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Sebago Lake Distillery Introduces New Barrel Rested Portland Rum

Sebago Lake Distillery, Maine’s only craft distiller focused exclusively on producing rum, announced the debut of Barrel Rested Portland Rum. Portland Rum is the newest craft inspired, superlative rum to join the distiller’s range of super-premium offerings including Original Rum, KOPI Coffee Flavored Rum and Spider Island Rum. Sebago Lake’s...
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RYAN McGRALE – A BARTENDER’S LEGACY

    RYAN McGRALE – A BARTENDER’S LEGACY THE BOSTON MIXOLOGY COMMUNITY lost one of its brightest stars last fall with the sudden and untimely passing of bartender Ryan McGrale on November 14, 2O15. Ryan cut his teeth at No.9 Park when Boston’s cocktail culture was in its relative infancy,...
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THE CORPSE REVIVER

CHAMPAGNE MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER Wouldn’t you agree? There’s nothing like the pop of a cork to turn festivities into an official party, be they ringing in the New Year or celebrating any given Tuesday night. Champagne on the rocks in a pint glass with a straw can up your brunch...
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Stock this Stuff

TIS’ THE SEASON for holiday shopping! Every year it seems to get busier and busier – meaning time is of the essence as customers dash through your aisles pre-holiday fête. Behold our carefully curated list of items to stock this season, sure to spark a twinkle in the eye as...
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Cru Bourgeois

THE THOUSANDS of wines of Bordeaux, particularly the reds, need no introduction and little explanation. In recent years, however, we need abundant disposable assets to acquire any of the five dozen Grands Crus Classés at the apex of the hierarchical pyramid, and then would need to wait many years for...
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Pinot Noir From Oregon

PINOT NOIR won’t grow just anywhere. Genetically unstable, it’s susceptible to frost, rot and over cropping. It requires a long, cool, but sunny and dry growing season for its personality to develop. I was on a panel recently the topic of which was Demystifying Wine; that’s well and good, I...
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The Smoking Bishop

IF THERE was ever a time to congregate around a celebratory bowl of alcohol it’s now, with the holidays and their endless pageant of festive occasions upon us. We’ve extolled the virtues of punch in this column before: there is no better way to enjoy your own party while tending...
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Moldova

AS WE SLURP through life, we are curious about unfamiliar wines.  Made from novel grape varietals grown in faraway places with strange-sounding names, handled by methods unconventional to us, they may offer flavor profiles that expand our horizons and stories that excite our imaginations.  Sometimes we find bargains.  So, when...
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Pilsener

IN A WORLD so dominated by IPA, it is refreshing to see an old, much maligned classic make a serious comeback. From the very beginning of the craft beer movement, the pilsener style seemed destined to become a laughingstock, an also-ran in beer history. Seen as the antithesis of everything...
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A DRINK WITH PETER SZIGETI

A DRINK WITH PETER SZIGETI BEVERAGE DIRECTOR • COMMITTEE BUDAPEST may be a long way from Boston, but that didn’t stop Peter Szigeti from taking a job as the Beverage Director at Committee, a new hotspot in the Seaport District. One of the restaurant’s owners (same team behind Cafeteria and...
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