Chris MacCocktail

"Alcohol is doomed": How ‘synthenol’ science is making booze obsolete, according to an expert Tipsy without the toxins, a new breed of socially-minded drinks are set to take over.

“‘Alcohol is doomed’: How ‘synthenol’ science is making booze obsolete, according to an expert

Tipsy without the toxins, a new breed of socially-minded drinks are set to take over.”

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Newfoundland selling off its U.S. booze for charity, joining Nova Scotia and Manitoba ST. JOHN'S — Newfoundland and Labrador announced Tuesday that it will sell off its stockpile of U.S. booze and donate the proceeds to charity, following the lead of Nova Scotia and Manitoba.

“Newfoundland selling off its U.S. booze for charity, joining Nova Scotia and Manitoba”

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The Michelin Guide is coming for wine. Here’s what it means The tire and restaurant-guide company has announced its plans to begin evaluating wineries in a new guide called Michelin Grapes. Could this mean the end of “Parkerization”?

“The Michelin Guide is coming for wine. Here’s what it means”

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Why President Truman's Old Fashioned Would Put Modern Cocktails To Shame - Chowhound There are all kinds of refreshing mixed drinks out there, but few cocktails are as bold or as bracing as President Harry S. Truman's old fashioned.

“Why President Truman's Old Fashioned Would Put Modern Cocktails To Shame”

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How to Pair Cocktails and Spirits With Your Thanksgiving Meal Thanksgiving is all about spending time with friends and family—and enjoying good food and drinks. Here are some suggestions of spirits to enjoy and c...

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I Tried the Oldest Whisky Ever Bottled. It Was Nothing Like I Expected. In the world of single-malt Scotch, age doesn’t always come before beauty.

“I Tried the Oldest Whisky Ever Bottled. It Was Nothing Like I Expected.

In the world of single-malt Scotch, age doesn’t always come before beauty.” www.esquire.com/food-drink/d...

“Booze makers cut costs to brew profits and defy alcohol sector gloom”
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Move over whey shakes: Protein booze is the wild new trend no one asked for - The Times of India Protein is now being infused into alcoholic beverages, blurring the lines between gym supplements and nightcaps. Brands are innovating with protein in

“Move Over Whey Shakes: Protein Booze Is The Wild New Trend No One Asked For”

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Younger drinkers go booze-free, but not everyone's toasting the holiday mocktail takeover Mocktails are taking over Thanksgiving tables as nearly half of Americans choose nonalcoholic drinks for holiday celebrations this year. But some are pushing back on this.

“Younger drinkers go booze-free, but not everyone's toasting the holiday mocktail takeover

Sober trend shakes up holidays as classic cocktails refuse to fade quietly” www.foxnews.com/food-drink/y...

screenshot of a headline which reads: The History of the New Yorker's Vaunted Fact-Checking Department

Very fun long read here. "New checkers are advised that you can’t trust books—they tend not to be fact-checked." "The longer you check, the more you doubt what you think you know." Researching tiny bottles and cocktail classes, I can totally relate! archive.is/RFTyo

From wine to weed: Women driving hemp THC beverage growth Long an elusive demographic for the cannabis industry, women are fueling growth in the hemp THC beverage category.

“From wine to weed: Women are driving THC beverage growth”

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Sonoma County wines shine in Wine Spectator Top 100 This year, four Sonoma County wines made the top 10, and 10 Sonoma County wineries made the top 100.

“Sonoma County wines shine in Wine Spectator Top 100”

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“Maximalism” Is the Biggest Booze Trend for 2026 According to Bacardi’s annual report, we’re going big with our drinking

“‘Maximalism’ Is the Biggest Booze Trend for 2026

According to Bacardi’s annual report, we’re going big and performative with our drinking”

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Diageo commits £5m to restore Scotland’s peatlands and futureproof Scotch whisky | FoodBev Media Diageo has announced a £5 million investment over the next five years to restore up to 3,000 hectares of degraded peatland across Scotland.

“Diageo commits £5m to restore Scotland’s peatlands and futureproof Scotch whisky”

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Are Costco's tequilas what they claim to be? Local lawyers say no Two recent lawsuits claim Costco sells tequila made from inauthentic ingredients, despite labels claiming to be distilled from 100% blue agave.

