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A Mixologist of Fluid Excitements
Leave a commentAugust 13, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
If you still haven’t had your daily dose of serious scholarship, I have a piece up on Serious Eats looking …
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Will the Bourbon Bubble Bust?
Leave a commentJuly 19, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Probably not. Or at least not in any drastic way. Hopefully it will just deflate a little. It’s hard not …
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How Did Wine Taste Thousands of Years Ago?
Leave a commentJune 30, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
My latest piece is up on Serious Eats. Note the reader comments with this one…really good.
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Whiskey’s Craft Conundrum – My Latest in Slate
1June 24, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
My latest piece looking at how craft whiskey upends a few of the traditional notions we have about “craft” or …
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What Whiskey Did George Washington Drink, and Was It Good?
Leave a commentJune 7, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
We resurrect the spirits of America’s first president in my my latest from Serious Eats.
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Should People Stop Telling the World About “Best-Buy” Bourbon?
1May 31, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
I’m always a little exasperated at the rare occasions when somebody won’t share a particularly good recipe, preferring to keep …
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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of America’s Beer Gardens
1May 21, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
For those of you under the impression that beer gardens are places where beer farmers grow your beer, check out …
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And The Dog Name Winner Is…
Leave a commentMay 15, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
It’s as if a cute bomb just exploded in our apartment. The new dog is here, and we’ve settled on …
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Prohibition and Wine’s Darkest Hour — My Latest From Serious Eats
Leave a commentMay 1, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Want a learn about somebody’s brilliant idea to create grape fudge and grape ketchup from the surplus of crappy grapes …
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