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The Best Bourbons According To The Whiskey Wash Awards 2025

The Whiskey Wash

Milam & Greene Bottled-in-Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey was distilled in the Fall of 2019 from a mash bill comprising 70% corn, 22% malted rye, and 8% malted barley. The Bottled-in-Bond Decanter series usually sees two installments per year – one in the Spring and one in the Fall. The bourbon is bottled at 101 proof (50.5%

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How St-Germain Went From Bartender’s Ketchup to Spritz Sensation

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In the late aughts, cocktail modifiers were largely limited to fortified wines and vermouths, and the ones that did exist were centuries old, like green and yellow Chartreuse. Made with Calvados, apple brandy , Carpano Antica, St-Germain, Death & Co.s The timing couldnt have been better. We did Champagne drinks with it.

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The Definitive Timeline of Bourbon ‘Taters’

VinePair

Everything Is Pappy Credit: Cult Wine For taters to even exist, there first needed to be something for them to covet, to fetishize, to overspend on. 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. There was soon Weller C.Y.P.B.

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All of the Best Whiskey to Drink in 2025

VinePair

All the Best Whiskeys to Drink in 2025 Best Bourbon: Four Roses Small Batch Select Bourbon A relative newcomer to the Four Roses portfolio, Small Batch Select launched in April 2019 as a permanent fixture of the brands year-round lineup. As part of this work, VinePairs tasting and editorial staff samples thousands of bottles every year.

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Why selling Imperial Blue makes sense for Pernod Ricard

Just Drinks

This is a brand that, according to reports, sold nearly 23m nine-litre cases in 2023 – admittedly down on its 2019 peak of over 26m cases, but still a pretty handy number. De Beauregard sees this in Pernod Ricard’s own consumer research. And all of these – including agave – now have their domestic equivalents.

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The 32 Best Pinot Noirs for 2025

VinePair

Originally from France’s esteemed Burgundy region, Pinot Noir is the grape behind some of the world’s most expensive and prestigious wines, but that doesn’t mean it’s completely inaccessible. There’s even a standout wine from New Zealand and an impressive bottle from Virginia. The wine has a deep nose of cherries and herbs.

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The 15 Best Sweet Wines for 2024

VinePair

America has a sweet tooth, but when it comes to wine, many tend to avoid bottles with a high sugar content. But if you find a well-made, harmonious bottle, sweet wines can be some of the most complex and age-worthy wines in the world. In sweet wines, balance is key. There’s a bright pop of peppery, dark fruit on the nose.

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