The highly sought after Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old bourbon is back and boozier than ever before. On Monday, the Lawrenceburg, Ky.-based brand announced that the beloved 13-year-old expression will return to shelves for a limited time at a newer, higher proof. First launched in 2021, annual releases of Russell’s Reserve 13 Year Old have …
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‘We face three challenges,’ said Yiannis Paraskevopoulos, the email’s author, when I caught up with him and fellow grower Stellios Boutaris in early 2025, shortly before the February earthquakes that added to Santorini’s simmering stresses. Yiannis co-owns the 13ha Gaia winery, while Stellios’ Ktima Kir-Yianni has recently become the owner of the 40ha Domaine Sigalas …
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A view across the vineyard… Chet Valley English wine estate in Norfolk, with vineyards planted to Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and several other grape varieties, has been put on the market by property agency Brown & Co. It is currently owned by John and Bridget Hemmant, who planted their first vines more than a decade …
English Pinot wine estate goes on sale at £1.65m Read More »
A gathering place for travelers and locals alike, a good hotel bar offers a quiet reprieve in what is typically a rather luxurious environment for patrons to relax after a long day. And while some hotel bars might simply offer just that, others, like those on properties that have been around for a while, might …
From backyard barbecues to beach days, beer is the perfect pairing for all things summer. And with countless styles from thousands of producers, there are near-endless options to toss in your cooler as temperatures heat up. To learn more about what the pros will be drinking to cool off this summer, we asked brewers from …
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The Spritz category has exploded in recent years, and a recent IWSR report claims that there’s still plenty of room on the runway for the Spritz to continue rising. The idea of the “aperitivo hour” is taking off around the world as more drinkers gravitate toward light, sessionable beverages for mid-day imbibing. And part of …
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Rum is a spirit category marked by nearly endless variables. Even though it’s always distilled from some form of sugar, rum can hail from anywhere across the globe, be aged in any type of cask, and distillers can employ myriad techniques to achieve desired flavor profiles — regional regulations permitting. Regardless of the differences between …
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Until very recently, it was rare to see bartenders devoting significant attention to non-alcoholic drinks. Within the last five or so years, a cocktail menu with a dedicated non-alcoholic section has gone from an outlier to a baseline expectation. Much of this phenomenon is thanks to the growing list of new products built around satisfying …
The Gin Basil Smash is an herbaceous, bright green game-changer, created by Hamburg’s Joerg Meyer in 2008. Equal parts photogenic and palate-pleasing, it’s one of those rare drinks that genuinely deserves the title “modern classic.” Traditionally, a Smash is a “broad strokes” style of cocktail defined by the combination of a spirit, citrus, sugar, and …
The Cocktail College Podcast: The Gin Basil Smash Read More »
The collapse of Republic National Distributing Company’s California division at the beginning of this month is the biggest story in the booze business, for reasons I’ve reported at length here and elsewhere. But amid the epic, multibillion-dollar disintegration of the country’s second-largest distributor, another story about a different beverage-alcohol firm that was mismanaged into insolvency …
What’s the Point of a New Billionaire Owner if Anchor Still Hasn’t Reopened? Read More »