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Chicago was the first market outside of Iowa to get Templeton Rye and it has become quite popular here. This isn't surprising since it is a tasty...
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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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"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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Whiskey and beer geeks are among the few people who don't immediately associate the name "Michael Jackson" with the recently-departed...
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The annual release of Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is coming early this year. It usually doesn't ship until...
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As all drinkers in Chicagoland already know, Binny's has acquired Sam's and is in the final stages of converting the two Sam's stores into Binny's....
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For years, Armagnac was Cognac’s poor relation. Then Armagnac makers put the press on and made their brandy as prestigious as Cognac, maybe...
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Yesterday, Beam Global Spirits & Wine announced a major corporate reorganization. Beam Global is a subsidiary of Fortune Brands. Both are based in...
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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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Back in August I tasted the latest experimental bourbons from Buffalo Trace, the two "double woods." Today, Buffalo Trace announced that...
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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
- Why?
- American Distilling Institute
- Ardent Spirits
- Beverage Testing Institute
- Bourbon Enthusiast
- The Chuck Cowdery Blog
- Distilled Spirits Council of the United States
- 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
- Smirnoff
- Bacardi
- Jose Cuervo
- Johnnie Walker
- Bailey's
- Jack Daniel's
- Absolut
- Chivas
- Gordon's
- Martini