“Suit claims Costco’s Kirkland tequilas are mixed with low-grade booze”

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Booze Without the Burn? An Enzyme-Tinkering Startup Aims to Make Spirits Smoother Voodoo Scientific has developed a process that, when applied to fiery hooch, results in a more sippable tipple.

“Booze Without the Burn? An Enzyme-Tinkering Startup Aims to Make Spirits Smoother

Voodoo Scientific has developed a process that, when applied to fiery hooch, results in a more sippable tipple.”

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The baguette faces an uncertain future. How France is rethinking its iconic loaves | CNN With the French cutting back on bread and experimenting with longer-lasting loaves, the beloved baguette is under threat.

“The baguette faces an uncertain future. How France is rethinking its iconic loaves”

www.cnn.com/2025/11/08/t...

Jack Daniel’s Is Bringing Back Its Biggest Bottle for the First Time Since Prohibition The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.

“Jack Daniel’s Is Bringing Back Its Biggest Bottle for the First Time Since Prohibition

The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.”

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This has "please buy all our excess whiskey" vibes.

Jack Daniel’s Is Bringing Back Its Biggest Bottle for the First Time Since Prohibition The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.

“Jack Daniel’s Is Bringing Back Its Biggest Bottle for the First Time Since Prohibition

The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.”

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There’s a New Rye Whisky in Town — and It’s From Islay For hundreds of years, Scotch whisky has been made almost entirely from malted barley. But Bruichladdich, one of Islay’s most boundary-pushing distilleries, is trying something new with rye grown righ...

“Bruichladdich Just Made the First-Ever Islay Rye Whisky

Distilled from 55% rye and 45% barley grown entirely on Islay, the 7-year-old whisky emerged from a crop rotation experiment designed to restore and strengthen the island’s soil.”

@retromannyc.bsky.social

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Ozempic Might Literally Change How Our Bodies Handle Booze, Study Finds New findings offer a hint as to why people taking these obesity medications also tend to report drinking less.

“Ozempic Might Literally Change How Our Bodies Handle Booze, Study Finds

New findings offer a hint as to why people taking these obesity medications also tend to report drinking less.

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At Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the oldest winery in California.

At Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the oldest winery in California.

reddish-orange drink in small pressed-glass goblet (I chose this C19 object rather than the traditional modern coupe glass) with Luxardo cherry on toothpick resting on rim on gray soapstone counter against wall of beige subway tile Recipes: À La Louisiane Cocktail Recipe.This New Orleans classic is a cross between a Manhattan and a Vieux Carré. https://www.foodandwine.com/a-la-louisiane-cocktail-recipe-11684555 La Louisiane | Saveur https://www.saveur.com/la-louisiane-cocktail-recipe/ La Louisiane Cocktail Recipe (Difford) https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/2985/la-louisiane

On the anniversary of the #Louisiana Purchase, I of course had to have one of my favorite New Orleans cocktails:

a Louisiane (à la or de la)

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Followers as diverse as @maccocktail.bsky.social / @MacCocktail
and @VodkaPundit can come together around this

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One Of The World’s Most Renowned Cognac Labels Launches Luxury Tableware Collection Louis XIII has just introduced its "Art de la Table collection," a first-of-its-kind offering from the 151-year old luxury cognac brand.

“One Of The World’s Most Renowned Cognac Labels Launches Luxury Tableware Collection

Louis XIII has just introduced its Art de la Table collection, a first for the 151-year old luxury cognac brand.”

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The oldest single malt Scotch #whisky the world has ever seen. Gordon & MacPhail introduce 85 yo Glenlivet. American oak cask from 1940 year. Only 125 decanters at £125,000.
#Glenlivet
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Truly very fine. I'm also very partial to this one, by the great Leo Cullum, from November, 1994:

Martinis Helped a Little The Greatest Cartoon Ever About Martinis Was Published 50 Years Ago.

IMHO. open.substack.com/pub/robertsi...

Air Canada offers free booze in economy. Will it be comfort or chaos at 10,000 metres? Canada’s flag carrier is the first North American legacy airline to offer free drinks across its whole network.<div class=

“Air Canada offers free booze in economy. Will it be comfort or chaos at 10,000 metres?”

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