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Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. Cinco de Mayo 2018 occurs on Saturday, May 5. A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations. Click Here To Read More!

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What if I told you a new, limited-edition bourbon was hitting the market soon. Eighteen years old, 99 proof, finished in Fussigny Cognac casks. There are only about 5,000 bottles available.

What would you pay for that?

What if I told you the bottle itself was in a French crystal decanter, delicately acid-etched with the images of oak leaves, worth $75 even when empty.

Now what would you pay?

Today those bonafides might come with an MSRP of several thousand dollars, and they would clear out of liquor stores fast. But when Jim Beam Distiller’s Masterpiece was released, in 1999 for $250, it quietly sat on shelves gathering dust for nearly a decade. Click Here To Read More!

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fourrosesbourbon.com

When you think of the Kentucky Derby Festival, you may also think of a mint julep – crushed ice, mellow Bourbon, simple syrup and fresh mint, all muddled together in a silver cup. Over the years, Louisville bartenders have continually put unique twists on this classic drink. But which julep recipe reigns supreme? Four Roses and the Kentucky Derby Festival have partnered together to find out. Click Here To Read More!

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Rick Armon – The Beer Blog -ohio.com

BottleHouse Brewing Co. co-founder Brian Benchek wanted to create a different kind of beer festival — not a massive gathering of breweries, but a tasting showcasing only brewmaster-run, smaller operations in Northeast Ohio. Click Here To Read More!

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Dan Eaton – Columbus Business First

BrewDog USA wants its visitors to stay awhile longer.

The Scottish brewery, which just opened its first U.S. restaurant and bar in Canal Winchester and is getting set to fire up its 100,000-square-foot U.S. brewery, already is thinking ahead to its next projects with DogHouse Columbus. Click Here To Read More!

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Katherine Rodeghier, Special Contributor – dallasnews.com

You might think of Columbus, Ohio, as just another boring seat of state government in flyover country, as uninteresting and flat as its Capitol without a dome.You could be wrong

Columbus has become a hipster hangout, young and vibrant with a sizable population of millennials, tons of fun bars, restaurants, craft breweries and coffee roasters, a burgeoning arts scene, a huge fashion and design industry, and expanding acres of green space for biking, running or just soaking up the sun. Click Here To Read More!

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Steve Croyle – 614columbus.com

We believe in good beer, and the idea that beer can go way beyond its liquid form.

And that, in a nutshell is the pitch for Platform Brewing, whose community-minded approach to craft brewing now has a taste of Columbus. Click Here To Read More!

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