"Alcohol is like love. The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off." --Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler)
- Get ready for Derby Day -- Kyle Ford mixes up Mint Juleps for CNN, including 5 different variations.
- And don't forget Cinco de Mayo! In the Wall Street Journal, Kevin Sintumuang talks Margaritas -- everything you need to know.
- Wayne Curtis talks colonial cocktails in New Orleans at The Museum of the American Cocktail.
- In the New York Times, Robert Simonson pays tribute to Charles H. Baker Jr., the world traveler, raconteur and cocktail afficionado.
- Also in the Times, Florence Fabricant visits Manhattan's Experimental Cocktail Club and discovers American cocktails with a French twist.
- On his blog (via Imbibe Magazine), Robert Simonson also writes about Nectar, a popular local New Orleans soda flavor.
- In the Chicago Tribune, Zak Stambor tells the story of a true survivor: Buffalo Trace's Colonel E.H. Taylor Bourbon, dubbed “Warehouse C Tornado Surviving."
- In the Globe and Mail (Toronto), Susan Krashinky writes about the resurgence of Canadian whisky in the U.S. -- driven in part by the success of the television show Mad Men.
- In the Atlanta Journal-Constition, Jon Watson talks bourbon and includes some very solid recommendations.
- In LA Weekly, Jenn Garbee samples The Botanist, a new gin made by Bruichladdich, and pronounces it "Oscar-worthy."
- In the National Post (Toronto), Adam McDowell tastes and recommends several bargain bourbons. (I'm not sure these all qualify as "bargains" -- but keep in mind that the prices he cites are in Canadian money.)
- In the San Jose Mercury News, Jessica Yadegaran reports that the San Francisco Bay Area has become the center of a booming American craft whiskey movement.
- In Cigar Aficionado, Jack Bettridge takes a look at whiskies from the Great White North (aka Canada).
- Also in Cigar Aficionado, Bettridge has nice things to say about Wild Turkey 81 Rye, a new, more mixable rye whiskey that comes in at 81 proof.
- For the Marin Independent Journal, Jeff Burkhart travels Pennsylvania's Whiskey Trail in search of rye whiskey. He finds some good stories, but, sadly, no whiskey.
- In the San Antonio Express-News, Jennifer McInnis tastes Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao, St. George gins, and Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky.
- Heaven Hill Distilleries, makers of Evan Williams and other find spirits, is planning to build a tourist attraction, with distillery, in downtown Louisville. Sounds fun!
- In Food and Wine, Jim Meehan discusses his favorite bars in Milwaukee.
- In Details Magazine, Christopher Ross lists the 10 steps to making a killer Mint Julep.
- Also in Details, Christopher Ross makes the case for why Green Chartreuse is the hipster Jägermeister.
- On Live Mint (from the WSJ), Joel Harrison talks about collecting whiskies. At least if the market bottoms out, you can drink your stock.
- Forbes Magazine also has a piece on the rise in value of fine whisky. A group in NYC is forming a private membership club to invest in booze.
- In the Huffington Post, Tony Sachs suggests 12 rums that are suitable for sipping. Some very nice choices!
- In Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Kara Newman shares recipes for fruity vodka cocktails.
- In the Nashville Scene, Chris Chamberlain samples 3 different rums and shares his thoughts.
- In CLASS Magazine, Simon Difford and Ian Cameron round up 6 different coconut liqueurs. There's a 3-way tie for the best score -- including a surprising Malibu.
- Also in CLASS, Simon Difford channels his inner geek to talk blended Scotch whisky.
- Bourbon production returns to Maysville, Kentucky with the opening of Old Pogue Distillery.
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