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How To Cure Pappy Fever

Pappy Van Winkles

By Richard Thomas For whiskey fans in the United States, the coming of autumn means the season of release for all the big annual limited edition bourbons, and foremost among them is Pappy Van Winkle. The phones at liquor stores start ringing about getting on waiting lists, signing up for lotteries, or just how much one has to pay for ...

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Q&A With Moiz Ali of Caskers

Moiz Ali

A Chat With The Co-Founder Of The Popular Online Spirits Retailer By Kurt Maitland For those of you who don’t shop for liquor online, Caskers is an internet retailer that delivers whiskey and other spirits to your home, assuming, of course, that your state happens to allow out of state spirit shipments. Based in New York City, the company and ...

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What Your Geology Teacher Could Tell You About Bourbon That You Probably Don’t Know

Old Limestone bottle

Business is booming for Kentucky bourbon makers.  More cases will be sold this year than ever before and, to meet the rising demand, several new distilleries are either under construction or newly opened in Kentucky, including Old Forester, Angel’s Envy and Peerless. But what’s with Kentucky?  Why are Kentucky and bourbon joined at the hip? First of all, urban myth ...

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Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition Bourbon Review (2015)

Four Roses Small Batch Limited Edition 2015

By Kurt Maitland Rating: A The Four Roses that you currently enjoy owes much to one man: Jim Rutledge, the Master Distiller who retired last week. Noting some important dates will help you to understand why: In 1992, Jim asked to return home to Kentucky to help with the Four Roses brand (then owned by Seagram). Seagram had taken the ...

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Q&A With Brent Elliott Of Four Roses

Master Distiller Brent Elliott

A Chat With Lawrenceburg, Kentucky’s Newest Master Distiller By Richard Thomas The September 1st retirement of Jim Rutledge, Four Roses’ longtime Master Distiller and the architect of the distillery’s comeback from relative obscurity, drew plenty of press coverage, and rightfully so. It was the last day in a full, respected and accomplished career, but sometimes overlooked was that September 1st ...

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