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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 1d

"The American Distilled Spirits Exports 2025 Mid-Year Report shows U.S. spirits exports plummeted 85% in Canada, falling below $10 million in Q2. U.S. spirits sales in Canada declined 68% in April 2025 whereas sales of Canadian and other imported spirits rose approximately 3.6% each."

US Spirits Exports Decline 9% Amid Trade Tensions

Following a record-high for U.S. spirits exports in 2024, exports fell 9% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2025, driven by ongoing trade tensions, according to a new report released today by th...

www.brewbound.com

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 2d

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 2d

Even in countries that chose *not* to impose retaliatory tariffs on US spirits, our spirits exports have plummeted. Exports to UK and Japan declined >23% YoY, while exports to the EU were down 12%.
Canada did retaliate - and US exports there fell 85%.
www.distilledspirits.org/wp-content/u...

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 2d

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Christopher Slye @slye.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to this article by @davidwondrich.bsky.social, I made a 50-50 Martini with Plymouth Navy Strength gin (and Noilly Prat dry vermouth if you want to know), and it might be my new favorite thing.

The Secrets to the Best Dry Martini You’ll Ever Have

Our legendary columnist reveals his recipe and tips for making this classic cocktail.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 2d

Watching a Netflix Western series called Godless. The Sam Waterson character,
Marshal John Cook, orders whisky and requests “the bonded stuff.

The series is set in 1884…

#Cheers #INeedALife #ChronologicalError

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 5d

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The Interrupters - "Take Back The Power"

YouTube video by Hellcat Records

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 6d

I need better friends!

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 8d

I didn't think there could be that much more to be uncovered about the history of cocktails. Once again, I was wrong.
#Cheers

Moderator Michael Ruhlman, writer David Wondeich, and illustrator Sean Kotz discussing the book, The Comic Book History of the Cocktail

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 9d

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 9d

A very lively discussion with the estimable and inimitable Sir Jon.

Sir Jon @pintocomics.bsky.social · 9d

Missed @davidwondrich.bsky.social on ep 396 last eve? 5 Centuries of cocktails in 60 minutes - or thereabouts. A daunting task with an excellent new book! Listen to the show for 2 weeks in the WESU archive.

spinitron.com/WESU/pl/2129...

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 11d

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Sir Jon @pintocomics.bsky.social · 12d

@davidwondrich.bsky.social and his COMIC BOOK HISTORY OF THE COCKTAIL joins me Sunday 6:30pm ET on WESU 88.1 fm as Pint O'Comics brings the adult bevvys back to audio! David had much more knowledge than I, which is a statement my associates are impressed with. wesufm.org streamed,and your radio app!

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.bsky.social · 13d

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Congresswoman files articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. We've been sounding the alarm for months, sending 3k+ quack-o-grams, and collecting 25k petition signatures calling on our reps to impeach & remove RFK Jr.

We’re closing in on him. Help us WIN the fight. 🦆 zurl.co/vkZQV

Poster-style graphic with bold text reading “TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES: THE QUACK RFK Jr. HAS TO GO!” A large photo of RFK Jr. is overlaid with a yellow biohazard sign, while a man’s shoe is about to kick him out. At the bottom, logos and text say “Stand Up For Science” and “Fuel the fight: standupforscience.net.”

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 14d

If you have an Instagram account, please allow me to recommend an account to follow:

www.instagram.com/lydiawooddra...

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Login • Instagram

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 14d

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Wandering Spirits Global @wanderingspiritsglobal.com · 14d

"Diageo has temporarily ceased whiskey production at its Balcones and George Dickel distilleries with the loss of 17 jobs, as it re-evaluates its ‘productivity goals’"

www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/09/diag...

Diageo halts production at Balcones and George Dickel - The Spirits Business

Diageo has temporarily ceased whiskey production at its Balcones and George Dickel distilleries with the loss of 17 jobs.

www.thespiritsbusiness.com

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Wayne Curtis @wcurtis.bsky.social · 14d

Love coffee cocktails but hate laying awake at night? For the upcoming National Coffee Day, I offer you a three ingredient solution

Why I'm Making My Own Coffee Liqueur This National Coffee Day

A simple 4-ingredient recipe for homemade decaf coffee liqueur

open.substack.com

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 14d

Please come and join @deankotz.bsky.social and me on September 30th at 6:30 as we discuss our new Comic Book History of the Cocktail with the great Michael Ruhlman at P & T Knitwear (they sell books, not socks), 80 Orchard St, NYC. This will be lively.

www.eventbrite.com/e/david-wond...

David Wondrich presents The Comic Book History of the Cocktail

"This book is a must-read for people who love history, mixology, and entertaining at home.”—Julie Reiner, judge on Netflix’s Drink Masters

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Tammy Coxen @tammylc.bsky.social · 14d

Super fun tasting episode with @rumwonk.bsky.social. We puzzle over my Grandma's tiny bottle of 1970s Captain Morgan, talk Jamaican rum history, and compare my bottle to a modern Jamaican bottling. Watch the video or read the transcript at the link, or listen in on your favorite podcast app! 🍸

Tasting Video #49 | my tiny bottles

Tammy is joined by Matt Pietrek, AKA Rum Wonk, to taste a tiny bottle of Captain Morgan Gold Label from the 1970s.

mytinybottles.com

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 15d

I’ll be gifting this one as I’ll be picking up another copy next Tuesday at the P&T Knitwear Bookstore.

Photo of the new Dave Wondrich book “The Comic Book History of the Cocktail”

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 16d

Gannett killed local newspapers and now with their spinoff, Tegna they are doing the same to broadcast TV

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 16d

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Robert Simonson @robertsimonson.bsky.social · 17d

I wrote about David Wondrich’s new book! robertsimonson.substack.com/p/cocktail-h...

Cocktail History, But Make It Comic

A Conversation with David Wondrich and an Excerpt From his New Book, “The Comic Book History of the Cocktail.”

robertsimonson.substack.com

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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 18d

Meier's Tavern, Glendale, Illinois. “In 1927 a farmhouse turned speakeasy opens on a quiet road surrounded by open fields.”

Same location since, became officially license by the Meier family in 1933 at the end of prohibition.

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 18d

Oh HELL no!

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 18d

Clearing out some old papers

#Cheers

Business cards for the Flatiron Lounge, Pegu Club, and Marion’s Continental

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 19d

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 21d

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David Wondrich @davidwondrich.bsky.social · 21d

Please come and join Dean Kotz and me on September 30th at 6:30 as we discuss our new Comic Book History of the Cocktail with the great Michael Ruhlmann at P & T Knitwear, 80 Orchrd St, New York City (that's a book store, and a good one). This will be lively.

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S(pooky) @vidiot.bsky.social · 21d

What I thought interesting about this pic was that I recognized the silver gizmo in front of the Queen.

It's an Art Deco penguin-shaped cocktail shaker. Restoration Hardware or some similar outfit did a knockoff version a few years back, and they're common. (And often wrongly sold as antiques.)

The Trumps and the Windsors looking at Royal Collection items, including a penguin-shaped Art Deco cocktail shaker

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Rich Delorme @richardelm.bsky.social · 22d

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Wayne Curtis @wcurtis.bsky.social · 22d

“Talking with Patrick McGovern about liquor was like talking to an astronomer about the Big Bang.” A tribute to the man who saw ancient history in every sip.

The Man Who Drank History

How biomolecular archaeologist Patrick McGovern traced the tangled roots of humanity’s first drinks

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