Spirits
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White Dogs and White Whiskies
For our purposes, White Dogs are clear spirits bottled at or near still strength. The benefit here, aside from more punch per ounce, is that there is nowhere for the distiller to hide. Any fault…
Scotland and Jerez
The short story:
Scotch Whisky shelves are full of labels touting the used barrels that previously bore the whisky. 'Finished,' 'ACE'd,' 'Matured' - these words all used to imply luxury and added value. The story runs a quite a bit…
Rise of the Over-Peats
The bottom of our Single Malt list has just become significantly more serious.
Two bottles from the Islay (pronounced 'eye-la') released this year are redefining our idea of peat and of what is possible in a bottle of Whisky. I…
New American Craft Gins
There are some exciting newcomers on the gin shelf behind the bar. We have been big supporters of the new American craft-distilling movement since we opened, featuring gins from Aviation, No. 209, Sarticious and Junipero next to the more traditional…
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