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It's a cool package and that should be enough, but the makers of Crystal Head Vodka insist on gilding the lily and in so doing, they prompt reflection...
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Svedka, the Swedish vodka with the sexy robot (why?), stretches a metaphor to breaking to promote its new “Mile High Cocktail Club.”...
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There is still plenty of time to plan and make a trip to America’s whiskey country yet this year. Just be aware that many distilleries shut down...
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This is the final part in a three-part series about recent moves by Deerfield-based Beam Global Spirits and Wine. Part one is here. Part two is here....
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A few months back, when Constellation Brands sold off most of its spirits business, effectively ending the existence of Chicago-based Barton brands,...
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Continuing with our margarita theme, Jerry Hirsch, writing in the LA Times, reports that observant Jews can now enjoy a margarita, instead of the...
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A martini is a drink made with gin and dry vermouth, hence the term vodka martini to describe the same drink made with vodka instead of gin....
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Bitters, according to cocktail historians, were an ingredient in almost every pre-Prohibition cocktail, to the point where some argue it was the...
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Think about it.Russia is synonymous with vodka and makes tons of it, including the iconic Stolichnaya brand that is exported all over the world. But...
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Green is the rage right now in many product categories, including distilled spirits.TRU is a new line that bills itself as America’s only truly...
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- Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon, neta
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- (Drink) The Berghoff, 17 W. Adams
- (Buy) Binny's Beverage Depot (21 locations)
- (Drink) Clark Street Ale House, 742 N. Clark
- (Drink) Delilah's, 2771 N. Lincoln (near Diversey)
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- (Drink) Miller's Pub, 134 S. Wabash
- (Drink) Risque Cafe, 3419 N Clark St (near Roscoe)
- (Buy) Sam's Wines & Spirits (4 locations)
- (Drink) Stanley's, Lincoln-Armitage-Sedgwick
- (Drink) Twisted Spoke, Ogden & Grand
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- Malt Advocate
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