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Between the Sheets

Between the Sheets

Probably making its first appearance in Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, in the 1930s, Between the Sheets is a beautifully balanced… Probably making its first appearance in Harry’s New York Bar in Paris, in the 1930s, Between the Sheets... 

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Christmas and New Year’s Drinks

Christmas and New Year’s Drinks

With whisky being the traditional drink of Scotland you’d expect there to be a few drinking traditions involving the Gaelic spirit… With whisky being the traditional drink of Scotland you’d expect there to be a few drinking traditions involving... 

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Drinking Scotch with Dalmore’s Richard Paterson

Drinking Scotch with Dalmore’s Richard Paterson

After spending some time with Tom Bulleit yesterday, I moved on to lunch with another whiskey world celebrity, Richad Paterson of Whyte & Mackay, which produces The Dalmore line of single malt Scotch whiskys, among other spirits. After spending... 

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Drinking Bourbon with Tom Bulleit

Drinking Bourbon with Tom Bulleit

Bulleit bourbon is incredibly popular in San Francisco, and yesterday I got to spend a little time with the man behind the brand, Tom Bulleit. A Vietnam vet and reformed attorney, Bulleit waxed philosophical on his whiskey, an adaptation of a mid-1800s... 

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2007 O’Shaughnessy Merlot Howell Mountain

2007 O’Shaughnessy Merlot Howell Mountain

I’ve waxed poetic on O’Shaughnessy’s cabernet, but its merlot (100%, nothing blended) is, to be frank, not to be missed either. I’ve waxed poetic on O’Shaughnessy’s cabernet, but its merlot (100%, nothing blended)... 

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Bee’s Knees

Bee’s Knees

The Bee’s Knees Cocktail is real Prohibition cocktail. The honey was great choice for masking awful smell and taste of bathtub gin. But in other side honey is very interesting natural ingredient with a lot of worth. The Bee’s Knees Cocktail... 

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Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia Tequila 2010 Edition

Jose Cuervo Reserva de la Familia Tequila 2010 Edition

Each year our friends at Cuervo release a special edition tequila called Reserva de la Familia. Each year our friends at Cuervo release a special edition tequila called Reserva de la Familia. We missed out on a review in 2009 but still have a bit of... 

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Dundee Brewing Co. Beers

Dundee Brewing Co. Beers

Had the pleasure of attending a “virtual tasting” of Dundee Brewing Company’s beer lineup today: The drinking was real but the walkthrough was online, with a group of beer and spirits writers being introduced to these beers via webcam... 

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360 Cola and Double Chocolate Vodkas

360 Cola and Double Chocolate Vodkas

It’s flavored vodka night here at Drinkhacker, as we continue with a lesser-known brand: 360 , an eco-obsessed brand that donates money from each bottle sold to enviro causes and includes an envelope to let drinkers recycle the bottle closures.... 

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Absolut Berri Açai Vodka

Absolut Berri Açai Vodka

Rest assured, açai mania is not yet over. Swedish vodka giant Absolut is just now getting into the game with this antioxidant-loaded flavored vodka, just in time, probably, for açai fever to finally run its course. (The future is yumberry, people!)... 

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