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Review: 2016 Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir – Seven Twenty Eight and Oldsville Reserve

Drinkhacker

Both are the same vintage — 2016, which is the current release. The 2016 vintage of ‘Seven Twenty Eight’ Pinot Noir is a true reflection of this terroir, exuding mineral-laden spice, cherry cola nuances, vibrancy, and a touch of earthiness. Here’s how the 2016s are shaping up. Still processing it.

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Whiskey Around the World: Japanese Whisky

Chilled Magazine

Hibiki Japanese Harmony Anniversary Edition Inspired by the brand’s relentless pursuit of quality, ingenuity and expressiveness, the bottle features a limited edition design, while the whisky itself boasts a honey-like sweetness with hints of candied orange peel and white chocolate.

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Whiskey Review: Jeptha Creed Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon

The Whiskey Wash

We review Jeptha Creed Bottled-In-Bond Bourbon, aged at least four years and distilled from red bloody butcher corn (75%), malted rye (20%), and malted barley (5%). Jeptha Creed, introduced in 2016, is a small Kentucky craft whiskey distillery that is unique in this busy bourbon landscape in several ways.

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We Ask Old Elk Master Distiller Greg Metze About Crafting Whiskey

Chilled Magazine

In 2012, the team at Old Elk asked master distiller Greg Metze to craft and produce custom whiskey mash bills specifically for them after his 24-year odyssey at Seagram’s Distillery, “I subsequently joined Old Elk in 2016,” shares Metze, “We have created a very nice portfolio of products intended to satisfy and entice our consumers.

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Remembering Steven Liles

Imbibe Magazine

One day shortly before Christmas in 2016, I called Steven at home to tell him he’d been selected as our Bartender of the Year. I interviewed Steven Liles for that Imbibe 75 issue on October 5, 2016. Steven Liles loved the bar, and he loved San Francisco—and his guests, and his city, loved him right back.

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Imbibe 75 Person to Watch: Averie Swanson

Imbibe Magazine

It’s the next phase in a professional arc for Swanson, whose star began to rise when she became head brewer at Austin’s Jester King Brewery in 2016, and continued when she launched Keeping Together in 2019 from borrowed space inside Chicago’s Half Acre Beer Co.

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Our Chicagoland Oktoberfest Event Roundup

Guys Drinking Beer - Beer News

Your humble author attending his first Oktoberfest in 2016, enjoying a maß of Hacker-Pschorr at about noon Munich time Hi, friends - the weather is definitely feeling more autumnal which is awesome because Oktoberfest season gets into full swing tonight. 21: The Open Bottle hosts Opentoberfest in Tinley Park. It’s amazing.

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