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How to Drink Like H.L. Mencken
Leave a commentFebruary 19, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Ever wonder what Daryl Hall and H.L. Mencken have in common? Check it out on my most recent posting at …
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Maker’s-Gate Reversed!
Leave a commentFebruary 17, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Just when we all thought we had witnessed the fall of modern Rome when Maker’s Mark decided to water down …
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Maker’s-Gate!
Leave a commentFebruary 15, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
My take at Serious Eats on the recent decision by Maker’s Mark to water down its bourbon.
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Of Ice and Men
Leave a commentFebruary 6, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
My recent article in The Atlantic looks at the nineteenth century ice trade. This is how our whiskey ended up …
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Maker’s Marketing on Serious Eats
Leave a commentFebruary 4, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Check out my latest column on Serious Eats: Maker’s Marketing.
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Bourbon and Politics: Kentucky Senator’s Thoughts on Drinking Bourbon
Leave a commentFebruary 3, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
This is a single-issue blog that only cares about where its readers stand on the bourbon question. Are you for …
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Corn in the U.S.A. – Do the USDA Numbers Mean Higher Bourbon Prices?
1February 1, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Last summer, some bourbon drinkers were hoarding bottles the way squirrels store acorns on news that a drought in the …
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Whiskey of the Year
Leave a commentJanuary 24, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
Whiskey Advocate just named Corsair Artisan distillery out of Nashville its “artisanal whiskey of the year.” What’s interesting about this …
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Drinking Downton Abbey on Serious Eats
Leave a commentJanuary 16, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
I’ve started a new column on Serious Eats about drinking history and other matters. Check out my first post on …
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Whiskey and Wartime
Leave a commentJanuary 10, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
“Good cheer is a weapon, too!” That’s the message from this WWII-era ad promoting wine, which didn’t eat up valuable …
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