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Try these barrel-aged gins instead of whiskey as the base spirit in a Sazerac, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, and other classic cocktails…
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Today’s craft distilleries use innovative techniques to forgo extended whiskey-aging time. Check out these crafty methods…
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Chicago didn’t need Prohibition to earn its reputation as a boozy town, but it certainly helped.

Nonetheless, one thing Prohibition—America’s greatest failed experiment in social engineering—accomplished was shuttering the distilling …
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If you’re an Irish whiskey fan, then you need to try these three new expressions that were released within the last year…
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If you can’t get enough of whiskey, even in the heat, these summer bourbon cocktails are both delicious and refreshing…
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The early 21st century saw a rise in craft spirits, particularly whiskey. Here are the distilleries that made a difference…
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Like many pre-Prohibition cocktails, the Manhattan is supposed to be made with rye whiskey. Thanks to modern interest in “them old-timey ways,” it often is nowadays. Often, but not always…
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Beer and whiskey have more in common than just being mates in a boilermaker. In the early stage of production, beer and whiskey start the same way: as a sweet soup of grains that have had their starch converted to sugar…
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