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"Changing the State's quirky liquor system churns debate, but lucrative transfers to government coffers repel calls for reform." Current criticism is focussed on the North Carolina ABC Commission's contract with a private Missouri company which operates the state-owned central warehouse in Raleigh.
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34845
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Christmas punch has a way of lightening the mood and starting the evening right. Author Jill McCorkle discusses her own family’s traditional punch and how it changed through time.
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34846
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Punch bowls have been a staple for parties in the South since the 17th century. While punch has its roots in British-held India, it made its way to the United States where it became the trend for militia meetings and high society gatherings. Historically, punch was much more alcoholic and less sweet than the punch known today- and now, can be sampled at The Punch Room in Charlotte.
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Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 86 Issue 7, December 2018, p176-178, il, por Periodical Website
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For the third year in a row, Asheville was the home of a weeklong celebration of cocktails. Included during the week were cocktail competitions, workshops for mixologists, and tasting from local bars, restaurants, and distilleries.
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28782
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Local bartenders in the Raleigh-Durham area are building cocktails using Cynar, a versatile Italian amaro. The new trend of Cynar liqueur adds depth to the flavors of classic cocktails. A couple of places serving Cynar include Durham’s Gocciolina in Durham, and Hillsborough’s LaPlace Louisiana Cookery.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 51, Jan 2017, p16-17, il Periodical Website
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Shannon Healy is the owner of the Durham bar, Alley Twenty Six. The bar was recently expanded to include a new food program called “farm-to-sip.” The program offers unique pairings of cocktails and snacks in an upscale environment.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 34 Issue 19, May 2017, p12-13, il Periodical Website
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A new gin club has been meeting at Bittersweet bar in downtown Raleigh. Lewis Norton, manager of Bittersweet’s drink program, leads the gin club. Members of the club taste new varieties of gin, learn about distilling techniques and ingredients.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 35, August 2016, p19, por Periodical Website
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30612
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The Brewpublik beer club, based in Charlotte, has developed an algorithm, or "beergorithm", to better match products to their costumers.
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31439
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Brian Lorusso is an old fashioned bartender that serves cutting edge flavor. With a collection of homemade infusions and suryps, the bar manager at Dogwood Southern Table and Bar takes the old fashioned cocktails and adds to them based on the tastes of the customers.
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Decades removed from the moonshine-runnin’ days, local distilleries are bringing back liquor. Oliver Mulligan opened Great Wagon Road Distilling Company in South End in December. He serves the liquors he makes in a neighboring bar, The Broken Spoke.
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Chris Jude of Fair Game Beverage Company uses sorghum, a sweetener that can replace sugarcane, to make his rum-like spirits. Jude supports local farmers by using a sweetener that is drought resistant and abundant locally.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 12, March 2015, p18, por Periodical Website
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In 2012, Craig Rudewicz starting his own business producing and selling bitters, the highly concentrated alcohol extracts used to flavor cocktails. His business, called Crude, was North Carolina’s first bitters manufacturer and Crude’s products are now available throughout the country.
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Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 48, December 2015, p18-20, il, por Periodical Website
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New acquisitions to Tyron Palace’s exhibition collection included items that needed extra care, hence on display during special exhibitions. The exhibits spotlighted were a Magic Lantern Projector, 19th century; a Civil War-era Powder Horn; a Civil War-era folding chair used by Captain Frederick Cox Roberts; a liquor jug, 19th century, from A.H. Holton Retail Liquor.
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The Palace (NoCar F 264 N5 P3), Vol. 13 Issue 1, Spring 2015, p6-7
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28846
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There has been a proliferation of cocktail bars in the Triangle. Bartenders are recreating classic cocktails using imaginative and local ingredients. Some of the Triangle’s fashionable drinking establishments include Fox Liquor Bar, Foundation, and The Architect Bar & Social House in Raleigh.
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35753
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The title, referring to mixed drinks, hinted the author’s occupation: bartender. As for other details disclosing daily life on the other side of the counter, they asserted Morrow’s claim that the average barkeep becomes an amateur psychologist and sociologist through his/her dealings with customers from all walks of life.
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Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 7 Issue 4, July/Aug 1979, p32-33