Category: whiskey

Anatomy of a Classic Cocktail: The Whiskey Sour

February 18, 2022
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The addition of citrus juice to booze was such an obvious combination that it’s impossible to pin down its true point of origin. Sailors of yore learned to combat scurvy with citrus fruits that offer vitamin C. Lime juice mixed with Caribbean rum kept the British sailors healthy, if not tipsy, and spawned the nickname…

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Pennsylvania rations alcohol due to crippled supply chain

September 18, 2021
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A shortage of certain alcohol brands is leaving some drinkers in low spirits; the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) announced this week it would begin rationing a list of popular liquor labels. Due to sustained supply chain disruptions and product shortages, purchase limits of two bottles, per customer, per day were applied to certain items…

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UK Closes in on Post-Brexit Trade Deal With Australia

June 7, 2021
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The United Kingdom (UK) secretary for international trade hopes to make history by agreeing to a free trade agreement (FTA) with Australia, which would be its first independently negotiated trade deal from scratch since leaving the European Union. “Our trading relationship is deep and longstanding, with the UK once Australia’s foremost trading partner,” Liz Truss…

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