Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 6, 2024

This feeling peaked for us at our event in partnership with Kikori Rice Whiskey at Oakland’s Viridian Bar. And, it really felt like it as BlackPink, Onra and Night Tempo blared on the speakers, baijiu and rice whiskey shots were being poured, and we all drank boozy boba and toddies with sweet dumplings in them.

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Bartending Bartender Bar Gin 59

Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 6, 2024

This feeling peaked for us at our event in partnership with Kikori Rice Whiskey at Oakland’s Viridian Bar. And, it really felt like it as BlackPink, Onra and Night Tempo blared on the speakers, baijiu and rice whiskey shots were being poured, and we all drank boozy boba and toddies with sweet dumplings in them.

Bartending 52

Bartending Bartender Bar Gin 52

VinePair

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

One, Rivulet Liqueur , focuses on an artisan pecan liqueur, while the other two, Brough Brothers in Louisville and Fresh Bourbon in Lexington, are gaining ground in the bourbon space. According to the 2021 Small Business Credit Survey , Black business owners are more likely to be denied loans compared to white owners.

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Liquor Liqueur Whiskey Bottling 105

VinePair

DECEMBER 28, 2023

I proclaimed 2021 to be “craft beer’s no good, very bad year,” and expressed some tentative hope that there might be brighter days ahead for the industry. Spoiler alert: There weren’t! Very few that materialized in the intervening 24 months, at least.

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Beer Liquor Liqueur Wine 122

Good Spirits News

APRIL 5, 2024

It was aged in American & French oak barrels for a minimum of 12 months and then finished in orange tequila liqueur casks. Like the others, this one was blended by American whiskey blender Dixon Dedman using a double-barrel process. Typically, neutral spirits or rum are used when making coffee liqueurs. proof (62.25% ABV).

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Tequila Liqueur Whiskey Bottling 58

VinePair

JUNE 20, 2024

The tequila maker introduced its coffee liqueur in 1992. Then, wishing to concentrate its efforts on its core tequila line, yanked it off the market in 2021. Fans launched a petition on change.org to bring it back, and social media was flooded with posts about the liqueur. New York Sour Apple Liqueur out of Colorado.

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Bottling Liqueur Gin Liquor 115

Chilled Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

From value to premium, amaro to whiskey, Hood River Distillers has it all, with liquid credentials that keep customers coming back for more. We provide a generous annual contribution, and since our partnership started in 2021, we have donated just shy of $100,000 to this organization and look forward to continuing this relationship.

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Brandy Vodka Tequila Bartending 189

Drinkhacker

JANUARY 29, 2024

Like Scotch, Irish whiskey has a long tradition of aging in ex-sherry casks that hail from this part of the world. The ex-bourbon, American oak backbone of so many Irish and Scotch whiskeys today really didn’t become the norm until the 1960s. Previously, it was called something like Castle Grand Liqueur from John Jameson and Son’s.

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Whiskey Wine Scotch Whiskey Liqueur 87

Good Spirits News

MARCH 8, 2024

15 STARS 8 & 15 YEAR PRIVATE STOCK BOURBON Like the previous 7 & 15 Year expression, this is a blend of Kentucky straight bourbon whiskeys. Here, the bottling includes whiskeys that were aged 8 and 15 years. The brand name pays homage to Kentucky, the 15th state in the Union.

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Vodka Rum Whiskey Bottling 54

The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A host of new American whiskey is making its debut this week. Including an American single malt using a 100% malted barley mash bill, a white port cask finished whiskey, and a limited edition barrel proof expression. Read on to find out more about the exciting new American whiskeys coming to market.

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Whiskey Bottling Infusions Liqueur 100

The Whiskey Wash

MAY 7, 2024

Image: Mark Littler Ltd In 2021 The Japan Spirits And Liqueur Makers Association (JSLMA) announced a set of rules for spirits labeled “Japanese Whisky.” Suntory’s compliance to the new labeling rules for exported Japanese whisky is an important milestone for international representation.

