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Tasting Report: 2011 Vintage Port (and Beyond) 27 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
One of the can’t-miss wine experiences of any year is the roadshow during which the new Vintage Ports are poured. Of course, these don’t happen every year. The last major one was the 2009 vintage, rel...
Review: Alibi American Whiskey 26 Aug 2013 | 01:40 pm
Here’s something you don’t see much of any more: blended whiskey. This isn’t bourbon, or artisanal rye, or anything micro. It’s a budget whiskey, blended from who knows what (including, in this case, ...
Review: Below Deck Ginger Rum 25 Aug 2013 | 01:10 pm
Portlan d’s Eastside Distilling, which makes the awesome Double Barrel Bourbon, recently launched a line of four naturally-flavored rums. We got a look at one of them — intriguingly spiked with ginger...
Review: Parker’s Heritage Collection Promise of Hope Bourbon (2013) 24 Aug 2013 | 11:07 pm
The theme of this year’s Parker’s Heritage Collection limited edition Bourbon release should come as no surprise: It is bottled in honor of Parker Beam (the “Parker” in the name of the spirit) and in ...
Tasting Report: Vini d’Italia Tour 2013 24 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Our friends at Winebow, a major wine importer, host this event on a fairly annual basis, bringing some of the biggest names in Italian wine (and a little grappa) to the States for tasting and consider...
Review: Mammoth Brewing Company EPIC IPA 24 Aug 2013 | 07:29 am
Mammoth Brewing Company is one of the centerpieces of CANFEST, a beer festival with a twist: All the beers are poured not from taps or bottles but from cans. I couldn’t attend the Reno-based event (wh...
Review: Schramm Organic Vodka 23 Aug 2013 | 01:51 pm
Pemberton Distillery in British Columbia, Canada, makes this vodka from local organic potatoes grown just a few miles away. Charcoal filtered and blended with water from the nearby Coast Mountains, Sc...
Review: Casey Jones Imperial India Pale Ale 23 Aug 2013 | 06:40 am
A fruity, citrus-infused IPA from Iron Springs Brewery in nearby Fairfax, California. Piney on the nose, it quickly leads into a brisk and bracing bitterness, full of orange peel, peppery spice, and t...
Review: Fernet-Vallet and Amargo-Vallet Liqueurs 22 Aug 2013 | 01:40 pm
Turns out they actually make amari in Mexico. These two bitter liqueurs have their origins in 1860s, when Henri Valley left France for Mexico, staying behind to make booze even after the era of French...
Tasting Report: Pinot Days 2013 21 Aug 2013 | 01:54 pm
Another standout Pinot Days this year, still going strong despite some continued economic setbacks and other wine events that seem to be shrinking. Top picks include wines from Bailiwick, Domaine Sere...
