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How a 19th-Century Bitters Brand Took America by Storm

Imbibe Magazine

If you were alive and even mildly sentient in the late 1860s, you would have been familiar with Drake’s Plantation Bitters. Starting from nowhere, these bitters suddenly seemed to be everywhere. It was actually not a news article. These bitters were favored by the “rich and poor, young and old, ladies, physicians and clergymen.”

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A Complete Guide to Bitters and the Cocktails to Make With Them [Infographic]

VinePair

In 1806, The Balance and Columbian Repository in upstate New York published what would become known as the original definition of a cocktail: “C**k-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water, and bitters.” Bitters themselves have evolved, too. Regans’ Orange Bitters No.

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From Peat to Mesquite, American Whiskey Gets Fired Up

Imbibe Magazine

An unassuming industrial park off Interstate 10 near downtown Tucson is the birthplace of some of the most flavorful whiskey in America. Whiskey Del Bac , a craft distillery founded in 2011, makes single malts richly smoked with mesquite, a flavor that co-founder Stephen Paul calls “the signature aroma of the desert Southwest.”

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2BAR Spirits Launches Whiskey + Chocolate Gift Pack In Time For Christmas

The Whiskey Wash

Seattle-based 2BAR Spirits has launched a new gift pack for whiskey enthusiasts just in time for Christmas. Partnering with an award-winning chocolate maker, 2BAR has put together a boozy, sweet-toothed pack containing 2BAR bourbon, chocolate bitters, and delicious bourbon chocolate. 2BAR Bottled in Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey.

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Blood, Bones, and Bitters: Meat Cocktails Are More Than a Novelty

VinePair

Bones and Bitters Improbably, deer are not going to waste in the spirits world. Urth explaines the unconventional process: “When we were first approached with the proposal to make the bitter, our first thought was to shoot something ourselves, but as none of us had a license, we allied ourselves with a guy who had.

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‘Sweet Or Sour?’ Asks Bushmills Irish Whiskey With Two Curated Cocktails

The Whiskey Wash

Bushmills Irish Whiskey is encouraging its fans to enjoy a Bushmills summer cocktail to see out the season. The cocktail contains Bushmills 10 Year Old Single Malt Whiskey. This award-winning expression has been praised for its use in a whiskey highball. The Bushmills Whiskey Sour Not a sweet cocktail fan? Not to worry.

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The 10 Best Flavored Whiskeys for 2024

VinePair

Flavored whiskey has been on a steady upward trajectory in the U.S. By 2022, the flavored whiskey sector accounted for approximately one-fifth of total whiskey volume, according to data analytics company IWSR. Good flavored whiskey doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag, though. Price: $24.99. Price: $19.99.

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