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"Alcohol abuse" is defined as use that repeatedly contributes, within a 12-month period, to the risk of bodily harm, relationship troubles,...
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Drinking is good for you. Don’t believe me, trust science. As reported in yesterday’s New York Times, a review of studies published in the...
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Although imbalanced tax and regulatory regimes make them unattractive in the USA, ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails are very popular in the rest of the...
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I'm writing a book called How to Get Stinking Drunk Without Killing Yourself, the Thinking Person’s Guide to Alcohol Abuse. Here is an excerpt:...
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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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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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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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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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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley went a little nuts the other day on the subject of lowering the drinking age. Was he channeling some issue with one of...
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- Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon, neta
- Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Bourbon, 2000, neat
- Van Winkle Family Reserve 12-Year-Old Bourbon, neat
- Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon, Binny's Selection, neat
- W. L. Weller Special Reserve Bourbon, neat
- Old Grand-Dad Bonded Bourbon, neat
- Eagle Rare 17-Year-Old Bourbon, 2003, then 2009, neat
- Weller 12-Year-Old Bourbon, Binny's Selection, neat
- Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2007, neat
- Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, neat.
- (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)
- (Buy) Lush, 1305 S. Halsted & 2232 W. Roscoe
- (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
- (Drink) The Violet Hour
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- Ardent Spirits
- Beverage Testing Institute
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- The Chuck Cowdery Blog
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- F. Paul Pacult’s Spirit Journal
- Made and Bottled in Kentucky
- Malt Advocate
- The Ministry of Rum
- Rum Pundit
- Scotch Whisky Association
- Straight Bourbon
- Tequila Regulatory Council (it's in Spanish)
- Viva Tequila
- WHISKY Magazine
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