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 In addition to serving some of the finest cocktails and spirits to be found in this or any other city, Caña Rum Bar and Seven Grand each host monthly gatherings where guests are educated on the good stuff through tastings and presentations: Caña Rum Society and Seven Grand Whiskey Society. [...] Continue reading A Tale of Two Societies: Caña Rum Bar and Seven Grand   Oahu may not be everyone’s first choice of the Hawaiian Islands to visit, but the burgeoning cocktail scene will dispel preconceived notions of tourist-laden Waikiki. [...] Continue reading Thirsty in Waikiki: Mai Tais, Lewers, and Whiskies! Oh, My!  Just in time for the holidays, Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey is back on local store shelves. But don’t procrastinate on buying the Rittenhouse 100; supplies are always limited, so it won’t be around for long. [...] Continue reading Get It While You Can: Rittenhouse Bottled in Bond Rye Whiskey is Back
With Los Angeles weather skipping fall and heading straight into rainy winter, what better way to keep warm than by spending an evening tasting some of the nation’s best bourbons? This Saturday, October 23rd, Liquor.com is hosting a Bourbon Grand Tasting, a gathering [...] Continue reading October 23: Bourbon Grand Tasting at Seven Grand
Wild Turkey Associate Distiller Eddie Russell, newly inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. This weekend has been an especially memorable one for Wild Turkey, thanks to Friday’s induction of Associate Distiller Eddie Russell into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. [...] Continue reading A Wild Turkey Celebration of National Bourbon Heritage Month  Good friend and fellow imbiber Scot checks out the newly expanded cocktail menu and whiskey selection at Bigfoot Lodge West. [...] Continue reading Bigfoot Lodge West Steps It Up with New Cocktail and Whiskey Menus
If this was your office, you'd be smiling too: David Pickerell (L) and Raj Peter Bhakta (R) at the WhistlePig Farm Distillery. A group of spirits cognoscenti gathered at Seven Grand last Thursday for the Los Angeles launch of WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey, a 100 [...] Continue reading WhistlePig Straight Rye Whiskey Launches at Seven Grand
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The Patio Bar at Wilshire Restaurant | Photo: Wilshire Following the recent launch of its Cocktail Culture Thursdays, Wilshire Restaurant is furthering its push into the craft cocktails and spirits realm with the inaugural Whiskey Social, taking place on Wednesday, June 30. Executive Chef Andrew Kirschner [...] Continue reading June 30: Whiskey Social at Wilshire Restaurant
The mint julep, "the very dream of drinks." | Image: Maker's Mark “Then comes the zenith of man’s pleasure. Then comes the julep – the mint julep. Who has not tasted one has lived in vain. The honey of Hymettus brought no such [...] Continue reading Run for the Roses, Reach for the Bourbon |
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By any standard, Bill Samuels Jr. has done a remarkable job of carrying on his parents’ legacy during his 35-year tenure as President of Maker’s Mark. Not long after Samuels assumed the company’s reins in 1975, Maker’s Mark experienced double digit growth for [...]
