Episode 120 features Everclear Grain Alcohol. Bottled in 750ml at 95% ABV, or 190 proof and it retails for about $21.

Enjoy this episode with something you've made with Everclear.

Everclear's official website: https://diywitheverclear.com/

Brief Historical Timeline:

• 1922 - Everclear is mentioned in various issues of the Druggists Circular as a product of American Distilling Company.
• 1936 - Article lists Everclear alongside whiskey, gin and rum.
• 1950 - Everclear is registered as a trademark.
• 1981 - American Distilling Company sells the Everclear brand to David Sherman Corporation.
• 2006 - David Sherman Corporation rebrands as Luxco.
• 2015 - First marketing campaign for Everclear, the "Make It Your Own" is launched.
• 2018 - New packaging, labeling is introduced.
• 2021 - Luxco is purchased by MGP Ingredients.

Key Cocktails:

Everclear is described as a blank canvas, a clean slate and open invitation to make it your own. Everclear will add more "Punch to your Punch." Ample recipes are featured on the brand's website.

References:

Luxco Website

Vinepair Article on Everclear History

Vinepair List on Everclear

The Druggists Circular

Punch Article on Rebrand

Press Release on Updated Packaging

Wikipedia Article on Everclear

MGP Purchase of Luxco

Art Alexakis Quote on Everclear as his Band Name

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Episode 119 features Kentucky Owl, Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey - Maighstir Edition. Bottled in 750ml at 50% ABV, or 100 proof and it retails for about $134.

Enjoy this episode with a pour of Kentucky Owl as you like it.

Kentucky Owl's official website: https://kentuckyowlbourbon.com/

Brief Historical Timeline:

• 1879 - Kentucky Owl is founded by C.M. Dedman.
• 1916 - Production ends and aging stocks are confiscated by the US government, they are then all "lost in a fire".
• 2014 - Dixon Dedman, great-great-grandson of the founder, releases Batch #1, resurrecting the brand.
• 2017 - Stoli Group purchases Kentucky Owl.
• 2018 - Groundbreaking of the 420 acre distillery complex and brand home.
• 2023 - Maureen Robinson collaborates with John Rhea in the release of the Maighstir Edition.
• 2023 - Maureen Robinson is named Master Blender for Kentucky Owl.

Key Cocktails:

Simply drink Kentucky Owl as you like it. Neat, on the rocks, with water, or you could mix it if you like.

References:

Interview with Kentucky Owl’s Master Blender, Maureen Robinson

Stoli Group Website

Coverage of Stoli Group's Purchase of Kentucky Owl

Kentucky Owl's Distillery Complex Announcement

Press Release on Maureen Robinson Becoming Master Blender

Press Release on Maighstir Edition Release

Maureen Robinson Background

Keepers of the Quaich

Story of Kentucky Owl in American Whiskey

The Whiskey Wash Article on Kentucky Owl

Forbes Article on Kentucky Owl

The Beaumont Inn Website

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Episode 118 features St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram. Bottled in 750ml at 22.5% ABV, or 45 proof and it retails for about $30.

Enjoy this episode with a tiki cocktail using "Pimento Dram" if you like.

St. Elizabeth doesn't have standalone brand website, but here's the producer's website: https://alpenz.com/product-allspice.html

Brief Historical Timeline:

• 1850s - Pimento Dram is thought to have been invented.
• 1862 - First written reference to Pimento Dram as a commercial product.
• 1900s - Pimento Dram is fairly common, and finds use in Tiki cocktails.
• 1980s - Pimento Dram leaves the US market.
• 2008 - Haus Alpenz creates St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram, bringing Pimento Dram back to the US.

Key Cocktails:

St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram works in many tiki cocktails, but try this British concoction from 1937, the Lion's Tail.

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. Bourbon
• 0.5 oz. of St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram
• 0.5 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
• 1 teaspoon simple syrup
• 2 dashes Angostura bitters
• Orange twist

Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake until well-chilled, then strain into a coupe or cocktail glass. Express oil from the orange twist over the top of the drink and discard (the twist, not the drink!).

References:

Book: Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails by Ted Haigh, copyright 2009 revised edition.

Wikipedia Article on Allspice

Wikipedia Article on Saint Elizabeth Parish

What is Pimento Dram by The Spruce Eats

2008 Article from the San Francisco Chronicle discussing the launch of St. Elizabeth Allspice Dram

2015 New York Times Article

Cocktail Society Article on Allspice Dram

Liquor.com Article on the Lions Tale Cocktail

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