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GSN Review: Remus Batch No. 2 Straight Wheat Whiskey
Remus Bourbon, the award-winning whiskey produced by Ross & Squibb Distillery announces the release of Remus Master Distiller Experimental Series No. 2, a 113-proof straight wheat whiskey, the first wheat whiskey ever released by the Remus brand. Building on the acclaim of Experimental Series No. 1, the second installment continues the annual limited-edition program. Originally […]
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GSN Alert: 2026 James Beard Awards Beverage and Bar Finalists
Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program Chambers, New York, NY Field & Main, Marshall, VA Kato, Los Angeles, CA The Port of Call, Mystic, CT Sway Brewing & Blending, Baileys Harbor, WI Outstanding Bar Bow & Arrow Brewing Co., Albuquerque, NM Lovers Bar at Friday Saturday Sunday, Philadelphia, PA Onyx Coffee Lab, Rogers, AR Scotch […]
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GSN Review: Woodinville 6-Year-Old Straight Bourbon
This truly small-batch bourbon starts with traditionally grown corn, rye, and malted barley. All of the staple grains are cultivated exclusively for Woodinville on the Omlin Family farm in Quincy, Washington. The grains are mashed and distilled in the Woodinville distillery, then trucked back over the Cascade Mountains for barreling and aging in their private […]
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GSN Review: Cocktail Kingdom Ceramic Lantern Mug & Lucky Cat Barspoon
Cocktail Kingdom’s newest launches, the Lucky Cat Barspoon and Lantern Mug, bring the symbolism of continued fortune and festive design to the home bar all year long. Inspired by the iconic maneki-neko (招き猫, lit. ‘beckoning cat’) known for attracting prosperity, the stainless steel barspoon pairs playful design with everyday function, making it a stylish tool for stirring cocktails […]
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GSN Review: Chicken Cock Wheated Bourbon
Chicken Cock Whiskey dating back to 1856, announces the release of Chicken Cock Wheated Kentucky Straight Bourbon, the newest member of its core portfolio and the first wheated mash bill in the brand’s 168-year history. The release officially replaces Chicken Cock Small Batch in the core lineup, ushering in a new chapter for the “Famous […]
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GSN Review: DAMRAK Gin and DAMRAK Virgin
Made near Damrak square in the heart of Amsterdam, Damrak Gin combines seventeen botanicals and is distilled five times. Damrak has also created a 0.0 gin as a non-alcohol alternative: Damrak Virgin 0.0. Although at 0% alcohol, it contains 100% of the recognizable Damrak Gin botanical flavors. Damrak Gin – GSN’s Remarks: Nice blend of […]
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Imbibing Mr. Boston – Clover Club Cocktail
Here is one of the world’s most celebrated cocktails. There was even a NYC bar named after it up until a few years ago. The history behind this drink is quite interesting. Here are some salient points: The Clover Club was founded in 1882 in Philadelphia by a group of journalists. Eventually the club proved […]
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GSN Review: Tattersall Functional Beverages
Tattersall Distilling recently announced the launch of Tattersall Functional Beverages (TFB), two hemp-derived, THC-infused, alcohol-free drinks crafted to help people uplift or unwind. Backed by more than a decade of distilling expertise, Tattersall brings the same precision and flavor that built its reputation in spirits to the functional beverage category. Each TFB blend combines fast-acting […]
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GSN Review: Tattersall Bottled-in-Bond Straight Rye Whiskey
Tattersall Distilling of Minneapolis and River Falls, Wisconsin, recently announced the launch of its Bottled-in-Bond, Seven Year Straight Rye Whiskey. A bottled-in-bond spirit denotes that the spirit is the product of one distillery from a single distillation season, is bottled at 100 proof or 50% ABV and has been aged for at least four years […]
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GSN Review: Another Hendrick’s Gin
Hendrick’s Gin introduces Another Hendrick’s, the first new permanent addition to its line up in nine years. Building on Hendrick’s signature infusion of rose and cucumber, Another Hendrick’s is layered with orange blossom and cacao beans. The curious new spirit celebrates another side of Hendrick’s personality and is packaged in a striking white bottle. “Another […]
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GSN Review: Boatyard Double Gin
Born in Ireland and made solely with organic ingredients and eight botanicals, Boatyard Double Gin (SRP: $39.99) is a London-style gin crafted with Martinis in mind. From organic botanicals to the Sweet Gale sourced from family land, Boatyard’s identity is rooted in place, process, and provenance. Bottled at 46% ABV, the “double” refers to Boatyard’s […]
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GSN Review: High West Bourye 2026 (Batch No. 26A21)
High West has announced the 2026 release of Bourye, its annual, limited release blend of straight bourbon and rye whiskeys. This year’s release of Bourye marries two straight bourbon whiskey mash bills with two straight rye whiskey mash bills: – 75% corn, 21% rye, 4% barley malt from MGP – 60% corn, 36% rye, 4% malted […]
