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Tequila
Espolòn Tequila Announces Limited-Edition 25th Anniversary Bottle
April 22, 2024
Espolòn Tequila is celebrating 25 years since the introduction of its signature Tequila Blanco with the launch of a limited-edition...
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Bourbon
A Great Moment at Four Roses with Penny Chenery
September 17, 2017
This story appeared in Whisky Magazine in 2013. It is adapted from that publication. Penny Chenery recently passed away...
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Bourbon
The story of a homeless master distiller
September 7, 2017
When people speak of Stitzel-Weller, they affectionately recall its founder, Pappy Van Winkle, and the mouth-watering wheated bourbons distilled there....
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Bourbon
Nelson’s Green Brier Makes History with New Whiskey
April 8, 2017
There’s cause for celebration in Tennessee. On July 4, the Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery will release its first Tennessee whiskey...
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Back on Top: The relaxation of licensing laws has led to massive expansion
March 31, 2017
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt repealed Prohibition in 1933, the states became de facto countries in respect to alcohol. Every...
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Bourbon
Cool 1954 Glenmore Ad: ‘Distilled and Bottled by’
November 26, 2016
In Bourbon Curious, I dedicated a couple pages to the past non-distiller producers with an intent to show they’re nothing...
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Bourbon
Distillery Strikes: It Happens
October 12, 2016
Jim Beam workers voted to go on strike yesterday. The strike begins Friday at midnight if Beam Suntory and the Union...
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