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  1. NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

    NOW PLAYING == Simply Symons 7/17/26: Michael Symon’s Spicy Sausage Vodka Sauce; Liz Symon spotlights Lambruscohttps://youtu.be/PAmiT-Wn7do?si=YfzrHBdWiygletGP#arts #peace #food #cooking #radio #resist #vsn #ChewedUp #Michael Symon #LizSymon #burger #bourbon #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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  2. NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

    NOW PLAYING == Simply Symons 7/17/26: Michael Symon’s Spicy Sausage Vodka Sauce; Liz Symon spotlights Lambruscohttps://youtu.be/PAmiT-Wn7do?si=YfzrHBdWiygletGP#arts #peace #food #cooking #radio #resist #vsn #ChewedUp #Michael Symon #LizSymon #burger #bourbon #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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  3. NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

    NOW PLAYING == Simply Symons 7/17/26: Michael Symon’s Spicy Sausage Vodka Sauce; Liz Symon spotlights Lambruscohttps://youtu.be/PAmiT-Wn7do?si=YfzrHBdWiygletGP#arts #peace #food #cooking #radio #resist #vsn #ChewedUp #Michael Symon #LizSymon #burger #bourbon #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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  4. NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

    NOW PLAYING == Simply Symons 7/17/26: Michael Symon’s Spicy Sausage Vodka Sauce; Liz Symon spotlights Lambruscohttps://youtu.be/PAmiT-Wn7do?si=YfzrHBdWiygletGP#arts #peace #food #cooking #radio #resist #vsn #ChewedUp #Michael Symon #LizSymon #burger #bourbon #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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  5. Enjoying the last rays of light of the evening with a good friend #eveningdrink #bourbon #Blantons

  6. NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

    NOW PLAYING == Simply Symons 7/3/26 Michael Symon’s Smoked Ribs with Cherry Barbecue Sauce; Liz Symon's Cherry Negronihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBlRTmdFi48#arts #peace #food #cooking #radio #resist #vsn #ChewedUp #Michael Symon #LizSymon #burger #bourbon #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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  7. NOW ON VERDANT SQUARE RADIO ==

    NOW PLAYING == Simply Symons 7/3/26 Michael Symon’s Smoked Ribs with Cherry Barbecue Sauce; Liz Symon's Cherry Negronihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBlRTmdFi48#arts #peace #food #cooking #radio #resist #vsn #ChewedUp #Michael Symon #LizSymon #burger #bourbon #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia

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  8. Best Bourbon Cocktail Recipes: The Most Refreshing Whiskey Drinks

    Published on July 4, 2026 Carlo Alberto Orecchia For the past six years, we’ve been diving deep into the world of cocktails, with bartender Jason O’Bryan—now the lead mixologist at Michelin three-star Addison—buildin…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #RecipeTopics #Bourbon #cocktail #cocktailrecipe #cocktails #evergreen #Recipes
    diningandcooking.com/2712840/b

  9. Best Bourbon Cocktail Recipes: The Most Refreshing Whiskey Drinks

    Published on July 4, 2026 Carlo Alberto Orecchia For the past six years, we’ve been diving deep into the world of cocktails, with bartender Jason O’Bryan—now the lead mixologist at Michelin three-star Addison—buildin…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #RecipeTopics #Bourbon #cocktail #cocktailrecipe #cocktails #evergreen #Recipes
    diningandcooking.com/2712840/b

  10. Tonight's Whisk(e) Wednesday at Julio's Liquors was all about America’s 250th Anniversary Offerings. We sampled eight offerings from different bottlers, but the ones that came home with me are three special bourbons from Lost Lantern Whiskey.

    First up is the United States of Bourbon 1776 Special Edition 250th Anniversary. This is a blend of straight bourbon whiskies from the first 13 states - aka the 13 colonies. It is limited to 1776 bottles and comes in at 60.7% ABV. I think this one might be my favorite.

