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Toasts Not Tariffs Urges USTR to Support Hospitality Industry

April 20, 2026

The Toasts Not Tariffs Coalition, representing 58 associations across the three-tier U.S. alcohol industry and related sectors, submitted formal comments...

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Scoring: Blade & Bow 22-year-old, Booker’s Dot’s Batch, Temperance Trader & Michter’s Rye

May 7, 2015

I will now score products on this blog. I’ve professionally judged spirits in several competitions, including the San Francisco World...

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Heaven Hill Drops One Age Statement, Moves Another to the Back

April 22, 2015

Heaven Hill Brands is dropping the 6-year-old age statement for Fighting Cock. Company officials cited “supply challenges” for the label...

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Why Four Roses is the Bourbon Geek’s Darling; Whisky Icon Barrel Picks

April 20, 2015

Not too long ago I was having drinks with a whiskey industry person, and he asked: “Why do all you...

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Toasts Not Tariffs Urges USTR to Support Hospitality Industry

Scoring: Blade & Bow 22-year-old, Booker’s Dot’s Batch, Temperance Trader & Michter’s Rye

Heaven Hill Drops One Age Statement, Moves Another to the Back

Why Four Roses is the Bourbon Geek’s Darling; Whisky Icon Barrel Picks

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Tag: Straight Bourbon

Toasts Not Tariffs Urges USTR to Support Hospitality Industry

Scoring: Blade & Bow 22-year-old, Booker’s Dot’s Batch, Temperance Trader & Michter’s Rye

Heaven Hill Drops One Age Statement, Moves Another to the Back

Why Four Roses is the Bourbon Geek’s Darling; Whisky Icon Barrel Picks

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