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Read more »Looking for the ultimate guide for a perfect Hot Toddy?
Well you’re in luck! Today I will give you a few of the best Hot Toddy recipes and some whiskeys to try next time you make one.
The Hot Toddy is a classic Fall/Winter cocktail. Whether you’re getting together with family or friends for a holiday party. Or kicking back under the stars. The Hot Toddy is the “soul food” of the coc
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No matter the season, there’s always room for rum. Make rum punch in summer. Serve it hot and buttered in winter. And sip it straight anytime! Sugar cane has never been put to greater use, in our humble opinion.
Rum is crafted from a distillate of fermented sugar cane juice, syrup, or molasses. Originally hailing from the Caribbean islands, you’ll find it largely still produced there. But the
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The weather is getting colder, the leaves are changing, and everyone is breaking out pumpkin spice everything. You know what that means — Fall is officially here. In addition to being a great time to try a tasty Fall cocktail, Fall is also time for one of our favorite holidays: National Liqueur Day. On October 16, National Liqueur Day m
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Small batch spirits made in the heart of Charleston!
New York City’s Astor Wines & Spirits dubbed High Wire Distilling one of the “most important and exciting new distillers in America.”
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Corn whiskey has a bad rap. Well, can you blame folks? There is so much mediocre whiskey out there. Admit it: when you think of corn whiskey, you think of mountains with illegal stills tucked away out behind the barn. You don’t think of it in the same way you think of bourbon or scotch. Corn whiskey is the unsophisticated little brother that never grew up. A Peter Pan of spirits (without the pixie d
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Japanese whisky got a major push towards cultural recognition in the movie Lost in Translation. In the movie, Bob Harris (played by Bill Murray) travels to Tokyo to be the face of Suntory whisky—the fabled Hibiki 17 blended.
Japanese whisky starts with something that is well-known. Then it is reshaped into something of cultural significance. Think of a Grand Seiko watch—a common timepiece bec
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Rum is a delicious liquor that’s made by fermenting and distilling sugar cane juice or molasses. Taking a sip of a good rum is like getting transported to a beautiful, tropical Caribbean island—where most rums are made. Rum is synonymous with palm trees, sky-blue seas, and hammocks swinging in the wind.
Rums come in various grades, including light, golden, and dark rums. Aged rums are typically the
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A journey that started in a garage took off to become the first craft distillery in Nashville since Prohibition.
For the Love of the Mash
Darek Bell and Andrew Webber started out as just two friends who liked to homebrew beer and wine. That passion for fermentation led to distillation. And eventually, it led to the creation of
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Rum. Just say the word and it conjures fantastic images: Ernest Hemingway drinking in Cuba. Hunter S. Thompson sipping the colorless spirit straight as he wrote The Rum Diary in Puerto Rico. And, of course, pirates of folklore drunkenly sailing the Caribbean.
But does anyone know the history? Where did rum originate? And how did it become associated with beach bums, Jimmy Buffett fans,