    Next is the United States of Bourbon 100 Proof, Edition 1. This is a blend of straight bourbon whiskies from all 50 states. As far as I know, that's never been done before. It's 50% ABV, of course.

    Last, but not least, is the United States of Bourbon Cask Strength, Edition 1. This is also a blend of straight bourbon whiskies from all 50 states - in fact, the same blend as the previous bottle, just at Cask strength, 61.5% ABV in this case.

    I'm not normally one who cares too much about proof. I mostly prefer things to be above 46% and non-chill filtered, but I find a lot of cask strength whisky has more flavor with a little water added. But this is an exception.

    While they're both good, I prefer the cask strength bottling. While it is the same blend, it has a depth and complexity of flavor beyond that of the 100 Proof.

    Lost Lantern includes a list of all the distilleries on the back of the bottle, but they go beyond that on their website. Not only do they list the distilleries, but they include the age, mash bill, and any other information they could, such as barrel size. They're very transparent about what they bottle.

    These are all available individually at $249.99, $89.99, and $109.99, respectfully, but Julio's is offering the full set of three at a discounted price of $380 - a $70 savings! juliosliquors.com/shop?product

    These are selling fast and supplies are limited. Julio's has open bottles to try before you buy, but I think the set is worth picking up. It's something special which, to my knowledge, has never been done before. While they left the door open to another edition of the 50 states bottles (Edition 1), the 1776 states 'never to be repeated'.

    These were a multi-year labor of love by the folks at Lost Lattern, and they've created something truly unique and special. This isn't just a red, white, and blue label slapped on a standard offering.

    I also picked up my pre-ordered Copper & Cask 'B.B. Queen' Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in a Honey Barrel. This is a Blanton's pick barrel that was used to barrel age honey after the Blanton's was bottled. After the honey was removed the barrel was refilled with MGP bourbon. Then the barrel was sent to age in the Texas heat. With six years of total age and an ABV of 58.6%, this bourbon has a strong, but not cloying or unpleasant, scent and taste of honey.

    While supplies last, the B.B. Queen includes a small bottle of the honey that had been aged in the cask.

    All in all, a good night.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Bourbon #LostLantern #CopperAndCask

  11. Tonight's Whisk(e) Wednesday at Julio's Liquors was all about America’s 250th Anniversary Offerings. We sampled eight offerings from different bottlers, but the ones that came home with me are three special bourbons from Lost Lantern Whiskey.

    First up is the United States of Bourbon 1776 Special Edition 250th Anniversary. This is a blend of straight bourbon whiskies from the first 13 states - aka the 13 colonies. It is limited to 1776 bottles and comes in at 60.7% ABV. I think this one might be my favorite.

    Next is the United States of Bourbon 100 Proof, Edition 1. This is a blend of straight bourbon whiskies from all 50 states. As far as I know, that's never been done before. It's 50% ABV, of course.

    Last, but not least, is the United States of Bourbon Cask Strength, Edition 1. This is also a blend of straight bourbon whiskies from all 50 states - in fact, the same blend as the previous bottle, just at Cask strength, 61.5% ABV in this case.

    I'm not normally one who cares too much about proof. I mostly prefer things to be above 46% and non-chill filtered, but I find a lot of cask strength whisky has more flavor with a little water added. But this is an exception.

    While they're both good, I prefer the cask strength bottling. While it is the same blend, it has a depth and complexity of flavor beyond that of the 100 Proof.

    Lost Lantern includes a list of all the distilleries on the back of the bottle, but they go beyond that on their website. Not only do they list the distilleries, but they include the age, mash bill, and any other information they could, such as barrel size. They're very transparent about what they bottle.

    These are all available individually at $249.99, $89.99, and $109.99, respectfully, but Julio's is offering the full set of three at a discounted price of $380 - a $70 savings! juliosliquors.com/shop?product

    These are selling fast and supplies are limited. Julio's has open bottles to try before you buy, but I think the set is worth picking up. It's something special which, to my knowledge, has never been done before. While they left the door open to another edition of the 50 states bottles (Edition 1), the 1776 states 'never to be repeated'.

