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iStockphoto/UPROXX Barrel-strength bourbon is bold by design. Some would argue that it’s the opposite of “smooth” — refined, polished, and without rough edges — on purpose. It’s often hot, brash, BIG whiskey. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be refined, polished, and without rough edges — aka “smooth” at the same time. The whiskey in …
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Beefeater/New Amsterdam/Broekr's/Gordon's/istock/Uproxx If you’re not an avid gin drinker and you’ve tasted some version of the popular spirit, there’s a good chance it was London dry gin. For the uninitiated, London dry gin is (like all gins) a juniper-infused spirit that often features aromas and flavors from additional herbs and botanicals. It’s well-known for its …
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Kentucky Bourbon Festival/UPROXX We’re deep in Bourbon Heritage Month, which is full of bourbon releases, parties, and festivals. Case in point, the 2023 edition of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival just wrapped up in Bardstown, Kentucky, and it was a doozy. This year’s three-day fest was a bespoke county fair devoted to dozens of whiskey brands …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX We’re already halfway through Bourbon Heritage Month. That means it’s high time to do a massive blind taste test of some new bourbons. There’s just so much out there, friends. And there’s really no better way to filter through the static than taking away labels and preconceptions to find the gems in a blind …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Barrel-strength bourbon is for the bold-hearted. These bourbons are full of big flavors, big textures, and really big ABVs. Those ABVs (or very high proof) can be a lot to get a handle on and easily burn the palate of a newbie. That makes just grabbing a barrel-strength bourbon a bit of a crapshoot. …
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Wray & Nephew/Bayou/don Q/Bacardi/istock/Uproxx There’s a common misconception with white rum that the popular sugarcane-based spirit is un-aged and goes from the still directly into the bottle. While this is sometimes true, it’s not a guarantee. Many white rums are matured between one and two years with a few matured even longer. Regardless of its …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX Good single malt Scotch whisky is nearly overflowing across the shelves these days. Sherry cask this, double casks that, Highlands this, cask strength that, peated this, Speyside that… The labels and options feel like they’re endless. That can be a good thing in that you can get some seriously good Scottish single malt whisky …
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If you’re like my six-year-old, you won’t even drink water that’s been sitting out for a couple of hours – and here this grown woman is, drinking the oldest water on earth. I have questions. The water was found in a Canadian mine back in 2016, about 1.8 mils beneath the surface. There, geologists found …
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Uproxx/iStock We’re not going to let go of grilling season until an actual rainstorm douses our grills! Or you know, it gets too chilly outside to reasonably want to cook in shorts and shuttle meat from the kitchen to the outdoors. Regardless, while we may be in the last full month of summer, we’re definitely …
Camarena/El Jimador/Lunazul/Pueblo Viejo/istock/Uproxx A misconception of blanco tequila is that it’s only for mixing and nothing else. Sure, a lot of it is only tolerable when it’s paired with bold cocktail add-ons, but that’s not always the case. Plenty of blanco tequila is downright sippable. Well-made blanco tequilas can have a variety of aromas and …
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Skyy/UV/Tito's/DeepEddy/istock/Uproxx Let’s get this out of the way up top — to say that vodka is flavorless is simply not true. While some vodkas are distilled to have a clean, neutral aroma and flavors and some bottom-shelf vodka taste like nothing but liquid heat, many feature complex flavor profiles. Depending on the ingredients and the …
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iStockphoto/UPROXX High-rye bourbon is a whole thing. The general idea is that the higher the rye content in bourbon, the more “spiciness” and depth it’ll have. That’s absurd. There are amazing bourbons that have exactly zero rye in the mash bill (recipe) and are spice bombs and deep AF. Hell, even boiling down “rye” to …
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