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    What We’re Drinking – Cruz Reposado Tequila

    David Honig
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    Cruz Reposado Tequila comes from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, and is made from 100% blue agave. The agave is baked in clay ovens, cooled, then crushed, before it is double distilled in stainless pot stills. It then gets 6 months in American oak whiskey barrels before it is released. The color

    What We’re Drinking – Cruz Silver Tequila

    David Honig
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    Cruz Silver Tequila comes from the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, and is made from 100% blue agave. The agave is baked in clay ovens, cooled, then crushed, before it is double distilled in stainless pot stills. The aroma is surprisingly soft, like cucumber, agave, and velvet. On the palate, flavors

    Is a glass of red wine equal to an hour at the gym?

    Michelle Locke
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    Perhaps you saw the stories making the rounds of social media lately claiming that a glass of red wine was equal to an hour working out at the gym. Perhaps you thought, “Hallelujah!” It pains me to be the one to have to break this to you, but don’t toss

    What We’re Drinking – Bonny Doon “A Proper Claret” Red Blend

    David Honig
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    If a Bonny Doon label says, "A Proper Claret," one thing you can be sure of is that it is not quite proper after all. Tannat and Syrah join traditional Bordeaux grapes here, and it works. Cabernet offers up classic cassis, softened by Merlot and leaned out by Tannat. Petit Verdot accounts

    El Dorado is worth searching for

    W. Blake Gray
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    The divide in California wine seems simple: the coasts are cool, the interior is not. But then there's El Dorado. El Dorado doesn't neatly fit into any category. It's much cooler than most of California's interior because it's so far above sea level. In fact, the Fair Play subappellation, which

    What We’re Drinking – Corsair Ryemageddon Whiskey

    David Honig
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    Corsair's Ryemageddon is an aged version of their Wry Moon, Rye White Whiskey. It is made from local grains- malted rye (80%) and chocolate rye (8%), and red wheat. It is distilled first in Corsair's antique wash still and a second time in a copper pot still. It is aged

    What We’re Drinking – Papa’s Pilar Blonde Rum

    David Honig
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    Papa's Pilar Blonde Rum, like the Dark Rum, is sourced from Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is column distilled, then solera aged through a series of different used barrels, first American Bourbon, then a mix of American Bourbon and Port, and then Port. Finally, it is blended and finished in Spanish

    What We’re Drinking – Papa’s Pilar Dark Rum

    David Honig
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    This is a truly unique rum, from production to flavor. Rums from Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean, some pot distilled and some column distilled, are solera aged through a series of different barrels. First they are aged in American Bourbon barrels. It goes next into a mix of Bourbon and Port
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