    These were a multi-year labor of love by the folks at Lost Lattern, and they've created something truly unique and special. This isn't just a red, white, and blue label slapped on a standard offering.

    I also picked up my pre-ordered Copper & Cask 'B.B. Queen' Straight Bourbon Whiskey Finished in a Honey Barrel. This is a Blanton's pick barrel that was used to barrel age honey after the Blanton's was bottled. After the honey was removed the barrel was refilled with MGP bourbon. Then the barrel was sent to age in the Texas heat. With six years of total age and an ABV of 58.6%, this bourbon has a strong, but not cloying or unpleasant, scent and taste of honey.

    While supplies last, the B.B. Queen includes a small bottle of the honey that had been aged in the cask.

    All in all, a good night.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Bourbon #LostLantern #CopperAndCask

  12. Tonight was amazing. We hosted 20+ of our friends for Pappy's Pizza Party. So much whiskey, pizza, and ice cream.

    I have no patience for pretentiousness when it comes to whisky. So we thought, how should we take the piss out of the aura around Pappy Van Winkle, BTAC, and the like? The answer - pair it with pizza and ice cream!

    So we ordered a number of pizzas from our favorite local joint, Blue Square Pizza, as well as several frozen pizzas from St. Louis and Chicago - Imo's, Giordano's & Lou Malnati's. We had salad which was mostly veggies from our local CSA, Small Farm.

    Dessert was ice cream from the BEST place around - Erikson's Ice Cream. And chocolate from Goodnow Farms.

    I put out some nice Glenmorangie, the Compass Box Whisky Hedonism 10th Anniversary, some Willett, Van Winkle from the 10 through the 23, the BTAC collection circa 2012, and a few others.

    Friends brought even more pizza, a chocolate cream pie, cookies, a Four Roses Single Barrel, several bottles of Weller, a Penelope, and more I'm probably forgetting. We had a lot of whisky.

    We ended up pulling out the Glenmorangie Milsean to compare with the Harrison Ford. The Middle West Spirits Pumpernickel Rye and Ported Pumpernickel for a few who hadn't yet tried them, same for the Copper & Cask Roxie and The Doctor Is In, and even more.

    And we killed the Pappy 23!

    Fantastic evening - good food, good whisky, and good friends.

    Whisky is for sharing, not for staring.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Scotch #Bourbon #Rye #Glenmorangie #CompassBox #Willett #BTAC #PappyVanWinkle #BuffaloTraceAntiqueCollection #MiddleWestSpirits #CopperAndCask

  13. Tonight was amazing. We hosted 20+ of our friends for Pappy's Pizza Party. So much whiskey, pizza, and ice cream.

    I have no patience for pretentiousness when it comes to whisky. So we thought, how should we take the piss out of the aura around Pappy Van Winkle, BTAC, and the like? The answer - pair it with pizza and ice cream!

    So we ordered a number of pizzas from our favorite local joint, Blue Square Pizza, as well as several frozen pizzas from St. Louis and Chicago - Imo's, Giordano's & Lou Malnati's. We had salad which was mostly veggies from our local CSA, Small Farm.

    Dessert was ice cream from the BEST place around - Erikson's Ice Cream. And chocolate from Goodnow Farms.

    I put out some nice Glenmorangie, the Compass Box Whisky Hedonism 10th Anniversary, some Willett, Van Winkle from the 10 through the 23, the BTAC collection circa 2012, and a few others.

    Friends brought even more pizza, a chocolate cream pie, cookies, a Four Roses Single Barrel, several bottles of Weller, a Penelope, and more I'm probably forgetting. We had a lot of whisky.

