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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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During National Prohibition in the USA (1921-1933), the only way you could buy alcohol legally was from a drug store, with a doctor's prescription....
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First Blagojevich, now this. How much humiliation can Illinois take?Ten High Straight Bourbon Whiskey has been demoted to a blend, at least in some...
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Our own national Drinks Examiner, Bill Dowd, doesn't care for the new Jim Beam commercials. He's not alone.You can watch the commercials and learn...
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More Repeal Day news is coming in as Friday approaches and you can take advantage of this one if you are or will be anywhere near Frankfort,...
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I'm not sure what made me think this would be my last word on the subject of legal drinking's 75th anniversary, which happens this Friday, December...
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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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The 75th anniversary of legal drinking is two weeks from today, when we will celebrate the ratification of the 21st Amendment, which ended...
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In the United States, "change" has always been a potent policitcal call to action. When Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932,...
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In my previous post, I promised to tell you a little about what legal drinking was like before Prohibition (Legal Drinking 1.0), so we can talk about...
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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

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