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Richard on April 14th, 2012

As with just about everything from March, I’m a little late on my coverage of the 2012 Atlanta Single Malt and Scotch Whisky Extravaganza. Hopefully no one was waiting on my feedback before pulling the trigger on tickets to an event in another city. In the spirit of full disclosure I will tell you that [...]

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On Wednesday, March 14th I was invited to a private lunch at Five Napkin Burger in Midtown Atlanta with Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller for Four Roses. How can a fellow say no to an offer like that? Five Napkin Burger (FNB) is a high end burger joint whose namesake burger is 10 ounces of ground [...]

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Richard on April 4th, 2012

Wow I’ve been busy. There’s been so much stuff going on that I don’t even know where to begin. I finally caught up on all the Irish whiskey reviews but I still have a beer and rum review I owe to the nice folks that sent me bottles for review. April will be a rye [...]

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Richard on March 7th, 2012

Listen up all you bourbon drinkers, junkies, and geeks! What are you doing for lunch next Wednesday, March 14th at 1PM? You could be having lunch with Jim Rutledge, Master Distiller for Four Roses. Yes, the man behind the 10 recipes of fantastic Four Roses Bourbon will be at a private lunch event hosted by [...]

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Richard on March 1st, 2012

March is here again.  As is tradition, we focus on Irish whiskey reviews in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.  First on tap is the new Redbreast Cask Strength on Friday.  We’ll also bring you reviews of Bushmills and Midleton’s whiskeys throughout the month. Also, if you haven’t noticed we’ve also added some new content to [...]

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