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Read more »Earth Day 2022 is here! This is the 52nd anniversary of the formal celebration, which began on April 22, 1970. This annual event is celebrated globally to support environmental protection. This year’s Earth Day theme is: “Invest in Our Planet.”
At Prestige Haus, we focus on the beer, wine, and spirits industry. So for this artic
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It’s no secret that famed author Ernest Hemingway loved to drink. He was known to throw back whiskey and soda regularly and likely is the inventor of Death in the Afternoon, a mix of absinthe and Champagne. He liked his drinks ice-cold, strong, and not at all sweet.
Because he was such a prolific drinker and bar patron, there were many drinks named for Hemingway in his time. However, t
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For thirteen years, America participated in an ill-fated experiment to prohibit alcohol consumption. As the country soon discovered, criminalizing hooch created a whole host of new problems. A rise in organized crime and a massive financial blow to the government were two of those problems. The pressure of the Depression eventually lifted restrictions on alcohol. But over ten thousand American lives
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It went from “the green fairy” to “the green devil” in the span of a century. The history of absinthe is a wild ride, with its meteoric rise throughout Europe before a devastating downfall. Today, some of the myths surrounding this libation have been dispelled. But absinthe still remains one of the most esoteric and perplexing spirits on any bar cart.
What is Absinthe?
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Mention moonshine and most people imagine a tall mason jar of strong, clear liquor. But the history and the drink itself are much more complex. Legal moonshine now sits on the shelves of liquor stores in jugs and jars that appeal to the outlaw reputation of the corn-based beverage. Most think of moonshine as an illegal liquor. But today's legal
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Whisky is a part of Scotland’s rich history. going back hundreds of years. The earliest known mention of whisky is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland in 1494. Fast forward to today and whisky is Scotland's national drink, their most popular export, and a tourist attraction that takes people from the lowlands to the northernmost islands of Scotland. While enjoyable on its own thanks to its various c
