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Cocktail Enthusiast: Angel’s Envy Rye Whiskey Review
Angel’s Envy Rye Whiskey is a new product from the Louisville Distilling Company, maker’s of Angel’s Envy Bourbon. While the bourbon is finished in port casks, the rye whiskey is finished for 18 months in Caribbean rum casks before bottl...
Dateline: 2013-05-15 11:08pm -07:00T (289 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Dad’s Hat Rye Whiskey Review
Dad’s Hat Rye Whiskey is a recently released offering out of Pennsylvania. Rye was a major Pennsylvania export prior to Prohibition, when the 18th amendment closed down many of the state’s distilleries. The guys behind Dad’s Hat, John C...
Dateline: 2013-05-15 9:38am -07:00T (354 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Bombay Sapphire East Gin Review
Bombay Sapphire East is a twist on the original Bombay Sapphire Gin. The main difference here is the addition of two more botanicals — Thai lemongrass and Vietnamese black peppercorns — to the 10 botanicals already present in Sapphire. The gin...
Dateline: 2013-05-08 4:38pm -07:00T (227 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Introducing Sugar Daddy Rums
Sugar Daddy Rum is the latest product release from Prohibition Spirits, the Sonoma based company that also makes the line of Hooker’s House whiskeys. Sugar Daddy Rums are available in three expressions — Light Rum, Amber Rum and Dark Rum &mdas...
Dateline: 2013-05-06 3:08pm -07:00T (277 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Jameson Black Barrel Irish Whiskey Review
In the Jameson Irish Whiskey lineup, Black Barrel falls between the standard, ubiquitous Jameson and the 12 year old special reserve. Black Barrel was first introduced in 2011, and it’s composed of a high proportion of Irish pot still whiskey and a ...
Dateline: 2013-05-03 11:38am -07:00T (197 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Kenny Chesney Makes Rum Now
Earlier this month, word came that country star Kenny Chesney had launched a new rum brand. Dubbed Blue Chair Bay, the lineup consists of a white rum, a coconut rum and a coconut spiced rum. Chesney is just the latest celebrity to get into the spirits ma...
Dateline: 2013-05-02 10:08am -07:00T (232 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Beefeater Launches Burrough’s Reserve Gin
This week Beefeater Gin announced the launch of Burrough’s Reserve, a new gin that’s rested in oak barrels before bottling. This is Beefeater’s first permanent addition to their product range since Beefeater 24 launched in 2008. Alhough,...
Dateline: 2013-04-26 6:22pm -07:00T (257 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Grant’s Stand Fast Whisky
In 2011, Grant’s Whisky archivist, Paul Kendall, made a pretty fascinating discovery while sifting through the Grant family archives. He came across an old blending book used by distillery founder, William Grant. Inside was the exact recipe he used...
Dateline: 2013-04-25 10:23am -07:00T (349 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Book Review: Tequila Mockingbird
Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist is a new book by Tim Federle. And as you might have discerned from the name, Tim’s got quite a predilection for puns. This book’s geared toward literary enthusiasts, and features 65 drink re...
Dateline: 2013-04-22 5:37pm -07:00T (211 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Tequila Herradura Releases Port Cask Finished Reposado
Some news today on the tequila front. Tequila Herradura just announced the release of Colección de la Casa, Reserva 2012, Port Cask Finish. This is the first in a series of small-batch tequilas that will feature one new release each year. This inaugural...
Dateline: 2013-04-17 10:37pm -07:00T (247 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Pike Creek Whisky Review
The latest whisky to cross our desk is also the newest Canadian whisky to hit the U.S. market. It’s called Pike Creek, and it’s a blend of small batch whiskies aged in used bourbon barrels before being finished in vintage port barrels. Origina...
Dateline: 2013-04-10 7:52pm -07:00T (236 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Dewar’s Launches Highlander Honey
A couple week’s ago, Dewar’s announced the release of Dewar’s Highlander Honey. This new product marries Dewar’s White Label Blended Scotch with locally-sourced honey harvested near the Dewar’s distillery in Aberfeldy, Scotl...
Dateline: 2013-04-10 12:23pm -07:00T (295 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Pow-Wow Botanical Rye Whiskey Review
Pow-Wow Botanical Rye Whiskey is the latest product from the Georgetown Trading Co. — the fine folks behind John L. Sullivan Irish Whiskey and James E. Pepper Whiskey. This release is their first foray into flavored or infused spirits. According to ...
Dateline: 2013-04-04 10:23am -07:00T (217 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Bunnahabhain Toiteach Scotch Whisky Review
Author Mack McConnell is a contributing writer for Cocktail Enthusiast. He also runs a Rum of the Month Club.
When I found out that Bunnahabhain (one of the stranger names in the whisky world, pronounced bunna-hah-ven) was the largest distiller on the is...
Dateline: 2013-03-29 1:22pm -07:00T (454 words)
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Cocktail Enthusiast: Making Rum Drinks with Tony Abou-Ganim
Earlier this month, Tony Abou-Ganim (author of the Modern Mixologist, ubiquitous champion of cocktails and all-around solid guy) came through town as part of a Shellback Rum series called All Hands on Deck. Tony worked a room of rum aficionados and novice...
Dateline: 2013-03-26 3:52pm -07:00T (400 words)
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