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Diageo Special Releases 2018

Here’s what to expect from this year’s limited edition Scotch, including a new blended malt whisky.

Featured, SpiritsAdam LevyDecember 19, 2018whiskey, new york international spirits competitionComment

Beer Review: Tyranena Brewing Company Rocky’s Revenge

This dark Wisconsin beer celebrates a creature of local legend.

Featured, BeerKevin GibsonDecember 17, 2018beer reviewComment

Top Shelf Boozy Library Essentials

Noteworthy 2018 releases and timeless reads to drink in.

Featured, Spirits, Beer, CocktailsBrian PetroDecember 14, 2018drinkwire, classic cocktails, cocktail history, bartending, cocktail techniqueComment

Field Trips: Blue Moon Brewery

From the Sandlot to making wine-beer hybrids, barrel aging and iced coffee brew in the River North District, Blue Moon’s journey is to go… smaller?

Featured, BeerNora McGunnigleDecember 13, 2018drinkwire, beer, wheat beer, fruit beer, travel Comment

Tequila Selections by Region For Gift-Giving

The differences between highland and lowland tequila and bottles to try.

Featured, SpiritsNickolaus HinesDecember 12, 2018drinkwire, tequila, agave, christmas, new york international spirits competitionComment

Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterDecember 11, 2018drinkwire, whiskey, bourbon, new york international spirits competitionComment

Gift-Worthy Gins to Bestow This Holiday Season

High quality juniper, locally-foraged herbs, wild sloe berries and even everyone’s favorite pink wine go into these bottles that recipients will be beyond giddy to unwrap.

Featured, SpiritsKelly MagyaricsDecember 10, 2018drinkwire, cocktails, gin, new york international spirits competition, london dry ginComment

Rum Around the World

Regional rum selections for stocking up the home bar and gift-giving

Featured, SpiritsNickolaus HinesDecember 7, 2018drinkwire, rum Comments

In Dry Gujarat, Liquor Industries Fight Over No-Alcohol Beer

Two beer companies begin the fight for liquid supremacy in a dry Indian state.

Beer, Featured, Non-AlcoholicKaya JohnsonDecember 6, 2018dry, non-alcoholicComment

Prohibition Ended 85 Years Ago. Get Over It, Already.

Why do we continue to glamorize one of the most oppressive, job-destroying and dangerous periods in America’s history?

Featured, Lifestyle, CocktailsAmanda SchusterDecember 5, 2018prohibition, moonshine, cocktailsComment

Beer Review: Goose Island Reserve Bourbon County Stout 2018

This limited edition was aged in some of the last of the Elijah Craig 12 Year bourbon barrels.

Beer, FeaturedKevin GibsonDecember 4, 2018beer, craft beer, beer reviewComment

An Unfussy Guide to Selecting French Brandy

Understanding cognac and armagnac is all about the mood, dahling.

Featured, SpiritsAmanda SchusterDecember 3, 2018drinkwire, brandy, cognac, semillon, new york international spirits competitionComment

Smoke Gets in Your Glass: Red Wines That Have a Whiff of Fireplace

Find out just what makes some bottles smell like crackling logs (or beef jerky).

Featured, WineKelly MagyaricsNovember 30, 2018drinkwire, wine, red wine, syrah, cotes du rhoneComment

What To Give Outside the Bottle For the Bourbon Lover

Books, experiences, edibles, accessories and barware and more to please any bourbon geek!

Featured, SpiritsMaggie KimberlNovember 29, 2018drinkwire, bourbon, christmas, pappy Comments

Yorkshire Square Brewery is Leading the Cask Rebellion

This brewery is producing a fully proper version of British style beer rarely found stateside.

Beer, FeaturedTrevor HagstromNovember 27, 2018beer, craft beer, drinkwire, pale ale, stoutComment

What To Give: American Whiskey Edition

Single malt, rye, bourbon, cask finishes and everything in-between to please a whiskey-loving gift recipient (and stock the home bar for the holidays).

Holiday Gifts: Drink Gadgets and Tools 2018 Edition

Going beyond the bottle for cocktail, beer and wine gift ideas.

Low Alcohol Wines For Holiday Imbibing

When the days are shorter but the festivities are longer, turn to these low ABV wines for holiday drinking that won’t send you under the table by the end of the night.