Liquor and Spirits

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The History of Irish Whiskey

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With a clear, amber tone and a history as rich as its flavors, Irish whiskey is a world apart from other liquors. The grain, yeast, and water-ordinary ingredients in all other endeavors-are brought through distillation and oak aging, making for a wonderful ...

929 gallons of moonshine found in NC mountains

AP News 46 days ago

White lightnin': Police find 929 gallons of moonshine under shed in North Carolina mountains North Carolina authorities say they have found 929 gallons of moonshine under a shed in the mountains. State Alcohol Law Enforcement officials say 63-year-old Roger Lee Nance of ...

A Short History of Russia's Favorite Spirit

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Historians agree that the word “vodka” comes from the Russian word for water so it should be of no surprise that Russia and vodka have a long intertwining history. Originally, however, vodka was known as “bread wine” in Russia and had relatively ...

The Grey Goose Label

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Grey Goose is a well-known, admired brand of vodka, praised for its smooth taste and premium feel. Despite what you may think, it only recently ventured into the United States market-only about 13 years ago. It was the brainchild of billionaire Sidney ...

Gin, the Poor Person's Drink

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Gin is a spirit made by the distillation of white grains and the addition of juniper berries for flavoring. Gin derives its name from the French word for juniper berries, genevrier. Juniper berries were first used in ancient Greece as a medical ...

Using Vermouth

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Vermouth is not a drink as commonly found in cabinets as vodka or gin, though if the owner of the cabinet is a martini drinker, all three may be found together. Known most popularly as one of the two ingredients used in ...

Maker's Mark: Seeing red over wax seal on tequila

AP News 75 days ago

Maker's Mark: Seeing red over red wax seal on tequila bottles, claims trademark infringement Maker's Mark Distillery, famous for the distinctive wax seal atop its Kentucky bourbon, is seeing red over what it considers a trademark infringement by some liquor competitors. In ...

Pernod Ricard net profit up 12.5 percent for year

AP News 84 days ago

Pernod Ricard full-year net profit up 12.5 percent to $1.35 billion on Absolut buy Pernod Ricard SA's net profit rose 12.5 percent last year after the French wine and spirits group acquired the maker of Swedish vodka Absolut, the company said Thursday. ...

Earns Brown Forman

AP News 85 days ago

FILE - In this May 20, 2009 photo, Jeff Arnett, the master distiller at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn., testing the aroma of whiskey taken from an aging barrel in one of the barrel houses at the distillery. Liquor company ...

Cuba US Brand Wars

AP News 89 days ago

In this photo taken Aug. 7, 2009, a bottle of Cuba made Havana Club rum is seen in the Havana Club bar in Old Havana. Washington's 47-year-old trade embargo has kept Cuban products out of the U.S., but not outside companies from ...

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