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Imbibing Mr. Boston: Cloister Cocktail
From the 1971 Playboy Bar Guide, comes this gin Daisy with a healthy dose of Chartreuse. Although it’s early March when we write this, the guide says that this cocktail is “perfect for an autumn sundown.” We say that it’s perfect any time of the year. Cloister Cocktail 1 1/2 Ounce Gin 1/2 Ounce Yellow […]
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GSN Review: Village Rye Whiskey & Village Bonfire Smoked Maple Syrup Bourbon
One wintery Vermont Christmas Eve a few years ago, Village Garage founders Glen Sauer and Matt Cushman shared their dream of opening a craft distillery in their hometown of Bennington, Vermont. Glen knew the perfect spot – the historic “Village Garage” near the four corners of downtown. Originally a tractor dealership that had served the […]
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GSN Review: Poli Conclave Whisky
Founded in 1898 by GioBatta Poli, Distillerie Poli is an artisan distillery located in Schiavon, near Bassano del Grappa, in the heart of Veneto, Italy. This region is renowned for its production of Grappa, and the Poli family has been dedicated to this craft for over a century. Known primarily for their excellent Grappas, brandies […]
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GSN Review: Don Q Pedro Ximénez Double Cask Rum
Don Q Double Aged Pedro Ximénez Cask Finish Rum is a limited-edition release from their Selección Exclusiva series. The spirit undergoes a dual cask aging process. First, the rum rests for a minimum of seven years in American white oak ex-bourbon barrels. It is then finished for an additional eleven months in Pedro Ximénez sherry […]
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GSN Review: Oxbow Small Batch & Barrel Aged Rum
Oxbow Rum Distillery cultivates sugarcane on the banks of an ancient Mississippi River oxbow, a unique environment that produces rich soil and sweet sugarcane, enabling the crafting of American rum from cane to glass. Offering two product lines: Oxbow Estate Rum, an additive-free rum distilled in small batches and False River, the company’s flavored rum […]
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GSN Review: Yellowstone Recollection Bourbon
Founded by distiller Joseph Bernard Dant, Yellowstone Bourbon was named after the world’s first national park in 1872. In 2011, seventh-generation Master Distiller Stephen Beam – a descendant of both the historic Dant and Beam distilling families – founded Lebanon, Kentucky-based Limestone Branch Distillery and resurrected the Yellowstone brand with the creation of Yellowstone Select […]
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GSN Review: Planteray Hogo Monsta
Planteray Rum introduces Planteray Hogo Monsta, a bold high-ester rum, rich in the naturally occurring aromatic compounds formed during fermentation – delivering an unmistakably intense character bursting with funky, fruity, and spicy notes. Crafted at the legendary Stade’s West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados, this is not just a rum; it is a sensory uprising. Created […]
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Imbibing Mr. Boston: Classic Cocktail
Classic Cocktail For glass: Lemon wedge, superfine sugar 1oz brandy 0.5oz lemon juice 0.25oz orange curacao 0.25oz maraschino liqueur Rim chilled old-fashioned glass with lemon and sugar. Shake remaining ingredients with ice and strain into glass. GSN’s Thoughts: Another one from Harry Craddock’s The Savoy Cocktail Book published in 1930. This is basically a short […]
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Imbibing Mr. Boston: Claridge Cocktail
A classic golden age cocktail that makes its first appearances in Harry’s ABC of Mixing Cocktails (1922) and later in The Savoy Cocktail Book (1930). The drink is attributed to a Leon who worked as a bartender at Claridge’s Hotel in Paris. Oddly, the cocktail is also replicated under the name the Frankenjack Cocktail in […]
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GSN Review: High West Cask Strength
High West Cask Strength (58.5% ABV) is a blended small-batch Bourbon composed of straight Bourbons aged between six and 20 years, finished in new, charred American white oak barrels. This latest release has been produced using a mash bill comprising: 60% corn and 40% malted barley (Kentucky); 60% corn and 40% rye (Kentucky); 75% corn, […]
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GSN Review: False River Dark Rum
Oxbow’s spirits portfolio is comprised of single estate rums. “We’re one of the few in the country with that status,” owner Olivia Stewart confirms. “That means my family owns the cane fields, the sugar mill, and the distillery, and we get to use really rare ingredients, including fresh-pressed raw cane juice, to make rum in […]
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GSN Review: Casa Lotos Sotol Blanco
Casa Lotos’ Sotol Blanco, priced at SRP $49.95, is made from the head of the Dasylirion plant and is carefully hand-harvested in the wild then cooked in a brick oven. The plant is fermented in native pine and double-distilled in copper stills for exceptional flavor and clarity. As part of Casa Lotos’ commitment to the environment, […]