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For the Record

The Aged Cocktail’s Barrel Zero

The precise moment America became obsessed with barrel-aged cocktails.

  • story: Robert Simonson
  • photo: Ted Nghiem
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Spirits

Just How Important Is Sherry to Scotch Whisky?

For decades, aging in sherry barrels was central to the flavor profile of Scotch—until the supply suddenly dried up.

  • story: Wayne Curtis
  • photo: Ed Anderson
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news

Daily News: Riding While Intoxicated and Beer That’s Available for One Day Only

Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - A UK bar has been fined £100,000 for serving a liquid nitrogen shot to a young woman, who then had to have…

  • story: Liz Lucking
news

Learn the Secret Behind a Cult Barrel Aged Beer

Though a slew of copycats have followed since its invention over 22 years ago, Goose Island’s Bourbon County Brand Stout remains the gold standard when it comes to bourbon barrel-aged…

  • story: Stephen Praetorius
news

Barrel Aged Beers Gain a Foothold

Barrel-aged beers are becoming more popular, according to The Wall Street Journal. Although it still represents only a small margin of the beer industry, more brewers have begun experimenting with a…

  • story: Daniel Yeom
news

Put a Barrel On It

Robert Simonson reports on an old fashioned practice made new again. "In the early 19th century and before, gin had to get from the distillery to the tavern somehow," the…

  • story: Leslie Pariseau
Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch
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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch

Long considered an afterthought among serious drinkers, the blended Scotch category is slowly becoming a hotbed for innovation.

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