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History In Every Sip: This Whiskey Pays Tribute to the Legacy of the Harlem Hellfighters
By Beau Hayhoe
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The 5 Whiskeys You Pour When Dry January Is Officially Over

Splurge a little (or a lot) with a fine dram for your bar cart after a well-earned month off the sauce.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Classics, Minus the Booze

The 6 mocktails every guy should know how to make.

By Christopher Osburn
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Dry January Isn’t New. The Drinks Are, Though.

A practical guide to the modern sober-curious landscape.

By Lauren Smurr
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We Asked an AI To Name the Best Bourbons. The Suggestions Were Surprisingly Solid

2022 may very well go down as the year that artificial intelligence became mainstream. Did we all lose our jobs to the machines and end up in an epic battle for humanity? No. But AI-generated content finally got its spotlight, first with images from DALL-E 2 and then with the…

By Nickolaus Hines
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What to Drink This Weekend: Champagne Punch

Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. When it comes to New Year's Eve beverages, there's only one essential option: Champagne. You better have a few bottles…

By John A. Paradiso
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Our 11 Favorite Cocktails This Year That Are Perfect For the Holidays

The Cool Material team sipped and suggested plenty of weekend cocktails this year. Many were seasonally appropriate, and ranged from classics to modern takes on classics. A handful are also the perfect addition to any holiday get-together, large or small, family or friends. When it comes to holiday drinks, there…

By Nickolaus Hines
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Holiday Party Essentials: 10 Bottles (and Cocktails) Spirits Experts Suggest Bringing

Getting together for the holidays — whether it’s with friends, family, or both — is made all the better with the right drink. A few bottles of sparkling wine will surely be present, but sometimes the occasion calls for something a little stronger. A quality spirit and a house cocktail…

By Nickolaus Hines
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3 Distilleries That Prove Some of the Best American Whiskey Comes From Texas

While Kentucky usually gets the most attention, you can find great American whiskey in just about every state these days. One of the most interesting is Texas, both from a flavor perspective and from the fact that distillers in the state went from essentially zero to world-class in such a…

By Nickolaus Hines
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