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George’s Rants and Raves: Glenfiddich 12 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

George’s Rants and Raves: Glenfiddich 12 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky

  For me, sipping Scotch is like slipping into a time machine, setting the controls back to the 30’s and reliving the golden age of art deco and Bogie and Bacall...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Van Gogh PB&J Vodka Review

George’s Rants & Raves: Van Gogh PB&J Vodka Review

Somehow, I mistakenly came to the conclusion that there was a limit to what could be distilled and the flavors that any distillate could and should be imbued with....

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George’s Rants & Raves: Flor De Cana Grand Reserve Rum

George’s Rants & Raves: Flor De Cana Grand Reserve Rum

  “…Fifteen men on a dead man’s chest, Yo, ho, ho and a bottle of Rum.” “When drinking rum, the only thing a pirate adds to the rum is more rum.” Have...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Michael Collins Irish Whiskey

George’s Rants & Raves: Michael Collins Irish Whiskey

  Michael Collins was launched in 2006 in the USA by the late marketing guru Sidney Frank, of New York based Sidney Frank Importing. He and his minions are the...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Reyka Vodka

George’s Rants & Raves: Reyka Vodka

  Iceland seems to be a land of contradictions. You would just have to figure that any place named after ice would be pretty darned cold, but it turns out that...

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Spirit Reviews: Dripping Springs Texas Orange Vodka

Spirit Reviews: Dripping Springs Texas Orange Vodka

  Let’s preface this review by saying we really, really liked Dripping Springs Vodka. It was one of the most interesting and smoothest super premium vodkas we...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Wild Turkey 81

George’s Rants & Raves: Wild Turkey 81

Go figure, another new Wild turkey just trotted across my desk, Wild Turkey 81. What are those good old boys in Lawrenceburg Kentucky doing anyway? They already...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Crav Vodka

George’s Rants & Raves: Crav Vodka

It’s always something and then there’s more. Several weeks ago I was informed that I would be receiving a bottle of Crav Vodka to review, and I looked forward...

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George’s Rants & Raves: Camarena Tequila

George’s Rants & Raves: Camarena Tequila

  Tequila causes global warming, no seriously. I was downing a few tequilas with my old friend Al Gore last night at Harry’s Bar (the one in Venice, no, not California)...

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George’s Rants & Raves: I Spirit, Italian Vodka

George’s Rants & Raves: I Spirit, Italian Vodka

Have you ever noticed how every word in the Italian language ends in a vowel? Pizza, spaghetti, cannoli, asiago, vino, pasta, Roma, via, Giovanni, Machiavelli, etc.,...

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