For Food & Wine, @freedmanreports runs down his favorite American whiskeys under $100, including Few Spirits Rye Whiskey Bottled In Bond. Click 👇🏻 for all the picks! bit.ly/3GydblY

USBG NEWS: T. Cole Newton (New Orleans) has been elected President of the Guild. Robert “Bob” Dagostino (Cleveland), Joseph Fredrickson (Cleveland), and Ingrid Rodriquez (Tampa Bay) have each been elected to officer positions. usbg.org/news/january-1… #usbg

This year’s Conference and Gala sponsorship levels include Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, & Gemstone sponsorships for companies and individuals to sponsor and support the USBG 75th Diamond Jubilee Conference and Gala. drive.google.com/file/d/1JB7eet… #usbg

My man just rolled up to the bar and, when asked by the bartender what he’ll have, asked, straight-faced, for a Nesquik.🐇 🤣

Happy for KC. But the call on the sideline was far more “letter of the law” than spirit of the law.

January has served up some really tough days for those of us who work in and/or with media. Love to see good guys like Tim McKirdy are commissioning writers.

Thanks, Aly Walansky alywalansky.substack.com, for including The Syrup People!

I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to realize my doppelgänger is Glenn Frey crossing the street in the “You Belong to the City” video.

If ever something needed retweeting. I’m dying.

So satisfying to arrive at a destination, pull in the parking spot, and cut the engine just as the last note of a song hits. My house -> Pilates studio = exactly the length of Molly Hatchet’s “Flirtin’ With Disaster.”

The Grammy goes to 👇🏻

A Philadelphia institution caught fire over the weekend. Let's help keep the momentum going with this fundraiser to keep the staff afloat during this trying time for the Tequilas family. ❤️ gofund.me/0558394b

That time in 2008, a few months after we met, she flew me around over the desert. ❤️

Nobody: Every out-of-towner in LA: “XYZ is the closest you can get to good _______ in LA.”

That American Single Malt Whiskey still does not have a standardized definition is part of what makes it so much fun. Tony Sachs is on the case for Forbes. tinyurl.com/39kzar9c

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Anything to make the Espresso Martini disappear. Maggie Hennessy on the ascent of the Paper Plane for VinePair. vinepair.com/articles/paper…

Some really fun #paloma riffs in this one from @winenshine for InsideHook! Michael J. Neff Tequila Ocho Mezcal Vago tinyurl.com/Schustahwrites

So, how important is organic certification in tequila, really? For InsideHook, R Haynes-Peterson speaks to Tequila Ocho’s Jesse Estes to get to the bottom of it. tinyurl.com/37hnerx7