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Soup season! @halffull @archi_baldi_ thedailybeast.com/rethinking-tra… #peacelovepasta

"The Greatest Drinking Contest in History In 1867, two formidable drinkers went head-to-head to see who could finish more Whiskey Cocktails. The winner’s tally should never be challenged." @DavidWondrich @HalfFull @TheDailyBeast thedailybeast.com/the-greatest-d…

So excited and proud to announce that @davidwondrich and I just won the @totc Spirited Award for Best Podcast for our show Life Behind Bars! And @waynecurtis won the Best Writing award for one of his @halffull stories! Congrats to all the winners!

"That’s why August is when you get the beer that’s brewed in March and is named for the October festival that actually happens in September. Easy-peasy." My latest for the award-winning @halffull @thedailybeast thedailybeast.com/why-are-oktobe…

On the latest episode of Life Behind Bars, @DavidWondrich and I chat with tennis champ @andyroddick & master blender @MarianneBMD from @sweetenscovesp1 about the rise of celebrity of American whiskey brands. Listen now! thedailybeast.com/bourbons-newfo…

I'm so excited to announce that @halffull got three @totc Spirited Award nominations today! Congrats to all of the nominees!

Spicy additions to your pantry in @thedailybeast for @halffull thedailybeast.com/the-easiest-wa…

Nick Offerman should not be confused with Ron Swanson, the character he played on the hit show "Parks and Recreation." But the two share at least one thing in common: A love for Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch Whisky trib.al/MARLfBo

If you read one story today...it should be @waynecurtis fascinating piece on the history of drinks emojis. (Bonus appearance by @TheRock!) thedailybeast.com/drunk-texting-…

New Episode Alert: On the latest edition of Life Behind Bars @DavidWondrich & I talk to @ivymix & @Drinks_At_6 founders of the global and charitable all-female cocktail competition @Speed_Rack. Listen now: thedailybeast.com/the-search-for…

Maybe now that I’ve written about this cool intersection of DIY culture and locality for the @halffull @thedailybeast, someone will tell me what happens after you go through the meat grinder at @gwar. thedailybeast.com/yes-heavy-meta…

Is Tennessee whiskey -- like @JackDaniels_US and #georgedickel -- bourbon? I've got the definitive answer in my new @halffull piece. Thanks to @nmaustn & #ChrisFletcher for their time, @OleSmoky too! #isjackbourbon #Tennesseewhiskey thedailybeast.com/is-tennessee-w…

@lewbryson @JackDaniels_US @halffull @nmaustn @OleSmoky It was good and informative. There is a gray area in the regs where the LCP could be interpreted different ways. Thanks for posting this. 🥃

It's been one hell of a year for bars and bartenders. On the new episode of Life Behind Bars @DavidWondrich and I chat with @jeffmorgen & Robin Nance about the new post-COVID world. Listen now: thedailybeast.com/what-do-bars-d…

“Mission Impossible: Reinventing the Piña Colada” @NRothbaum @halffull @thedailybeast @Latitude29_NOLA thedailybeast.com/mission-imposs… v

1st of 2 new pieces in @halffull about proof, the strength of spirits. This is about traditional proofs: 80, 92, 100. Still working on the science-y piece; it's fascinating. The Story Behind Wild Turkey 101 & the Proof of Whiskies thedailybeast.com/the-story-behi…

Really good cookbooks sorta rearrange your head a little, right? Love these books, and loved writing about them in @halffull thedailybeast.com/the-four-cookb… via @thedailybeast

Have you had a radler? If hard seltzer doesn't have enough flavor for you (they sure don't for me), maybe a radler is the ticket. Real fruit juice and real German beer, ready to go, at about 2% ABV. Who needs mimosas? thedailybeast.com/your-drink-of-…

More info about the upcoming book from @DavidWondrich and @NRothbaum. Fall can’t come soon enough!!!!

Absolutely loved talking to @soulfoodscholar Adrian Miller about Black Smoke for @halffull. thedailybeast.com/how-the-black-…