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What do you do for your father’s 45-year anniversary with his company and presumed retirement to bestow him with your greatest esteem? If you happen to be a Kentucky bourbon distiller and you’ve been working with your father for all of your adult life, obviously you craft the most exquisite …

Let’s face it. White wine has to prove itself just a little bit more than red. Which makes it all the more exciting when a new white wine star makes it to the short-list of world class wines. This spring chefs and sommeliers are talking about Albariño wines from Rías …

So, you want to become a home brewer? You foresee yourself rounding up those friends and relatives who, very hesitantly, agree to come taste test your most recent batch. They, out of love from the bottom of their hearts, put their lives out on the line to entertain your alcohol …

This beer is made from vaginal bacteria. Yes, you heard us right. The lady bits of Czech model Alexandra Brendlova have been swabbed. The lactic acid bacteria separated, cleaned, and multiplied for use in a culture starter kit then combined with water, malt, hops, wooden chips, and yeast. The resulting …

Growing up, I was never really a rum guy. Sure, I went through a piña colada phase, and the first time I saw Tom Cruise slinging his masterfully saccharine mixological mayhem (and charm! never-ever forget the charm of the pre-Scientology Mr. Cruise!) in Cocktail, I convinced my 11-year-old self that …

Vintage: 2014 Price $17 Pierre Lurton returned home to his personal estate, Château Marjosse in the Entre-Deux- Mers, after lending and wielding his talents to renowned Châteaux Cheval Blanc and d’Yquem. At Marjosse, Lurton has produced both red and white wine since 1990. He was originally drawn to the site …

It’s a Saturday afternoon on one of those absurdly beautiful spring days you wish you could fold at its blue-skied edges and tuck away until the winter doldrums hit. You’ve just finished your household obligations, a gentle sheen of perspiration having formed on your forehead throughout your various dustings, mowings, …

Dating back to 1575, the Bols family began a small distillery in Amsterdam using the “inner harbor” Damrak as their main source for ingredients. With more than 250 different liqueurs and genever recipes to their name, the Bols family crafted each one using a variety of exotic herbs and spices …

Thwap! The sound of juicy Angus burgers flipping on a charcoal grill fills the air, along with the soft sizzle of butter melting in slow rivulets along the succulent kernels of a pile of ears of corn on the cob. The sun is still hot and high in the sky …

“Spirits artistry born in Cognac” Located in the heart of Cognac France, Audemus Spirits strives to create imaginative spirits by drawing inspiration from traditional distilling techniques fused with modern alchemy. All Audemus creations are produced with a small batch production philosophy where unconventional drinks are born through the blending of …

If your definition of an IPA doesn’t include a light, citrusy summer brew perfect for an afternoon on the beach, then you haven’t yet experienced genre-defying Hop Slice Session IPA, the newest  seasonal offering from the Deschutes Brewing Company. Brewed with a floral blend of hops including Galaxy, Cascade, and …

“Cheekiness is mandatory”, states the website of New Zealand’s Tutū Cider, and it was just that type of cheerfully irreverent attitude (to which we are irrevocably drawn) that made us helpless to resist sampling this unique hard cider hailing from Nelson on the northern coast of the South Island, a …

Any chef worth his salt tends to be borderline, well, fanatical about sourcing the absolute freshest, highest quality ingredients available, or even not so available. “What do you mean, you only have black truffles? I specifically need San Miniato white truffles!” is a phrase purveyors in foodie cities probably hear …