VinePair

JULY 9, 2025

The watershed event would be a 2016 release where over 1,000 people queued at a Liquor Barn in Kentucky — many for at least 48 hours — in the mere hope of scoring some Pappy. When it followed 2018’s success by winning Best in Show for whiskey at SFWSC 2019, McKenna was officially McTater, never to be seen at a fair price again.

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Chilled Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2023

In 2016, I opened ROKC (Ramen Oysters Kitchen Cocktails) in Hamilton Heights, and following its success, I opened NR (’N ROLL) on the Upper East Side in Fall of 2019. Many of the cocktails incorporate house-made syrups, jams, infused liquors, and more. Talk to us about your beverage program.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 9, 2024

Surprisingly, Scotch whisky imports comprise only 2% of the Indian whisky market, as India is also amongst the world’s major whisky manufacturers, producing 189 million cases of whisky in 2019. 1970s Amrut Distilleries ventures into brandy distillation. 1960s Amrut Distilleries ventures into rum distillation.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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. Kentucky Copper & Kings Bourbon Finished in American Apple Brandy Barrels Come to Kentucky for the bourbon, stay for the brandy.

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VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

For the dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of bottles stocked in your local liquor store or loaded on the virtual shelves of online retailers, a medal can be a make-or-break moment. Best in Show Winners — L.A. Rocket Vodka is American-made, created in small batches from a blend of California-grown Fuji and Golden Delicious apples.

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VinePair

APRIL 17, 2024

Building a Backbar In 2019, Orlando Franklin McCray was brought on to run the bar program at Nightmoves, the part-dance club, part-cocktail bar that shares a wall and ownership with one of the best wine restaurants — frankly, best restaurants period — in Brooklyn, The Four Horsemen. “Put

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 28, 2024

The real star of the show, however, is the finishing period in Armagnac Brandy barrels. Weller had begun a wholesale liquor business. The Garrison Brothers Balmorhea was initially released in 2019 to raise funds and awareness about the importance of conserving the State Park. In the 1840s, W.L.

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