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Crown Royal Releases a New XR Edition
Ever wonder how rare those whiskies touted as being made with disappearing stocks really are? In the case of Crown Royal XR (for Extra Rare), one...more
Posted: May 18, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Four Roses Releases a Spicy, Limited Edition Bourbon
Four Roses has spiced up the direction of its limited-quantity special bottlings with the newest entry, the 2012 Limited Edition Single Barrel...more
Posted: May 11, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Speedy Smokes for Derby Day
Billed as the fastest two minutes in sports, the Kentucky Derby doesn’t allow much time for a drink and a smoke. Happily, the race’s signature...more
Posted: May 4, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Bowmore Leaves the Naming to You
Drinkers are used to naming their brand at the bar, but not often do they get the chance to actually put a name on the bottle. Yet that’s what the...more
Posted: April 27, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Burgeoning Bitters
A decade ago, the joke in the bartending community was that your bottle of Angostura Bitters would outlast your marriage. Flash forward 10 years, and...more
Posted: April 20, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Wild Turkey Brings a New Rye to the Flock
Wild Turkey’s associate master distiller Eddie Russell has weighed in with Wild Turkey 81 Rye, a counterpart to the Wild Turkey 81 Bourbon he...more
Posted: April 13, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Rhône Whites
Red wine and steak. Red wine and cigars. Red wine and just about anything grilled. It seems hard to beat red wine. Heck, some even say that “all...more
Posted: April 6, 2012 By James Molesworth
Oh, Canada! A Look at Whiskies from The Great White North
All you have to do is flip on the tube to see that yesteryear adored Canadian whisky. On HBO’s "Boardwalk Empire," a series set in Prohibition,...more
Posted: March 30, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Unibroue’s Grand Reserve 17—A Beer for the Ages
When Unibroue first released the beer that would ultimately become Grand Reserve 17 back in 2007, beer connoisseurs, citing the brew’s complexity...more
Posted: March 23, 2012 By Andrew Nagy
Pairing Cigars with Irish Whiskey for St. Patrick's Day
In the search for pairing the perfect whiskey with your premium cigar, knowledge remains your best ally. With St. Patrick's Day quickly approaching,...more
Posted: March 15, 2012 By CA Staff
Whisky with a French Accent
The country that gave us Cognac and Armagnac has made some notable forays into foreign-sounding spirits of late: vodka (Grey Goose and Ciroc) and gin...more
Posted: March 9, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Knob Creek Comes Through the Rye
Jim Beam’s superpremium Knob Creek is branching out with a new expression—this time a rye—fashioned by the seventh-generation distiller Fred...more
Posted: March 2, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
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