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/19 Nov 2018
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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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/09 Nov 2018
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A FITTING BOTTLE FOR THE CHAMPAGNE OF BEERS

Champagne dreams but a beer budget? Miller High Life has the solution to that. Sort of. The self-proclaimed “Champagne of Beers” will be available nationally through the holiday season in limited-edition 750ml Champagne-style bottles. Suggested retail price is just $3.49, significantly cheaper than virtually any sparkling wine. The bottles, which...
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/31 Dec 2015
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AFFORDABLE CÔTES DE BORDEAUX

IN KEEPING with the theme of last month’s column about the Médoc’s Cru Bourgeois, here is a look at another group of affordable Bordeaux wines – the Côtes de Bordeaux. These châteaux produce wines with unmistakable Bordeaux character. In fact, sometimes they might be preferred to their more celebrated, and...
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/31 Dec 2015
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The American Craft Beer Industry

FROM HUMBLE ORIGINS of homebrewing in California garages to selling to a multi-national corporation for a cool billion dollars, the American craft beer industry offers the unlikeliest of underdog stories.  For more than 3O years, a small cadre of upstart brewers slogged in an unlikely fight against a system built...
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/15 Dec 2015
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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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/01 Dec 2015
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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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/01 Dec 2015
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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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/01 Dec 2015
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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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/01 Dec 2015
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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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/05 Nov 2015
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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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