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Newly published articles, oldies but goodies, pieces that have disappeared from the Internet, and some exclusive content as well. Basically a repository for my stuff.

Of Advertorials, Vikings, Bookshelves, And A Delicious Highland Park Whisky

Of Advertorials, Vikings, Bookshelves, And A Delicious Highland Park Whisky

Christine SachsOctober 20, 2020Highland Park, Highland Park: The Dark, Scotch whisky, single malt Scotch, Orkney, VikingsComment

Three Guys, Two Hours, Ten Limited Edition Whiskies: A Love Story

Three Guys, Two Hours, Ten Limited Edition Whiskies: A Love Story

WhiskyChristine SachsOctober 16, 2020Tommy Tardie, Fine & Rare, Diageo, Diageo Special Releases, Scotch whisky, Brora, Port Ellen, Dalwhinnie, AuchcroiskComment

Blast From The Past: 8 Overproof Spirits To Help Us All Deal With Trump

Blast From The Past: 8 Overproof Spirits To Help Us All Deal With Trump

A History-Making Rum Retraces The Journey Of A History-Making Abolitionist

A History-Making Rum Retraces The Journey Of A History-Making Abolitionist

Christine SachsSeptember 25, 2020rum, Equiano Rum, Ian Burrell, Richard Seale, Foursquare, African rum, Caribbean rumComment

Vermouth Goes... Tiki?!

Vermouth Goes... Tiki?!

Christine SachsSeptember 23, 2020tiki cocktails, Noilly Prat, Courtney Lane, vermouth, cocktails, Noilly Prat Original Dry, Noilly Prat Rouge, Golden Jungle, Dry Tai, mai tai, Privateer Rum, Appleton 8 Year Old, Don Q, Ten To One rum, Grand Marnier, Angostura bittersComment

What Makes The Perfect Manhattan? Here Are 7 Different Answers

What Makes The Perfect Manhattan? Here Are 7 Different Answers

Christine SachsSeptember 18, 2020whiskey, Manhattan, Bourbon Review, bourbon, rye whiskey, cocktails, bartenders, Andrew Volk, Abigail Gullo, Dane Durand, Justin Lavenue, Lucinda Sterling, Jody Buchan, Tommy TardieComment

Maker's Mark Makes Its Mark (Again) With A Nifty Limited Edition Bourbon

Maker's Mark Makes Its Mark (Again) With A Nifty Limited Edition Bourbon

Christine SachsSeptember 14, 2020bourbon, whiskey, Maker's Mark, Wood Finished Series, limited edition bourbonComment

... And The Knob Creeks Just Keep On Coming

... And The Knob Creeks Just Keep On Coming

Christine SachsSeptember 9, 2020bourbon, Knob Creek, Alcohol Professor, Beam Suntory, Jim Beam, whiskeyComment

Can A Bourbon Be Too Old?

Can A Bourbon Be Too Old?

Christine SachsSeptember 4, 2020bourbon, whiskey, Whisky Advocate, Philip Duff, Old Duff Genever, BowmoreComment

Too Much Bottled-in-Bond? Surely You Jest!

Too Much Bottled-in-Bond? Surely You Jest!

Christine SachsAugust 31, 2020bottled-in-bond, Wild Turkey, George Dickel, Old Fitzgerald, Heaven Hill, Master's Keep, Nicole Austin, Eddie Russell, bourbon, Tennessee whisky, whiskey, Alcohol ProfessorComment

History's Great Drunks: Humphrey Bogart

History's Great Drunks: Humphrey Bogart

Christine SachsAugust 21, 2020History's Great Drunks, Robb Report, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Rat Pack, Lauren Bacall, Scotch whiskyComment

Angel's Envy Celebrates Its First Decade With A Rare Mizunara Oak-Finished Bourbon

Angel's Envy Celebrates Its First Decade With A Rare Mizunara Oak-Finished Bourbon

Christine SachsAugust 18, 2020Angel's Envy, Lincoln Henderson, Wes Henderson, Kyle Henderson, bourbon, Mizunara oak, whiskey, KentuckyComment

The Most Expensive Cognac I've Ever Tasted, And How Not To Do A Cognac Tasting

The Most Expensive Cognac I've Ever Tasted, And How Not To Do A Cognac Tasting

Christine SachsAugust 10, 2020cognac, Hennessy, Hennessy 8, brandy, France, Robb ReportComment

Three Distilleries, Three Bottled-In-Bond Whiskeys, Three Ways To Say "Mmmmm"

Three Distilleries, Three Bottled-In-Bond Whiskeys, Three Ways To Say "Mmmmm"

Christine SachsAugust 5, 2020whiskey, bourbon, bottled-in-bond, Wild Turkey, Master's Keep, George Dickel, Jim Beam, Old Tub, Eddie Russell, Nicole AustinComment

Happy Black Tot Day! A History Of Britain's Royal Naval Rum (And A Tasting, Too)

Happy Black Tot Day! A History Of Britain's Royal Naval Rum (And A Tasting, Too)

Christine SachsJuly 31, 2020rum, Black Tot rum, Royal Naval Rum, Robb Report, Whisky Exchange, Pusser's Rum, Black Tot DayComment

It's Ten To One Somewhere: My Review Of Two Tasty Pan-Caribbean Rums

It's Ten To One Somewhere: My Review Of Two Tasty Pan-Caribbean Rums

Christine SachsJuly 27, 2020rum, Ten To One rum, Marc Farrell, Caribbean rum, Alcohol ProfessorComment

Saul Bass In A Glass: One Of My Weirder Cocktail Ideas, Realized

Saul Bass In A Glass: One Of My Weirder Cocktail Ideas, Realized

Christine SachsJuly 23, 2020Cocktails, Schuyler Hunton, Saul Bass, Bombay Sapphire, gin, Most Imaginative Bartender competition Comment

A New Bourbon & A New Rye From Jim Beam

A New Bourbon & A New Rye From Jim Beam

Christine SachsJuly 8, 2020Jim Beam, Beam Suntory, Basil Hayden's, Old Tub, bourbon, rye whiskey, KentuckyComment

Frankie Goes To Lynchburg: In Praise Of Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select

Frankie Goes To Lynchburg: In Praise Of Jack Daniel's Sinatra Select

Christine SachsJuly 6, 2020Jack Daniel's, Sinatra Select, American whiskey, Tennessee whisky, Jeff Arnett, Frank SinatraComment

Talking With Grand Marnier's Cellar Master About... Well, Grand Marnier, Of Course

Talking With Grand Marnier's Cellar Master About... Well, Grand Marnier, Of Course

Christine SachsJune 26, 2020Grand Marnier, orange liqueur, liqueur, Patrick Ragenaud, Robb Report, cognacComment