind, in 2014 you didn’t have to sign a blood oath with your Southern rep and stash 14 cases of Fireball in a basement to get a Pappy allocation. Orlando filled the little space he had to the gills with spirits and liqueurs that showcase terroir; mezcal , r(h)um, brandy, and an extensive shelf dedicated to eaux de vie.

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The Mount Rushmore of Rye, According to 7 Whiskey Experts

VinePair

The last release of their 25 Rye was 2014, so maybe this will be our lucky year?” I found notes of dark chocolate covered raisins, an aromatic smoke reminiscent of patchouli and a hint of apple brandy sweetness. Bottled at 117.3

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Golf Cocktails - British Open Themed Drinks

Barina Craft

Some smash recipes also include a dash of orange bitters in the drink. Blood and Sand: ¾ oz Scotch whisky ¾ oz sweet vermouth ¾ oz cherry brandy or liqueur ¾ oz blood orange juice This mixed drink is one of only a few truly classic cocktails to feature scotch in the recipe. The Whisky Exchange, 17 July 2014. Web. † - Rocky.

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How London Claimed the Global Cocktail Crown

VinePair

explicitly defining the term as a “a stimulating liquor composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Rums began arriving from the New World, joining French brandies , fortified wines of Spain and Portugal, and Irish whiskeys already lining London backbars. And it’s all accessible in equal measure.

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What is Amaro? All About This Delicious Italian Bitter

A Bar Above

History of Amaro Amaro vs. Bitters Amaro Flavor Types of Amaris/Amaro Brands: Aperol Averna Campari Cynar Fernet-Branca Lucano Montenegro Nonino Last fall, I slipped into an oil-lamp-lit booth at Midnight Cowboy in Austin, Texas for a one-of-a-kind cocktail in the secret speakeasy. Table of Contents : What is Amaro ?

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