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Review: Savage & Cooke Bloody Butcher and Howling Mob Bonded Bourbons

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The recently rebranded and relaunched Savage & Cooke whiskey brand just got its first line extensions with the arrival of a new Bottled in Bond Series. These two whiskeys are both built around heirloom corn varietals designed to showcase the grain above all else. We got a very early look at these whiskeys, so let’s dive in to see how they fare.

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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Four Roses Bourbon

The Whiskey Wash

Four Roses Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is a beloved bourbon brand in the United States, and is also one of the fastest-growing bourbon brands in the world. This is bolstered by the brand’s recent success at the World Whiskies Awards 2024, where the Four Roses Single Barrel was named World’s Best Single Barrel Bourbon. Although the brand is seeing much modern success, Four Roses actually dates back to the 1800s.

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Review: Wines of Gonzalez Byass, 2024 Releases

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We’ve covered wines from the sprawling Gonzalez Byass portfolio on many occasions, and today we look at a small collection of warm-climate bottlings, made alternately in Spain’s Ribera del Duero, Rioja and the Apalta region of Chile. All are very affordable. Let’s dive in. 2019 Dominio Fournier Ribera del Duero – 100% tempranillo.

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How Jim Beam Survived Prohibition

The Whiskey Wash

One of the best-selling American bourbon whiskeys in the world, Jim Beam is produced in Clermont, Kentucky. Since 1795, seven generations of the Beam family have been involved in bourbon distilling, interrupted only by Prohibition (1920-1933). During 13 years of Prohibition, American whiskey distillers lost a generation of expertise and knowledge, decimating the United States’ domestic distilling industry.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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What Happened To The Scotch Whisky Industry During Prohibition?

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Laphroaig managed to find a way around prohibition. The 18 th Amendment to the United States Constitution, widely known as American Prohibition, passed into US Federal law on the 17 th of January 1920. The National Prohibition Act banned the manufacture and sale of ‘intoxicating beverages’ in the United States. Across the Atlantic, Scotland’s whisky distillers would quickly refer to the unwelcome Prohibition legislation as ‘dry rot’.

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