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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Lexi Parker, lead bartender, Poka Loka Social Club , Denver “When it comes to an underrated Swiss-army-knife bourbon, J.W. Sheila Arndt, lead bartender, Restaurant R’evolution , New Orleans “My recommendation for an affordable and underrated bourbon would have to be Evan Williams Bottled-in-Bond.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Jeff White, lead bartender, Experimental Cocktail Club , NYC “I wish that black or opaque bottles would disappear from the back bar — sorry Hendrick’s ! Colin Williams, bar manager, Saffron , New Orleans “If there’s one bottle I wish would disappear from the back bar, it’s Drambuie.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Grace Tomczak, lead bartender, MAKfam , Denver “ Brother’s Bond Cask Strength has certainly earned a spot behind the bar at The Golden Swan. Alexandra Downing, bar manager, Grey Hen at Century Grand , Phoenix “When anyone asks for a new recommendation lately, I reach for Garrison Brothers Honeydew Bourbon.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Andy Pratt, lead bartender, Dovetail Bar , New Orleans “I’ve started seeing bottled-in-bond rye shots being ordered more frequently at my bar and at the bars I go to. Connor Gillette, senior bar manager, The Alida Hotel , Savannah, Ga. Daniel Boothe, bartender, Club 616, Santa Ana , Calif.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Garth Poe, bar manager, Easy Bistro & Bar , Chattanooga, Tenn. Alex Taylor, lead bartender, Bethany Beach Ocean Suites , Bethany Beach, Del. If whiskey were a secret club, Willett would be the VIP, and the rest of us are just struggling to get on the guest list.” Bottled at a hefty 57.15

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Though bars often relegate such peaty Scotch to atomizers that sit dusty and scarcely used next to exotic bitters on the bar top, and while some think Laphroaig is too much of a bully to cocktail with, I say play around with it and see how amazing it can taste!” James Watts, Lead Bartender, Fat Cat , Las Vegas “Highland Park Magnus.

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MAY 23, 2024

Gee Lee, lead bartender, Loch Bar Houston , Houston “I just fell in love with a new Scotch launched recently: Ardray Blended Scotch. Thomas Mahne, bar manager, The Lexington , Boston “Dornoch Distillery Redacted Bros. Recently, I had the Artist Blend in a Grapefruit Collins and it was delicious!” —Gee

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