Chris MacCocktail
@maccocktail.bsky.social
Booze. Cocktails. Randomness.
“Why President Truman's Old Fashioned Would Put Modern Cocktails To Shame”
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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.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
“Why President Truman's Old Fashioned Would Put Modern Cocktails To Shame”
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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.” www.esquire.com/food-drink/d...
In the world of single-malt Scotch, age doesn’t always come before beauty.” www.esquire.com/food-drink/d...
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.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“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...
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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November 24, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“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”
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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
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November 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“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
Sober trend shakes up holidays as classic cocktails refuse to fade quietly” www.foxnews.com/food-drink/y...
Sober trend shakes up holidays as classic cocktails refuse to fade quietly” www.foxnews.com/food-drink/y...
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.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“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...
Sober trend shakes up holidays as classic cocktails refuse to fade quietly” www.foxnews.com/food-drink/y...
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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
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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
“‘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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According to Bacardi’s annual report, we’re going big and performative with our drinking”
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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
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November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“‘Maximalism’ Is the Biggest Booze Trend for 2026
According to Bacardi’s annual report, we’re going big and performative with our drinking”
www.insidehook.com/cocktails/ba...
According to Bacardi’s annual report, we’re going big and performative with our drinking”
www.insidehook.com/cocktails/ba...
“Diageo commits £5m to restore Scotland’s peatlands and futureproof Scotch whisky”
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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.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“Diageo commits £5m to restore Scotland’s peatlands and futureproof Scotch whisky”
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“Suit claims Costco’s Kirkland tequilas are mixed with low-grade booze”
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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.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“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.”
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Voodoo Scientific has developed a process that, when applied to fiery hooch, results in a more sippable tipple.”
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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.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
“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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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”
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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.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“The baguette faces an uncertain future. How France is rethinking its iconic loaves”
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“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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The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.”
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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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November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“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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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.
November 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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.”
www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news...
The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.”
www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news...
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.
www.foodnetwork.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“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.”
www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news...
The mega-sized whiskey is arriving just in time for gifting season.”
www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news...
“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.”
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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.”
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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...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
“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
www.foodandwine.com/bruichladdic...
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.
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New findings offer a hint as to why people taking these obesity medications also tend to report drinking less.
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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.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
“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.
gizmodo.com/ozempic-migh...
New findings offer a hint as to why people taking these obesity medications also tend to report drinking less.
gizmodo.com/ozempic-migh...
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At Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the oldest winery in California.
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
At Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the oldest winery in California.
At Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the oldest winery in California.
October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
At Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, the oldest winery in California.
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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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a Louisiane (à la or de la)
(recipes alt text)
Followers as diverse as @maccocktail.bsky.social / @MacCocktail
and @VodkaPundit can come together around this
3/3
October 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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)
(recipes alt text)
Followers as diverse as @maccocktail.bsky.social / @MacCocktail
and @VodkaPundit can come together around this
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a Louisiane (à la or de la)
(recipes alt text)
Followers as diverse as @maccocktail.bsky.social / @MacCocktail
and @VodkaPundit can come together around this
3/3
“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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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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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.
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October 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“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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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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#Glenlivet
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October 7, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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
www.gordonandmacphail.com/artistry-in-...
#Glenlivet
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Truly very fine. I'm also very partial to this one, by the great Leo Cullum, from November, 1994:
October 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Truly very fine. I'm also very partial to this one, by the great Leo Cullum, from November, 1994: