Tag Archives: bourbon
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Bourbon’s Area 51
Leave a commentDecember 27, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
When whiskey geeks write about MGPI, the distillery best known for making whiskey on contract for other brands, they describe …
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Of Origin Stories and Product Placement
Leave a commentNovember 20, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
I can only imagine the audience reaction if a movie about the Founding Fathers featured a scene where John Adams …
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Pappy Van Winkle Jumps the Shark
2October 22, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
The recent theft of about $26,000 worth of Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon from the Buffalo Trace Distillery is sure to …
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White Whiskey: Measure of Skill or Sinister Plot to Raise Whiskey Prices?
Leave a commentAugust 23, 2013 by Bourbon Empire
The relative lack of articles about white whiskey during most of 2013 had me thinking the trend was finally fading …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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