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If your name is Jim Beam, then you better get down here
Jim Beam Bourbon Honors The Legend Behind The World’s No. 1 Bourbon (And His Namesakes) With Milestone Celebration And Statue Unveiling. In recognition of legendary bourbon distiller Jim Beam’s 150 birthday, Jim Beam Bourbon invited anyone named Jim Beam to join a once-in-a-lifetime birthday party at the world’s No. 1 bourbon’s historic distillery in Clermont, … Read more
Vodka exceptionnelle spiked with a cognac: the latest premium spirit hybrid
GREY GOOSE VX – Vodka Exceptionnelle. To deliver new taste experiences to luxury spirit connoisseurs spirits are increasingly going hybrid. Premium vodka is mixed with tequila in Vodquila, Courvoisier Rosé is made with Cognac and red wine grapes, sparkling Sauvignon Blanc and Absolut vodka gave birth to Absolut Tune, and Jinzu mixed gin and sake. … Read more
The science of mixing mind-blowing cocktails
A guide from 1948 still contains the best advice about cocktail-making – but modern mixologists use plenty of 21st-century science, too. Is all that effort worth it?
From firewater to fine dining: exports triple for tequila’s poor cousin, mezcal
Aficionados say Mexico’s agave spirit retains a charm and subtlety lost by its mass-produced rival – and has the potential to be as popular as single-malt whisky
The most expensive cupcake for a 40th birthday celebration
$900 cupcake for a 40th birthday celebration. The way to a wife’s heart is through extravagant sweets. To celebrate his wife’s 40th birthday, a man in Toronto ordered an over-the-top dessert – the most extravagant cupcake possible. The $900 concoction was made with some of the most expensive ingredients in the world and the woman’s … Read more