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How London Claimed the Global Cocktail Crown

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Rums began arriving from the New World, joining French brandies , fortified wines of Spain and Portugal, and Irish whiskeys already lining London backbars. In other words, bartenders here had a wide array of ingredients with which to craft their creations. The drinking class in the U.K.

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Old Potrero Blazed a Trail For Craft Rye Whiskey. Why Is It Perpetually Overlooked?

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Imagine a craft whiskey with impeccable bona fides: delicious flavor, a genuinely interesting backstory, and a history of breaking new ground. These are qualities that all spirits, and especially craft ones, strive to achieve and proudly boast about. But timing, strategy, and constrained production have held it back for decades.

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