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To Your Health: 6 Wacky Medical Claims for Alcohol

Rub a little whiskey on baby’s gums to soothe teething pain. Whip up a hot toddy to cure a cold. Alcohol has long been an ingredient of old-...
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A Revolution in Champagne: Ratafia de Champagne gains official status

Claude Giraud, President of the “Boissons Spiritueuses Champenoises” organisation, has just announced a mini revolution on the eve of the 2015...
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Frank Beard: The Cartoonist Who Drew America Dry

When Prohibition finally became the law of the land on January 16, 1920, it was not a sudden shift in attitudes, but the result of a long...
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The Return of Gum Arabic

Gum syrup. Gum arabic. Gomme. Whatever the name, the prominent pre-Prohibition bar ingredient is making a resurgence and being deployed at many...
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The Science of Glassware

Before you (or your guest) even take the first sip, you've already made some judgments about what you're about to drink. And for the most part,...
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How to Approach Amaro: Introducing Bitter Flavors to Tentative Guests

Although it’s been around for centuries, amaro is making quite a comeback in the craft bar scene. Amaro, meaning “bitter” in Italian, certainly...
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The history of Luxardo. One of the oldest family-owned European firms producing...

THE BEGINNING OF MARASCHINO Luxardo is a family-owned company founded in Zara, a port city on the Dalmatian coast of what is now Croatia....
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Meet The Man Who Saved Four Roses Bourbon

In the world of whiskey, former Four Roses Master Distiller Jim Rutledge is a legend. He helped save the Four Roses Distillery from closing,...
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The Story Of An Award-Winning Single Malt From India

Most visitors know Goa — one of the most popular holiday destinations on the west coast of India — for its sun, sea, sand and chorizo-like...
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