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Bottling Liqueur 105

Good Spirits News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

(SRP $64.99) Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Coy Hill Barrelhouse 8 (2024 Special Release) Like the 2021 and 2022 Special Releases, this bottling features Tennessee whiskey which was aged on Coy Hill, the highest hill on Jack Daniel’s property in Lynchburg. The gin is made from oats and apple peels sourced in Finland.

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Whiskey Bottling Gin Wine 58

Good Spirits News

AUGUST 16, 2024

This third edition trilogy features Pacts 7, 8, and 9 — released in 2021, 2022, and 2023, respectively. SRP $36.99) FEW Chicago Smokeworks Chicago Smokeworks begins with FEW Malt Whiskey made from cherrywood smoked malted barley and rye grain. Recommended serves include serving on the rocks or with tonic and a wedge of grapefruit.

Tequila 58

Tequila Gin Bottling Whiskey 58

Good Spirits News

APRIL 26, 2024

(SRP $59.99) OLD POTRERO HOTALING’S BOTTLED IN BOND RYE WHISKEY 16 YEAR (2024 RELEASE) First released on the 100th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that destroyed most of the city but spared A.P. Hotaling’s whiskey warehouse, this was re-released in 2024 on the 118th anniversary of the event.

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Tequila Whiskey Bottling Wine 57

Good Spirits News

JULY 12, 2024

SRP $99.99) CHATTANOOGA WHISKEY BOTTLED IN BOND (SPRING 2020 VINTAGE) This bottling marks the seventh release in Chattanooga Whiskey’s Bottled in Bond Vintage Series. SRP $23.99) OLD FORESTER THE 117 SERIES: RUM SERIES Old Forester’s The 117 Series first launched in spring 2021 and focuses on innovation and experimentation.

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Aperitif Rum Whiskey Bottling 66

Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Here, American whiskey blender Dixon Dedman adds additional charred oak to barrels with a moderate amount of rye in the mash bill recipe. Each harvest was also produced separately as follows, all distilled in copper pot stills: La Tuna agave, distilled in October 2021, matured in first-fill ex-Amontillado sherry butts for 1 year, 6 months.

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Nightclub Whiskey Bottling Tequila 40

The Whiskey Wash

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Editor’s Note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by the party behind it. Christmas 2021 found me wandering between shelves of a local liquor store, looking high and low for a premium bottle of bourbon recently hidden in their Christmas “elf on the shelf” program. Appearance : Pale russet brown and orange liqueur.

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Whiskey Stout Liquor Liqueur 52

Good Spirits News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

SRP $97.99) GEORGE DICKEL 18 YEAR BOURBON Dickel Bourbon was first introduced in 2021 as a permanent 8 year offering to the brand’s portfolio in order to showcase whiskeys made at the distillery that had more of a bourbon profile. SRP $49.99) TRAVERSE CITY WHISKEY CO. Only 400 cases were produced.

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Tequila Rum Bottling Liqueur 40

Good Spirits News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

SRP $279.99) DINGLE SAMHAIN SINGLE MALT WHISKEY Samhain is a limited edition release from Dingle Distillery and the first of eight bottlings in the brand’s new Wheel of the Year Series. It was bottled at 50% ABV as is required for bottled in bond whiskeys. Available at select retailers beginning October 2023.

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Tequila Vodka Gin Bottling 40

The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 3, 2024

Add to that some tangerine liqueur, black pepper, cumin, cloves, grape pips (ha, resveratrol!)… The Karuizawa 1964 48 Year Old Number One Drinks For Wealth Solutions #3603 last sold at auction in the UK in November 2021, for £42,976 (~$54,405). New Comté or other fruity Jurassian cheese?

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Bottling Liqueur Bitters Wine 52

VinePair

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It’s all very tantalizing, esoteric, somewhat mysterious stuff and it’s no wonder so many people (myself included) were eager to read more about this far-flung company that was making neither whiskey nor gin nor vodka but, instead, “freeform spirits.” In total, 12 different batches would be created during Trump’s four-year term.)

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Bartending Bartender Bar Liquor 119