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Heaven Hill top U.S. 'Icon of Whisky'

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Heaven Hill Distilleries has been voted the best distiller in the U.S. in this year's "U.S. Icons of Whisky," conducted by Whisky Magazine....
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First Ontario micro-distillery goes to market

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Ontario Province's first micro-distillery has released its first spirit to the domestic market. Still Waters Distillery, located in Concord, Ontario,...
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Vodka firmament is star-studded

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

When it comes to vodka, celebrity connections pop up in any number of ways. The celebrity mags and cable TV gossip shows keep reporting on the likes...
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Texas company enters the tequila field

Monday, November 16th, 2009

There's a new player on the tequila market: Dulce Vida, which has just released a complete line on a limited basis in the Austin and San Antonio...
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Oh, the humanity -- and the beer!

Monday, November 16th, 2009 · 2 comments

The fiery May 6, 1937, crash of the German zeppelin Hindenburg in Lakewood, NJ, is an iconic tragedy. Most people have seen footage of the Hindenburg...
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A celebri-quote: Elizabeth Hurley

Friday, November 13th, 2009 · 1 comment

• Actress-model Elizabeth Hurley, 44, told a reporter from London's Daily Mail that she has switched from wine and coffee to vodka to maintain...
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With Ballantine's, the beat goes on

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 · 1 comment

It's not always what's inside that counts when it comes to marketing Scotch whisky. Ballantine's, a brand that is one of the world's top seller in its...
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Beer can humidifier can be yours

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

I don't know about you, but if I were in the market for a humidifier I doubt one of the criteria for choosing it would be that it looked like a beer...
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What will they think of next? (November edition)

• Sometimes you have to wonder if certain cocktails are intentional, or the result of too many other cocktails. This month's trio of recipes to...
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A celebri-quote: Kate Hudson

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• Like her mom, the actress Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson has never been on the chubby side. Quite the opposite, as discussed in an interview with the...
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