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A Chicago Distillery Puts a New Spin on Whiskey
Unique, easy-drinking whiskies with grain-forward flavor profiles.
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Food & DrinkBooker’s 7 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey Doesn’t Rely on Potency Alone
Jim Beam’s attempt at a potent small-batch whiskey finds its best form in Booker’s 7 Year Kentucky Straight Bourbon.
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DrinksColonial Rum, Renewed
Lost Spirits Distillery’s Colonial American Inspired Rum revamps and perfects the original American spirit.
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DrinksHighland Park’s Dark Offering Takes Aim at New Fans
We review Highland Park’s latest edition to their core lineup of single malts, Dark Origins, which is defined by a high percentage of double first fill sherry casks and a peatiness yet unheard of from the brand.
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Food & DrinkStart Drinking These 5 Barrel-Aged Ciders Today
Like beer and wine, some of the best ciders are aged in oak to give them structure and complexity.
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DrinksTasting the World’s Oldest Tequila: Lote Fuenteseca
For the past 18 years, agave-mogul Enrique Fonseca Cerda has been aging the world’s oldest tequila. We headed down to the NoMad, Manhattan, for a taste.
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Food & DrinkNew Season, New Beers: Six Great Choices for Summer
‘Tis the season for lazy Saturdays, day hikes and easy drinking saisons, session IPAs and pale ales.
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DrinksTasting Notes: Johnnie Walker Platinum Label
Johnnie Walker presents a good lesson in the way the world really works: the rich drink Blue, the working man drinks Red, and in between there are rungs on the ladder of purchasing power.