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Whisky Crafted by Culture

Spiritz

Shinji’s dedication to quality and his pursuit of perfection are evident in every bottle that bears the ‘Suntory’ name, making him not just a Chief Blender, but a true artisan in the world of whisky. He has been behind the launch of Oaksmith, a whisky tailored specifically for the Indian market, launched in 2019.

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Can Tokyo Reclaim Its Crown as Asia’s Best Cocktail City?

VinePair

The early wave of modern Tokyo cocktail bars defined the distinctive style of drink preparation and service known as Japanese bartending — and the type of establishments in which it could be found — while pushing forward the idea of a thriving cocktail culture from within an Asian metropolis. Nor should they. “To

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The Chartreuse Shortage: Finding The Perfect Chartreuse Substitute

A Bar Above

If you’re lucky enough to snag a precious bottle of Chartreuse right now, you probably know just what a feat that is. So what are you to do when your favorite cocktail calls for Chartreuse, but there’s none to be found? He’d won the bottle lottery! More on that in a minute.) He’d figured us out!

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A New Generation of Vermouth Puts Wine in the Spotlight

Imbibe Magazine

A longtime bartender in Uruguay’s capital city of Montevideo, Aniano worked with winemaker Juan Andrés Marichal and business partner Salvador Banchero to develop Vermut Flores in 2019. The culture around vermouth is lovely. Where my labels now say ‘Lightning in a Bottle,’ it used to say ‘100 percent Hondarrabi Zuri.’

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Exciting, Affordable, and Walkable, Athens Has the Most Exciting Cocktail Scene In Europe Right Now

VinePair

The capital of Greece — which has one of the most exciting, accessible, affordable, and just plain fun cocktail cultures in the world right now — not only boasts a vibrant cocktail scene, but also one of the most compact, despite doubling in size over the last two years. This is not a city for studied, quiet cocktail dens.

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10 Things You Should Know About Luxardo

VinePair

Either way, there’s no denying that Luxardo has ingrained itself in modern cocktail culture with a single stone fruit. Each bottle of the brand’s Maraschino liqueur has a crest of a dove on it, which is meant to reflect the humble beginnings of the company. The distillate is then matured in ash wood vats.

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Loved at Home, Ignored Abroad: Why European Whiskey Drinkers Aren’t Buying the Bourbon Hype

VinePair

Rare and allocated bourbons, like the bottles in the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection , can be exceedingly hard to find, with more than a few reports of fistfights taking place among would-be customers who stumble across one. And while imports are now up, they’re generally not the best bottles. “If whiskey fans.

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