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George’s Rants and Raves: Irish Mist Whiskey
Well faith and begorrah, St. Patty’s Day is nigh upon us, and there is no finer way to celebrate that Irish snake chasing, shillelagh swinging saint than with...
George’s Rants and Raves: Blue Chair Bay Coconut Spiced Rum Cream
Ho,ho,ho, NO, NO, NO! Are you suffering from Christmas creep as badly as I am? Just exactly what in the world is going on with the holidays? It used to be that the...
George’s Rants and Raves: Effen Blood Orange Vodka
Flavored vodkas seem to be exploding all over the map these days. Some distillers are already up to 20 and even 30 flavors of vodka in their lineup. Not to be outdone...
George’s Rants and Raves: D’USSE Cognac
All Cognac is brandy but not all brandy is Cognac. Brandy is produced from numerous different types of grapes, using various methods, virtually everywhere in the...
George’s Rants and Raves: Four Pillars Dry Gin
Gin is my favorite flavor of vodka. It’s true; if you take away all the botanicals used to make gin, you would end up with some mighty fine vodka, but removing...
George’s Rants and Raves: Baker’s Bourbon
There are currently over 75 brands of bourbon available in the U.S. market, and I’ll just bet you that won’t be the end of it any time soon. Of course, everyone...
George’s Rants and Raves: Cazadores Tequila Blanco
Generally, when I get a bottle of spirits, my first move is to check out their website to discover any little hidden facts and gems and history that might be of...
George’s Rants and Raves: Bombay Sapphire East
In one of her films Mae West is credited for saying, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” I cautiously agree. I recently received a bottle of Bombay...
George’s Rants and Raves: Canadian Club Rye
Rye whiskey has come and gone into favor over the centuries and guess what? It’s coming back again! In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s distillers were selling...
George’s Rants and Raves: Speyburn Arranta & Highland Single Malt Scotches
NAS is causing quite the disturbance in the force. By NAS, I mean those bottled spirits that have No Age Statements. Those good folks who produce all those spirits...
