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

Chilled Magazine

With the purchase of Clear Creek Distillery in 2014 and Captive Spirits in 2016, the company now offers a portfolio of brands that span every level on a liquor store shelf, and nearly every spirit a cocktail bar would need.

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Everything You Need To Know About McDowell’s No.1

The Whiskey Wash

Introduced in the 1960s, McDowell’s is amongst the largest umbrella spirits brands in the world, marketing varieties of whisky, brandy, and rum. 1 light and dark rum variants joined the range, after launch in 1990-91. 1 whisky variant’s sales volumes came from outside India in 2014. McDowell’s No.1 By 1968, McDowell’s No.1

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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?” The unique double cask finish of both rum and vermouth adds the most incredible balance of sweetness, spice, and herbaceousness that is often overshadowed by rye’s signature spice.” Bottled at 117.3 Very sweet. It feels like a syrup in your mouth.

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The History of Jack Daniel’s Iconic Tennessee Whiskey

The Whiskey Wash

Dan Call quit the distilling partnership soon after its creation for religious reasons, allegedly under pressure from his wife and congregation for “working for God on Sunday and then making liquor on Monday”. 2014 A new Jack Daniel’s cooperage opens in Lawrence County, Alabama crafting hundreds of barrels daily.

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Could Now Be the Time for Baijiu to Shine?

VinePair

When asked to think about the world’s most popular spirit, American minds will likely drift to liquors like vodka or whiskey , maybe even rum if they’re being ambitious. If we wanted to go into a liquor store and ask the owner to carry our baijiu, the first question that came out of their mouths is ‘Well, where do I put it on my shelf?

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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.

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Bartending Blogs You Should Read

Today's Bartender

From the latest in industry news & culture to beautiful cocktails, to the deadly specific details on the different types of liquor , you’ll find the answers to all of your bartending questions (and more) throughout these websites. To prove it, she’s been a finalist for Saveur’s 2014, 2015 AND 2016 best cocktail blog award.