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Bourbon-Related Dog Names – Help Us!
4April 29, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
My wife Lauren and I are about to get a dog and are in the final paperwork stages for a …
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The Wolf in the Henhouse – No Age Statements
1April 17, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
For awhile I’ve noticed that many American whiskies have stopped listing their ages on the bottle. It’s sort of like …
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How Ice Got Into Your Cocktail
Leave a commentApril 11, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Check out my most recent piece from Serious Eats on how ice got into your cocktail.
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The Book is Coming!
1April 2, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
My bourbon book has landed with Viking/Penguin! Get ready for an epic bender in 2015. I’d also love to hear …
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Deciphering Don Draper’s Drinks
Leave a commentApril 1, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
My latest piece is up on Serious Eats, examining the drinks of AMC’s Mad Men. About 25 percent of the …
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Bourbogeddon
1March 24, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Toronto’s Star Newspaper today ran a good story on the U.S. corn shortage and the concerns of U.S. distilleries. Of …
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How Budweiser Became the King of Beers
Leave a commentMarch 12, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
The totally interesting story of a totally boring beer — my latest Serious Eats piece. I also like the first …
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Putting the White Dog to Sleep – My Recent Slate Piece
1March 8, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
For anyone curious about moonshine, I’ve got a piece looking at White Whiskey up on Slate.
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But What Whiskey do the Gods Drink?
Leave a commentMarch 8, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Ten High? Kentucky Gentleman? I’m curious to know, because apparently the gods can’t get enough Budweiser. I just came across …
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The Whiskey That Won the Wild West
Leave a commentFebruary 26, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
My latest up on Serious Eats…I’m going to start calling it coffin varnish from now on.
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