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It's Ranch Water, Don't Overthink It
 • Clay Dillow
Ab Ovo #24: What’s Past is Prologue
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Ab Ovo #29: War, Whisky, and What We're Drinking
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Ab Ovo #23: The Baltic Rum Edition
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Giving Pinotage the Respect it (Finally) Deserves
 • Clay Dillow
Ab Ovo #27: 'Make Drinks, Not War'
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Ab Ovo #27: 'Make Drinks, Not War'
How do we talk about drinks when the cocktail of the moment is Molotov?
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Clay Dillow
Ab Ovo #26: The Direct-to-Consumer Edition
The U.S. Treasury Department takes a serious look at the outdated regulations governing the sale of beverage alcohol.
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Clay Dillow
Ab Ovo #25: The Supply Chain Comes for Mardi Gras
Last year's predictions of supply chain breakdowns have turned into this year's wine and spirits shortages
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Clay Dillow
Ab Ovo #24: What’s Past is Prologue
What the most interesting new bottles of 2021 tell us about spirits in 2022 (and beyond)
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Clay Dillow
Ab Ovo #23: The Baltic Rum Edition
The latest dust-up around one of the world’s hottest geopolitical flashpoints has us asking: What exactly is Lithuanian rum?
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Clay Dillow
The Great Champagne Drought is Upon Us, and That’s Perfectly Fine
All signs point toward a looming Champagne shortage, and yet we’re still awash in excellent bubbly.
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Clay Dillow
A Singular Post On Serial Whiskeys
There’s something to be said for bourbon that tells a story
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Clay Dillow
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