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Eric Twardzik

Eric Twardzik is a Boston-based freelance writer who's traveled the world searching for good spirits, cocktails, and the places that serve them. He has written about drinks, food and travel for publications including Vice, Boston.com, UrbanDaddy, InsideHook, and The Food Lens. His chief weaknesses include Green Chartreuse and just about anything in a Nick and Nora glass. Eric once scoured Italy in search of the perfect Negroni, and he’s never met a fernet he didn’t like.

blade and bow bourbon bottle
Drinks, Spirits, WhiskeyMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022

How Blade and Bow Embraced Solera-Aging to Make Old Bourbon New

By Eric Twardzik

The brand utilizes a 21-year-old whiskey to write a new chapter in Kentucky bourbon.

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two cans of engine gin
Drinks, Gin, Liquor Reviews, SpiritsApr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022

EnGINe Gin Review

By Eric Twardzik

This Italian-made organic gin come in novelty packaging, which makes it look like motor oil.

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silkie irish whiskeys and a rocks glass
Drinks, Spirits, WhiskeyApr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022

Silkie Wants to Put the Smoke Back in Irish Whiskey

By Eric Twardzik

The upstart label is giving the nearly extinct “Donegal” style a second shot at life

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Courage & Conviction Cuvee Single Cask whiskey bottle
Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyApr 18, 2022Apr 18, 2022

Courage & Conviction Cuvée Single Cask Whiskey Review

By Eric Twardzik

Virginia Distillery Co.’s Courage & Conviction Cuvée Single Cask whiskey is aged solely in shaved, toasted, and re-charred red wine casks.

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Sazerac de Forge Cognac bottle and box
Cognac, Drinks, SpiritsApr 4, 2022Apr 4, 2022

Sazerac de Forge & Fils Cognac Is a Time Machine

By Eric Twardzik

The French distiller’s newest release hearkens back to the days before phylloxera changed the category for good.

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frey ranch straight rye whiskey bottle
Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyMar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022

Frey Ranch Straight Rye Whiskey Review

By Eric Twardzik

Frey Ranch Straight Rye Whiskey is a bottled-in-bond 100% rye made from grains grown on the distillery’s Nevada ranch.

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walker's cay bourbon bottle
Bourbon, Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyMar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022

Walker’s Cay Bourbon Review

By Eric Twardzik

Walker’s Cay bourbon comes from King Spirits, a company owned by Stephen Busch, a great-great-grandson of Anheuser Busch founder Adolphus Busch.

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Limavady Single Malt Irish Whiskey bottle on the beach with crashing waves
Drinks, Spirits, WhiskeyMar 10, 2022Mar 10, 2022

10 New Irish Whiskeys (And One Wildcard) to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 2022

By Eric Twardzik

Toast to St. Paddy’s with one of these new Irish whiskeys.

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Darnley's Gin bottle with gin cocktail
Drinks, Gin, Liquor Reviews, SpiritsMar 7, 2022Mar 7, 2022

Darnley’s Gin Review

By Eric Twardzik

Darnley’s is a London Dry gin that provides a softer touch, tapping into florality rather than heavy juniper and spice

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johnnie walker high rye scotch bottle
Drinks, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 23, 2022Feb 23, 2022

The Rise of “High-Rye” Whiskey—And What That Means in the First Place

By Eric Twardzik

Why your favorite whiskeys and bourbons are getting high on rye.

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Muckety Muck 25 scotch bottle with two glasses
Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Scotch, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 15, 2022Feb 15, 2022

Muckety-Muck 25-Year-Old Scotch Whisky Review

By Eric Twardzik

Muckety-Muck 25 is the second single grain scotch whisky to be released by the Orphan Barrel Project.

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Woodford Reserve Five-Malt Stouted Mash Whiskey
Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022

Woodford Reserve Five-Malt Stouted Mash Whiskey Review

By Eric Twardzik

It’s part of the brand’s ongoing Master’s Collection and emphasizes the flavors found in “distiller’s beer.”

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a bottle of glenrothes 12 scotch whisky
Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Scotch, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022

The Glenrothes 12-Year-Old Scotch Whisky Review

By Eric Twardzik

The Glenrothes 12 is matured in sherry seasoned oak casks.

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Penderyn Madeira Whisky
Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyFeb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022

Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky Madeira Finish Review

By Eric Twardzik

Penderyn Madeira Finish is aged in ex-bourbon barrels before undergoing a finish in Madeira casks.

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three glasses of cognac finished bourbon
Drinks, Spirits, WhiskeyJan 26, 2022Jan 26, 2022

Cognac-Cask Finished Bourbons Are on the Rise

By Eric Twardzik

With recent releases from Bardstown, TX Whiskey and Redemption, now’s a good time to enjoy Cognac cask-finished bourbon.

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nyak vs cognac
Cognac, Drinks, Liquor Reviews, SpiritsJan 24, 2022Jan 24, 2022

Nyak VS Cognac Review

By Eric Twardzik

Nyak VS Cognac has been double-distilled in copper pot stills by a sixth-generation distilling family.

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baldwin bar woburn
Best Bars, BostonJan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022

The 21 Best Cocktail Bars in Boston

By Eric Twardzik

Boston may be known for beer, but look beyond the suds and you’ll find some of the country’s most innovative cocktail joints.

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blade and bow 22 year bourbon on a dining table
Bourbon, Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyJan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022

Blade and Bow 22-Year-Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review

By Eric Twardzik

Blade and Bow 22-Year-Old is a heroically aged bourbon produced at the Stitzel-Weller Distillery in Louisville.

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Bently Heritage Juniper Grove Gin
Drinks, Gin, Liquor Reviews, SpiritsJan 11, 2022Jan 11, 2022

Bently Heritage Juniper Grove American Dry Gin Review

By Eric Twardzik

What exactly is an “American Dry Gin?” I can’t tell you, but maybe Bently Heritage Juniper Grove American Dry Gin can.

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Kentucky Owl wiseman bourbon bottle
Bourbon, Drinks, Liquor Reviews, Spirits, WhiskeyJan 6, 2022Jan 6, 2022

Kentucky Owl The Wiseman Bourbon Review

By Eric Twardzik

The Wiseman from Kentucky Owl is a blend of four Kentucky straight bourbons and is produced in collaboration with Bardstown Bourbon Company.

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