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The Best Cask Finished Bourbon According To The World Whiskies Awards 2024

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These barrels have normally been used to mature a different spirit, wine, or beer. Sherry, port, and wine are among the most common finishing casks for bourbon. The Collaborative Series has seen Bardstown Bourbon Company work with various spirit, beer, and wine brands from across the world to finish its bourbons.

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The Real-Life Beer Brewed For On-Screen Enjoyment in ‘The Lord of the Rings’

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Legolas and the Elves sip on Miruvor (a fictional cordial) along with mead and various other wines, the massive tree-like Ents most prefer the revitalizing Ent-draught, and then, of course, there’s beer and ale. Intoxicating beverages abound throughout J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

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The World’s Top 10 Beer Destinations for 2024

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Since then, the brewery has expanded significantly, moving into its current downtown residence in August 2016. And while Argentina may be better known for wine, the country has a craft beer scene that’s blossomed impressively over the past two decades. In 2010, there were roughly 70 breweries scattered across the country.

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Who Let the Fizz Out? Why Bubble-Free Booze Is on the Rise

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percent ABV Funny Water , carving a new niche in non-carbonated alcoholic drinks that, unlike wine or most cocktails, aren’t too strong. By 2016, Americans drank more bottled water than soda, hydrating with Poland Spring and flavored waters like Vitaminwater, Propel, and Hint Water. In 2021, the duo introduced the 3.75

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How Foursquare Rum Casks Became the Ultimate Whiskey Finishing Vessel

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While not as popular as Spanish and Portuguese fortified wine casks, rum barrel finishing is hardly atypical, either, with brands like Balvenie (The Caribbean Cask 14) and Angel’s Envy (Rye Finished in Caribbean Rum Casks) even making such expressions part of their core lineups.

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Ask a Brewer: What’s the Difference Between Old World and New World Hops?

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Much like the wine world’s vinifera and hybrid grapes, these titles indicate where the hops come from. And with all the crossover experimentation underway, new lager-friendly hops are emerging in the Old World — take Ariana, a German variety first released in 2016. appeared first on VinePair.

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GSN Alert: New Spirits Releases 11.03.23

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Included in the blend are straight rye whiskeys distilled in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 each with a mash bill recipe of 95% rye and 5% malted barley. Also included are two straight bourbon whiskeys distilled in 2016 and 2017. Each whiskey in the blend was distilled in Indiana and then aged, blended, and bottled in Kentucky.

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