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Michter’s Named Most Admired Whiskey for Third Straight Year

August 29, 2025
Drinks International has named Louisville-based Michter’s The World’s Most Admired Whiskey for the third consecutive year.  The annual Drinks International...
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Bourbon

Parker Beam Passed Away
January 9, 2017
Whiskey lost its bravest soul. After a six year ALS battle, Parker Beam passed away last night. He was 75. The...
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Why Your Vote Matters
November 4, 2016
This year, you may think your vote doesn’t matter, that your single ballot can’t change the outcome. Well, you’re wrong....
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Superwoman Writer Starts Improvise Press
July 29, 2013
Making a living as a writer is extremely hard. From robot writers to “exposure” no pay websites, you can understand...
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Bourbon

Wine Enthusiast Spirits Editor: ‘My go-to is Basil Hayden bourbon’
February 22, 2013
Kara Newman, Wine Enthusiast spirits editor, writes about food, wine and spirits. She writes for many of the same people...
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Canadian Whisky

Canadian Whisky Author Gives the World Its 1st Canadian Whisky Book
February 15, 2013
In what may go down as one of the better press trips of my career, I met Davin de Kergommeaux...
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Cocktails

Queen of Spice Warns Newbies to Not Drink Whisky Like Soda
January 16, 2013
Once upon a time, the Indian spice trade helped establish world empires and opened the seas for commerce. These days,...
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