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Spirits |
October 25, 2025
Ask the Whiskey Hotline - Available and Affordable Ryes
- Ask the Whiskey Hotline
- rye whiskey
Looking for a rye that's both available and easily afforable? Ask the Whiskey Hotline!
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Spirits |
June 30, 2023
Old Potrero Rye - Barrel to Bottle Welcomes Master Distiller Bruce Joseph
- barrel to bottle
- rye whiskey
This week's guest is Bruce Joseph, master distiller for Old Potrero, a pioneer in American craft spirits.
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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 |
September 16, 2022
Whiskey Hotline Handpicked Sleepers - Barrel to Bottle Samples Hidden Gems
- barrel to bottle
- rum
- whiskey hotline
- wheated bourbon
- single barrel
- scotch
- rye whiskey
Barrel to Bottle tastes through twenty Whiskey Hotline Handpicked hidden gems.
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Spirits |
September 03, 2021
Barrel to Bottle: Rye Whiskey Blind Tasting
- barrel to bottle
- rye whiskey
Rye Whiskey, it’s a category that is a mystery to a lot of people. “Spicy” is the main descriptor most people have for rye, but there are also sweet ryes and fruity ryes. Join the Barrel to Bottle crew as they blind taste six ryes that run the gamut.
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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 23, 2021
Sagamore Rye Virtual Tasting
- Virtual Events
- rye whiskey
Join the Whiskey Hotline and Sagamore Spirit co-founder and president Brian Treacy for a virtual tasting.
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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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