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Adam Hannett, Bruichladdich
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28/03/2025

Adam Hannett – Capturing the contours of Islay

An exclusive interview with the master distiller behind The Botanist gin and the whiskies of Bruichladdich Distillery—perhaps Scotland’s most terroir-driven spirits. I haven’t met many people who started from such a humble position within a...

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vermouth
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05/03/2025

All About Vermouth: Categories, Regulations, and Products

I will state it outright and without hesitation: I consider vermouth to be one of the most versatile alcoholic beverages. It is excellent on its own, neat or over ice, as well as in cocktails,...

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Nelson Hernandez, Diplomatico
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21/02/2025

“The premium rum category still has much to offer,” explains Diplomatico’s maestro ronero, Nelson Hernandez.

Few rums in history have achieved what Diplomatico has in just a few short years. Launched as a premium rum at a time when most people were sipping rum and cola through plastic straws in...

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George Remus
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05/12/2024

George Remus: America’s Greatest Bootlegger and the Great Gatsby

More than ninety years have passed since the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, an era that forever changed American society and its economy. During these years, the stories of those who amassed fortunes through illegal...

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John Gakuru, Tales of the Cocktail Foundation
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30/11/2024

John Gakuru: “Bars are safe spaces; no app can replace them”

It doesn’t take long, speaking with John Gakuru, to understand the caliber and value of your interlocutor. Grounded and humble, passionate and visionary, authentic, with a resume spanning four continents that anyone in our industry...

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Ivan Saldana
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21/10/2024

“Innovation builds on the familiar”: Iván Saldaña on creativity, sustainability, and agave spirits

How did a university PhD transition from academia into the beverage industry and then collaborate with some of the world’s most famous celebrities? Mexican Dr. Iván Saldaña, with degrees in biochemistry and evolutionary plant biology,...

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