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Reid Mitenbuler

Reid Mitenbuler is the author of Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America's Whiskey. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic and Whisky Advocate and on Slate and Salon.

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SPIRIT SOUNDS

ZZ Top, Dylan & Santana: What Music Embodies Rye Whiskey?

We asked rye distillers around the country to tell us what their spirits taste like by comparing them to music.

Reid Mitenbuler

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SPIRIT SOUNDS

Reggae, Funk & Jazz: What Music Embodies Rum?

We asked rum makers around the world to compare their spirits to music.

Reid Mitenbuler

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Spirit Sounds

Is Music the Key to Understanding Bourbon?

We asked whiskey makers around the country to tell us what their spirits taste like by comparing them to music.

Reid Mitenbuler

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Drinking Institution

Celebs, Gossip, Drinks: The Stork Club

Famed New York watering hole the Stork Club was where celebrity careers were made and destroyed.

Reid Mitenbuler

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Drinking Institution

The Greatest Sports Bar Ever: Toots Shor

Author Reid Mitenbuler takes a look at the rise and fall of the legendary New York watering hole Toots Shor.

Reid Mitenbuler

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