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Spirits |
September 30, 2022
What's New in Spirits - Barrel to Bottle Tries the Latest Spirits
- barrel to bottle
- amaro
- vodka
- whiskey
- tequila
- mezcal
Last week it was new wines, this week it's new spirits. Pat once again overdid it and brought too many new items for us to sample.
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Spirits |
June 30, 2021
Dos Hombres Mezcal Virtual Tasting
- Virtual Events
- mezcal
- bryan-cranston
The Whiskey Hotline is joined by Bryan Cranston for a tasting and discussion of Dos Hombres Mezcal.
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Spirits |
June 09, 2021
Mezcal Vago Virtual Tasting
- Virtual Events
- mezcal
The Whiskey Hotline is joined by mezcal expert Francisco Terrazas for a tasting of the varied offerings from Mezcal Vago.
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Spirits |
April 30, 2021
Barrel to Bottle: Handpicked Barrels with Whiskey Acres
- barrel to bottle
- whiskey hotline
- hits the road
Travel out to Whiskey Acres in DeKalb for a Whiskey Hotline/Barrel to Bottle field trip.
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Spirits |
September 28, 2020
Mezcal Mondays: Mezcal 301
- whiskey hotline
- mezcal
- virtual events
The difference between mezcal and other agave spirits. Maybe someone told you that all tequilas are mezcal but not all mezcals are tequila.
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Spirits |
September 21, 2020
Mezcal Mondays: Mezcal 201
- whiskey hotline
- mezcal
- virtual events
How to read a mezcal label. If you’ve read that mezcal label closely, you’ve maybe seen words like “artesenal” and “ancestral.”
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Spirits |
September 14, 2020
Mezcal Mondays: Mezcal 101
- whiskey hotline
- mezcal
- virtual events
The difference between tequila and mezcal. You’re a tequila fan and you’ve been hearing about its smoky cousin, mezcal?
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Wine |
September 26, 2018
The Wine Hotline Hits the Road: Bordeaux - Rethinking Sauternes
- wine hotline
- bordeaux
- hits the road
Sauternes has the unfortunate distinction of being a wine everyone loves, but few people actually drink. It suffers from the perception that wine must be dry to be fine.
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Wine |
September 25, 2018
Wine Hotline Hits the Road: Bordeaux - Good and Bad Vintages
- wine hotline
- bordeaux
- hits the road
“Americans are allergic to bad vintages,” observed one person in Bordeaux during a recent trip. I couldn’t disagree. The view here is often absolute: a vintage is either good or bad. And people don’t want to drink “bad” vintages.
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Wine |
September 11, 2018
The Wine Hotline Hits the Road: Bordeaux
- wine hotline
- bordeaux
- hits the road
As we gear up to focus on Bordeaux for the month of September it seems fitting to recap the annual Binny's en premier trip.
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