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George’s Rants and Raves: Partida Tequila
At the end of the 17thcentury, the Swedish naturalist, Carl Van Linneo, began the scientific investigation of the agave plant. At that time, it was named agave,...
George’s Rants and Raves: Jameson Select Reserve Black Barrel Irish Whiskey
What in the world does Jameson Irish Whiskey and mustaches have in common? Don’t freak out; they don’t distill mustaches and turn them into whiskey. Neither...
George’s Rants and Raves: Johnnie Walker Rye Cask Finish Scotch
I absolutely love what Scotch distillers are up to these days. Apart from all the usual geographical differences, grain and weather variations, different water sources,...
George’s Rants and Raves: Aultmore, Royal Brackla & Deveron Scotch
Well, well, it appears that all those consolidations in the spirits industry are finally starting to pay off. Since Bacardi acquired John Dewer & Sons from Diageo...
George’s Rants and Raves: Clyde May’s Alabama Style Whiskey
Well, I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. Who knew, outside of Alabama, that there is an Alabama style whiskey? And just what might Alabama style be like?...
George’s Rants and Raves: Alacran Cristal Tequila
Have you ever stopped to wonder why there are so many different distillers of what should essentially be the same spirit? I mean, there are over a thousand brands...
George’s Rants and Raves: Sugarlands Shine
Honest to goodness, if the current trend to create thousands of new flavors of distilled spirits continues at its current rate, liquor stores are going to have to...
George’s Rants and Raves: Bivi Sicilian Vodka
I always knew that Sicily was famous for exporting olives, pizza and the mafia, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that they would also distill and export...
George’s Rants and Raves: Infuse Spirits
Are you confused over infused vodka and flavored vodka? That’s probably because they can either be very similar or completely different. Adding to the confusion...
George’s Rants and Raves: Dryfly Washington Bourbon 101
When the guys up at Dry Fly aren’t out fly fishing in the Gallatin River near Spokane Washington, they’re making small batch spirits in a sustainable way using...
