Spirited Home
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Every year, National Vodka Day, October 4th, demands that the nation come together and celebrate its favorite clear spirit. Vodka often gets a bad rap, mix it with a holiday celebrated mostly by fraternity bros…
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Take a sip of a Volley canned cocktail. Absent is the usual cloying sweetness, instead you’re met with sparkling Tequila and a splash of whatever juice that particular can contains. Volley is exactly what it…
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For over six years, Woodford Reserve Master Distiller Chris Morris has pushed the boundaries of Whiskey creation with his Distillery Series. To celebrate 2020’s Bourbon History Month, he unveiled the latest addition to the iconic…
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There’s not much talk about Oregon single malt Whiskeys, but maybe the Morimoto Single Malt Whiskey from Rogue Spirits begins the conversation. The smooth and lingering offering from the Japanese iron chef almost melts across…
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Over four decades of tradition and knowledge go into CaliFino Tequila. Beginning back in 1975 with Don Jose Luna and finally coming into its modern iteration with his grandson, Miguel Luna, tasting through the CaliFino…
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My home lies on a ridge. To one side sits the neighborhood of Echo Park, on the other Elysian Park, an actual park that fills with smoky barbecues, families rejoicing in music and company, and…
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We often find it difficult to marry science and tradition, but that’s what famed independent Cognac house Camus has done with their Caribbean Expedition Cognac. Molecule manipulation and wind power both feel like modern ideas…
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If you’re not a Bourbon drinker, the Four Roses 2020 Limited Edition Small Batch just might change your mind. The new bottling is the latest release from the Lawrenceburg, KY-based distillery since its Master Distiller,…
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Far too many people scoff at the idea of putting Scotch Whisky in a cocktail. But there is simply nothing wrong with it. Earlier this year, journalist Becky Paskin argued the case for the famed…
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The summer heat fades. The grape vine whispers about New York’s death rattle. How could the city that never sleeps, ever truly perish? I think about New York as much as any Angeleno. In many…