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Charles Cowdery
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American whiskey is his main thing, but Charles Cowdery knows booze in all its guises, from where to get it to what to do with it when you do. He is a writer and attorney who lives in Chicago.


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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered 30 companies to prove that their caffeinated alcoholic beverages products are safe....
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About 25 years ago, before most of the patrons of Uncle Fatty’s Rum Resort (2833 N. Sheffield Ave.) were born, activists such as Mothers Against...
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In Kentucky, at least, Democrats and Republicans can agree on something, the value to their state of its bourbon whiskey industry.Louisville Democrat...
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Although I write about alcohol all the time, I rarely write about alcoholism and other alcohol-related harms. I don’t think doing one creates...
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Kentucky isn’t the only state that wants to balance its budget on the backs of drinkers. Illinois lawmakers are currently looking at sales tax...
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Abraham Lincoln, who was born 200 years ago tomorrow, was an abolitionist and most abolitionists were prohibitionists too. But Lincoln, who was also...
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"We will restore science to its rightful place."In a speech full of significance, those eight words from President Obama yesterday may prove...
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The 75th anniversary of legal drinking is next Friday, when we will celebrate the ratification of the 21st Amendment, which ended Prohibition. This is...
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What I'm drinking (most recent first)

  1. Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon, neta
  2. Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon, 2000, neat
  3. Van Winkle Family Reserve 12-Year-Old Bourbon, neat
  4. Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon, Binny's Selection, neat
  5. W. L. Weller Special Reserve Bourbon, neat
  6. Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon, neat
  7. Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old Bourbon, 2003, then 2009, neat
  8. Weller 12-Year-Old Bourbon, Binny's Selection, neat
  9. Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2007, neat
  10. Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, neat.

World’s top ten premium spirits brands

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  3. Jose Cuervo
  4. Johnnie Walker
  5. Bailey's
  6. Jack Daniel's
  7. Absolut
  8. Chivas
  9. Gordon's
  10. Martini