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How Far Would You Go For Your Favorite Whiskey?

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A new true-crime book by Mike Gerrard introduces the world of alcohol crimes, from whiskey heists to fake million-dollar wine. Well if nipping to your local liquor shop to restock seems like a stretch sometimes, imagine how desperate for a drink you’d need to be to steal a $50,000 bottle or a million dollars of wine? Grant’s nose.

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The Strange History of Medicinal Whiskey and Its Modern Revival

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Bootlegged and diluted whiskey, bathtub gin, and backwoods moonshine were indeed all consumed in great quantities in the era’s underground bars and speakeasies. In the early 20th century, doctors and patients still believed that hard liquor had some curative properties. What Did Medicinal Whiskey Taste Like?

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The History of Jack Daniel’s Iconic Tennessee Whiskey

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Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey , renowned as America’s top whiskey and a global best-seller, has achieved iconic status. Over the years the range has expanded to include rye and flavored whiskey expressions along with the high-end ‘Single Barrel Select’ offering aimed at the premium end of the market.

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6 Things You Didn’t Know About Jasper Newton ‘Jack’ Daniel

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America’s most popular whiskey and one of the best-selling brands in the world, Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey has attained an iconic cult status. The Tennessee whiskey is named after its enigmatic founder whose life and exploits are the source of many ‘tall tales’ during the brand’s early history.

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10 Things You Should Know About New Riff Distilling

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In the 1980s at 24, he was teaching high school English when his father asked for his help operating a small local liquor store called Liquor Outlet. A few years later, Lewis was the owner of the Liquor Outlet, which had since expanded to six stores and was rebranded as The Party Source.

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5 Tips For Whisky Cask Investing in 2024

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What’s The Difference Between Whiskey and Whisky Before we get started on our five cask investment tips for 2024, it’s important to clarify that when we talk about investing in whisky casks we are generally speaking about purchasing and holding casks of scotch whisky. This can all be done when casks are “bought” without a delivery order.

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This Simple Phrase Unlocks the Perfect Holiday Punch

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A Condensed History of “Punch” The first-ever documented mention of an alcoholic “punch” appeared in 1632, when one of the English East India Company’s men at arms wrote to a fellow merchant who was about to set sail to Bengal. Three of strong When it comes to the booze, the liquor cabinet is your oyster — any spirit is fair game.