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We Asked 11 Bartenders: What’s the Best Whiskey for Hot Toddies?

VinePair

Beyond its warming properties, this combination of hot water or tea, lemon, honey or sugar, and whiskey has a long history of use as a cure for the all-too-common winter cold. It makes sense all the cocktails ingredients, even whiskey at one point, have been used as home remedies to treat the unpleasant symptoms of a cold.

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TTB Establishes Official American Single Malt Category

Cheers

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has ratified a ruling that will officially create a recognized category for American single malt whiskey (ASM). Many ASM producers, as well as the American Single Malt Whiskey Commission ( ASMWC ), have applauded the long-coming decision.

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We Asked 16 Bartenders: What’s the Most Underrated Cheap Bourbon?

VinePair

The mash bill contains 18 percent rye and 10 percent malted barley to flesh out the 72 percent corn, and you can definitely taste all three grains along with the classic caramel, brown sugar, and oak frame. This is a perfect everyday bourbon and the reasonable alcohol level makes it pleasing to the nose when served neat.

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National Bourbon Day

A Bar Above

Jump to Recipe Photo courtesy of Angel’s Envy Bourbon Apparently every June 14th , whiskey enthusiasts get a chance to celebrate one of the United States’ most beloved spirits. This day is specifically dedicated to appreciating bourbon, a whiskey that has become deeply ingrained in American history and culture.

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Review: MXXN Cannabis-Infused Alcohol Alternatives

Drinkhacker

Hear me out on this: What if you don’t want to drink alcohol… but you don’t mind replacing it with cannabis… and yet you still want to drink cocktails? That’s the promise of MXXN — pronounced “moon” — which is a hemp-infused non-alcoholic spirit designed for cocktailing.

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From Puntas to Pepsi Bottles: The Definitive Agave Urban Dictionary

VinePair

We at VinePair have put together the definitive modern Urban Dictionary of all things agave. It’s regularly played at the brand’s bars and pop-ups throughout North America and offers definitive proof that if drinking has a soulmate, it’s gambling. It’s enough to make any self-respecting drinker reach for the salt and lime.

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Exploring Rum’s Vast Diversity and Range

Imbibe Magazine

Bourbon, scotch, Canadian whisky, Irish whiskey , tequila , Cognac, and armagnac are by international agreement all made within a single country, and sometimes one area within a country. Photo by Richard Wadey Now compare rum to whiskey. Think of whiskey as the genus, and bourbon, rye, scotch, and so forth, as species.

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