    We ended up pulling out the Glenmorangie Milsean to compare with the Harrison Ford. The Middle West Spirits Pumpernickel Rye and Ported Pumpernickel for a few who hadn't yet tried them, same for the Copper & Cask Roxie and The Doctor Is In, and even more.

    And we killed the Pappy 23!

    Fantastic evening - good food, good whisky, and good friends.

    Whisky is for sharing, not for staring.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Scotch #Bourbon #Rye #Glenmorangie #CompassBox #Willett #BTAC #PappyVanWinkle #BuffaloTraceAntiqueCollection #MiddleWestSpirits #CopperAndCask

  14. Recent pickups from Julio's Liquors and Burlington Wine And Spirits

    From Julio's I grabbed several recent Loch & Key Whisk(e)y Society picks:
    - Bully Boy Distillers 'Wicked Dahka' Single Barrel Bottled-In-Bond Straight Bourbon
    - Rittenhouse Rye 'Orange Crush' Straight Rye
    - Proof and Wood Tumblin' Dice 'The Big Papi' 11-year Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon
    - Middle West Spirits '38 Special' Single Barrel Straight Rye *Dark Pumpernickel*

    If you missed out on the 38 Special, I'm sorry. I love rye, and this dark pumpernickel is fantastic. Just different from other ryes and very interesting, a great dram. Middle West does have a pumpernickel rye in their core lineup, which is also great, as long as you can catch it when it is in stock. They sell out fast

    We tried these at the recent Middle West Whisk(e)y Wednesday at Julio's Liquors, and everything was great. I tried to be responsible and limit myself, but I did also end up grabbing their Double Cask Collection Ported Pumpernickel Rye. This is their pumpernickel rye that gets secondary aging in French tawny port casks.

    The port brings a whole different depth and experience. I wouldn't say better or worse, just different. I really enjoyed both - obviously, given I bought both - but your palate may vary.

    And this past week's WW was Maker's Mark, and we all brought home a 375ml of the standard Maker's Mark Bourbon. It's a solid bourbon, can't complain.

    I was also over at Burlington Wine recently for a rum event and picked up a couple of bottles that had arrived since the last time I was there. They're both independent bottlings of Hampden Estate Rum, a favorite of mine.

    The Colours of Rum Jamaica 1998 HD Edition No.6 Cask 6 23-year Cask Strength Rum

    Raising Glasses & Nobilis Rum Papilio 6-year Single Cask, Cask Strength Rum

    The Papilio is the C<>H (C Diamond H) mark, the 7th heaviest out of the eight marks Hampden distills, so it has some character. You don't often see the heavier marks bottled outside of a blend. The 1998 HD is HLCF (Hampden Light Continental Flavored), the fourth of the eight marks, and one that is quite commonly bottled by itself.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Bourbon #Rye #Rum #BullyBoy #Rittenhouse #ProofAndWood #TumblinDice #MiddleWestSpirits #MakersMark #HampdenEstate #TheColoursOfRum #RaisingGlasses #NobilisRum

  15. Recent pickups from Julio's Liquors and Burlington Wine And Spirits

    From Julio's I grabbed several recent Loch & Key Whisk(e)y Society picks:
    - Bully Boy Distillers 'Wicked Dahka' Single Barrel Bottled-In-Bond Straight Bourbon
    - Rittenhouse Rye 'Orange Crush' Straight Rye
    - Proof and Wood Tumblin' Dice 'The Big Papi' 11-year Barrel Proof Straight Bourbon
    - Middle West Spirits '38 Special' Single Barrel Straight Rye *Dark Pumpernickel*

    If you missed out on the 38 Special, I'm sorry. I love rye, and this dark pumpernickel is fantastic. Just different from other ryes and very interesting, a great dram. Middle West does have a pumpernickel rye in their core lineup, which is also great, as long as you can catch it when it is in stock. They sell out fast

    We tried these at the recent Middle West Whisk(e)y Wednesday at Julio's Liquors, and everything was great. I tried to be responsible and limit myself, but I did also end up grabbing their Double Cask Collection Ported Pumpernickel Rye. This is their pumpernickel rye that gets secondary aging in French tawny port casks.

