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Spirits

A Whiskey Unicorn for Every Taste

Rare whiskey can come in many breeds. Here, a guide to each, from Tater Bait to the Sticker Label Stars and beyond.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • illustration: Raphaelle Macaron
whiskey collecting
Spirits

For Whiskey Collectors, It’s Unicorn Season

In the midst of the pandemic, the secondary whiskey market has been flooded with rare bottles, at even rarer prices.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • illustration: Carolyn Figel
Bourbon Whiskey Label
Spirits

The “Private Labels” Ruling Whiskey’s Black Market

Today’s most respectable whiskey groups are decorating their private-barrel selections with homemade stickers—and turning a huge profit.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
Rare Vintage Spirits
Spirits

When Did Age Start to Equal Greatness in Spirits?

A vintage spirits arms race has sent prices soaring, driving some to question whether a taste of “liquid history” is worth the cost.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • photo: Dylan + Jeni
wild turkey whiskey collectible
Spirits

How Wild Turkey “Funk” Became a Whiskey Geek Obsession

Lauded by whiskey geeks, vintage bottles of Wild Turkey are commanding unusually high price tags for their impossible-to-describe flavor profile.

  • story: Aaron Goldfarb
  • photo: Dylan + Jeni
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Places

Drunken Socialism: The “Break-Even Bottles” Bringing Rare Spirits to the People

Bars around the country are offering up pours of rare and expensive bottles at cost, in a new form of drinking egalitarianism dubbed #DrunkenSocialism. Nicholas Hall on the growing practice…

  • story: Nicholas Hall
  • photo: Alex Negranza
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news

Daily News: The “Chambong” Fulfills Your Champagne-Chugging Needs, Agave May Be Used for Biofuel

Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - A new law will give California's alcohol producers more freedom on social media. - Research from the University of…

  • story: Joanna Harkins
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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