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If you ordered tequila in the 1980s, chances are you weren’t expecting much. It was often treated as the spirit you knocked back with a slice of lime and a pinch of salt before moving on to something else. Fast-forward...
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It’s easy to assume Buffalo Trace Bourbon and Eagle Rare 10 Year are basically the same bourbon with different labels. After all, they come from the same distillery and share the same mash bill. In fact, they’re even bottled at...
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Pull up a menu at a whiskey bar, and it’s easy to see why this question comes up so often. Both cognac and whiskey are aged spirits with long histories, loyal fans, and bottles that range from affordable to truly...
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Mezcal has a way of catching people off guard. One sip and you might think it’s all smoke and fire, but stay with it a little longer, and you’ll start to notice something deeper happening in the glass. There’s earthiness,...
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It’s common to mix Cognac, Armagnac, and Calvados up because they look like they belong in the same category, at least on paper. In the glass, though, they behave completely differently. When people compare Cognac vs. Armagnac vs. Calvados without...
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