    The port brings a whole different depth and experience. I wouldn't say better or worse, just different. I really enjoyed both - obviously, given I bought both - but your palate may vary.

    And this past week's WW was Maker's Mark, and we all brought home a 375ml of the standard Maker's Mark Bourbon. It's a solid bourbon, can't complain.

    I was also over at Burlington Wine recently for a rum event and picked up a couple of bottles that had arrived since the last time I was there. They're both independent bottlings of Hampden Estate Rum, a favorite of mine.

    The Colours of Rum Jamaica 1998 HD Edition No.6 Cask 6 23-year Cask Strength Rum

    Raising Glasses & Nobilis Rum Papilio 6-year Single Cask, Cask Strength Rum

    The Papilio is the C<>H (C Diamond H) mark, the 7th heaviest out of the eight marks Hampden distills, so it has some character. You don't often see the heavier marks bottled outside of a blend. The 1998 HD is HLCF (Hampden Light Continental Flavored), the fourth of the eight marks, and one that is quite commonly bottled by itself.

    #Whisky #Whiskey #Bourbon #Rye #Rum #BullyBoy #Rittenhouse #ProofAndWood #TumblinDice #MiddleWestSpirits #MakersMark #HampdenEstate #TheColoursOfRum #RaisingGlasses #NobilisRum

  16. Today’s Cocktail: The Improved Whisky Cocktail

    In honor of National Bourbon Day today, I thought I’d try something new: the Improved Whisky Cocktail. It’s been around since at least 1887, but it was new to me, and I think it’s excellent.

    • 2 oz bourbon
    • 1 bar spoon maraschino liqueur
    • 1/4 oz simple syrup
    • 1 dash absinthe
    • 1 dash Angostura bitters
    • 1 dash Peychaude’s bitters

    I used the excellent local Helderberg Bourbon from New Scotland Spirits.

    Cheers 🥃

  17. Happy National Bourbon Day!

    One of these will be cracked. Or my Bookers. Or…

    #bourbon

  18. Happy National Bourbon Day!

    One of these will be cracked. Or my Bookers. Or…

    #bourbon

  19. Getting near to the end of the monster auction haul, we're getting into the odds and ends.

    - Indri Single Malt Whisky Trini

    - Amrut Malt Gurus Greedy Angels 10 year Peated Rum Finish, which is intriguing

    - Cotswolds Distillery Single Cask Collection New Vibrations

    - Inchdairine Distillery RyeLaw - technically a Single Grain Scotch, but a rye, which is very unusual

    - Wild Turkey Heritage Single Barrel 101 Proof

    And, for a change of pace, a rum:

    - Hampden Estate Rum Great House Distillery Edition 2024. This was the last one I needed to have the complete run from 2019 through 2025, so I'm all caught up.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Rum #Scotch #EnglishWhisky #IndianWhisky #Bourbon #Indri #Amrut #CotswoldsDistillery #Inchdairine #HampdenEstate

  20. Getting near to the end of the monster auction haul, we're getting into the odds and ends.

    - Indri Single Malt Whisky Trini

    - Amrut Malt Gurus Greedy Angels 10 year Peated Rum Finish, which is intriguing

    - Cotswolds Distillery Single Cask Collection New Vibrations

    - Inchdairine Distillery RyeLaw - technically a Single Grain Scotch, but a rye, which is very unusual

    - Wild Turkey Heritage Single Barrel 101 Proof

    And, for a change of pace, a rum:

    - Hampden Estate Rum Great House Distillery Edition 2024. This was the last one I needed to have the complete run from 2019 through 2025, so I'm all caught up.

    #Whiskey #Whisky #Rum #Scotch #EnglishWhisky #IndianWhisky #Bourbon #Indri #Amrut #CotswoldsDistillery #Inchdairine #HampdenEstate