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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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Recipe: The Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Cocktail

Recipe: The Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Cocktail

Our friends at BourbonBlog.com came up with this one , to be “unveiled” at la.venue in New York on Saturday, January 30. It is presented here without comment. The Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Cocktail Recipe from BourbonBlog.com’s Stephen... 

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Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2009 Edition

Old Forester Birthday Bourbon 2009 Edition

Hey, who doesn’t like a birthday? The bourbon gurus at Old Forester like it enough that every year they celebrate by releasing a new, special-edition bourbon to celebrate the birthday of their founder (September 2), something they’ve done... 

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Pabst Blue Ribbon Sales up 25% in 2009 (Prices, Too)

Pabst Blue Ribbon Sales up 25% in 2009 (Prices, Too)

The hipster backlash has begun! Per Advertising Age : For starters, PBR isn’t that cheap any more. The brand hiked prices this year, and a case of PBR now costs $1.50 more than MillerCoors’ Keystone, $1 more than Anheuser-Busch’s Busch... 

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