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We Celebrate 90 Years of Hood River Distillers with President and CEO David Ballew

Chilled Magazine

Founders Albert Peters, Edwin Pooley, and Edgar McClain began making fruit wine and brandies from the abundance of fruit in the region, taking only a brief hiatus to make industrial alcohol for the war effort. The company still works closely with the creator and founder of Lucid, T.A.

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Bushmills Private Reserve Series Is Back With 4 New Cask-Finished Single Malts

The Whiskey Wash

Thomas carefully chose some mature casks of Bushmills single malt Irish whiskey for finishing in hand-selected wine and tequila casks. Bushmills Private Reserve Collection Second Release The new whiskeys are the work of Bushmills Master Blender, Alex Thomas, the first woman to hold the title for Bushmills.

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The Best Bourbons According To The Whiskey Wash Awards 2025

The Whiskey Wash

The barrels were emptied in March 2013 after aging for 13 years. I love experimenting and exploring new opportunities, and using a double finish with brandy and cognac casks created a more complex and nuanced bourbon, opening a whole new experience for consumers to enjoy. The bourbon is bottled at 101 proof (50.5%

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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Cognac

The Whiskey Wash

The Dutch Helped Shape Cognac As We Know It The Dutch loved French wine and back in the 13th century that meant shipping it to Holland along the Charente River. By the 16th century they had started distilling the wine on arrival to better preserve it. The distilled wine was named “brandwijn,” which translates to burnt wine.

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NFL Football Team Cocktails - Drinks For Every Roster

Barina Craft

New York Jets: Manhattan - along with Brooklyn has the highest concentration of fans according to a 2013 Facebook study. Cincinnati Bengals: Bengal Tiger - the namesake is a tawny, red brandy drink while an original recipe adds black licorice stripes to an orange vodka cocktail that could be a spooky sip on Halloween too.

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Bar Reviews: Christina’s Shoreditch and Scarfes Bar, London

Drinkhacker

I enjoyed the Orchard Sazerac, made with ELLC Mondrian rye, Burnt Faith British brandy, Kanpai plum, Capreolus 1000 Trees eau de vie, honey, and absinthe, but found it to be driven more by smoke than anise notes. Plenty of imbibers were happy to sip on wine or beer in lieu of the more adventuresome cocktails on tap.

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Pisco Is Still Searching for Its Place on the American Back Bar

VinePair

On paper, an additive-free spirit craft-distilled from quality wine by mostly small, independent producers should play well in an expertly curated Brooklyn cocktail bar like Leyenda, particularly as consumers gravitate toward products they perceive as pure, artisanal, and authentic. “I think we sold, like, two.”

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