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Fraser Simpson Has a Thing for Soviet Vodka
A man who had once worked at the area’s military base drove Fraser Simpson toward the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. As they neared it, the Geiger counter started going crazy. “Radiation now 10 times normal...
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Can a Cocktail Be as Collectible as a Fine Wine?
The “Bartender’s Choice” order epitomizes many of the virtues of cocktail culture: a handcrafted drink created à la minute, born out of conversation, uniquely tailored from among thousands of...
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Tiki’s Lost “Hawaiian Whiskey”
As a fanbase, tiki proponents are particularly tenacious in their pursuit of the flavors of the past. New expressions of rum have been invented with the explicit purpose of replicating the blend used...
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You Been to JB’s Whiskey House?
Like many realtors, John Brittle is always working on raising his profile in town. For the amicable Nashville man, this has typically involved tapping into his ample whiskey collection. The only...
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Goodbye Fat-Washing, Hello “Switching”
A university ice cream program doesn’t sound like the type of place where the next great cocktail innovation would be spawned. Yet, that is precisely where bartender Iain McPherson began realizing that...
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Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2019
Each passing year always seems more eventful than the last, but that’s especially true for 2019. In search of the ultimate expressions of canonical cocktails, we tasted through dozens of Mai Tais,...
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The Cocktail and Spirits Stories That Will Shape 2020
When something works in the bar world, bars run with it. Do customers guzzle down the two nonalcoholic options you have on the menu? Add 10 more. If consumers’ thirst for gin never abates, make more...
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Our Favorite Bottles to Give (and Receive)
Eleven writers, spirits experts and bartenders pick the one bottle under $75 they'll be gifting this year. The post Our Favorite Bottles to Give (and Receive) appeared first on PUNCH.
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Let’s Talk About “Smooth”
It may be the most ubiquitous descriptor in drinks. Is it also the most reviled? The post Let’s Talk About “Smooth” appeared first on PUNCH.
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Spirits Are Dead. Long Live Flavor.
Distillers are increasingly looking beyond the confines of spirit categories in search of something more postmodern—and elusive. The post Spirits Are Dead. Long Live Flavor. appeared first on PUNCH.
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