Kendall Johnson

About the Author Kendall Johnson


Cocktails

Garden Gimlet

Lime can be almost impossible to distill. After all that hard work and time, you can still end up with a spirit that smells and tastes like artificially-flavored candy. Enter the Kaffir lime. It’s an unlikely customer, bumpy and uglier than the limes we’re used to seeing. But they use …

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FACUNDO RUM Drink Me Magazine
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FACUNDO RUM COLLECTION

In true Latino style, it was during a grand 150th Anniversary party in Puerto Rico that the decision was made to dip into Bacardi’s extensive and rare private rum reserve, to launch the ultra premium Facundo Rum Collection. The project has been under development secretly for the past few years and has resulted …

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Orphan Barrel Whiskey Project Diageo Drink Me Magazine
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ORPHAN BARREL WHISKEY DISTILLING COMPANY

Just as the name hints at, Diageo’s new Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling Company delves deep into the dark, damp recesses of both operating and boarded up old distilleries, looking for rare, orphaned barrels of American Whiskey. To mark their grand entrance into this intriguing, treasure hunting project, Orphan Barrel has discovered and …

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Queen Califa

One of our favorite artisan distillers, St. George Spirits, has been on our mind this week after news of changes, popped up in our inboxes. The welcome reminder + the return of sunshine & fresh-cut grass in the air, made us immediately crave some sort of fresh, herbal, citrusy cocktail. And just like …

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Tin Cup Whiskey Drink Me Magazine
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TINCUP AMERICAN WHISKEY

“I love Colorado and I love drinking whiskey.” We’ll drink to that. In an industry loaded with maniacal marketing maneuvers it’s refreshing to encounter such a genuine vision like that of distilling veteran Jess Graber. His just launched TINCUP American Whiskey is a rugged blend of midwestern rye, corn and malt cut with …

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J&B Tattoo Bottle
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J&B Limited Tattoo Edition

As a celebration of the brand’s origin, J&B France has collaborated with famed tattoo artist Sébastien Mathieu, owner of Le Sphinx a private tattoo room in Paris, to design and tattoo 25 limited edition bottles. The bottles, which are covered in latex skin to strengthen the tattoo perception & craftsmanship, each took 20 hours to …

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The MacCallan M Scotch Whiskey Drink Me Magazine
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THE MACALLAN “M” DECANTER

The Macallan, one of the world’s most collectable whiskies, has become synonymous with rare, special releases and other small production run bottlings. One of the most recent is The Macallan “M”, composed from seven distinct casks selected after two years of searching through The Macallan’s vast cellars of over 195,000 barrels. Contained …

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Saint Archer Brewing Cans

The clever and very cool collection of creative talent that founded Saint Archer Brewing Company is a unique blend of world-class brewers, artists and musicians, surfers and skateboarders- uniting over a common love of handcrafted beer. The popular and fast-growing Saint Archer lineup includes a Blonde Ale, a Pale Ale, an IPA, …

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