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Bourbon Decoded
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DSP codes, mashbills, the 9-year sweet spot, the 30-bottle library, the honest truth about Pappy.
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Spirits & Outlaws
A Whiskey-Drinker's History of Moonshine, Bootleggers, and the People Who Made Modern Bourbon
230 years of American moonshine. Whiskey Rebellion to Popcorn Sutton, plus a 10-bottle drinking companion.
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Cocktail Codex
The 12-Bottle Bar, the Five Cocktail Families, and How to Host Like You Mean It
12 bottles. 5 families. 50+ recipes. The hosting playbook that turns you from bartender into host.
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Backwoods & Bonded
The Outlaw's Almanac of American Whiskey — 230 Years of Moonshine, Mashbills, and the Law Your Granddaddy Forgot to Read
Free 14-chapter, ~120-page field guide to American whiskey culture. From the Whiskey Rebellion to Popcorn Sutton, the 50-state distilling-laws map, the DSP licensing primer, and a 12-bottle tasting curriculum. Email signup; instant PDF.
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First Light
A Cigar Primer From Boozemakers — Cut, Light, Draw, and the First Five Cigars Worth Smoking
Free 30-page cigar primer. Cut, light, draw — the five-minute setup most beginners get wrong, the five cigars to start with, where to smoke, and how to know whether you actually want to keep going. Email signup; instant PDF.
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The Boozemakers Annual
The Best 100 Bottles of 2026, the Year in Spirits, and What's Coming Next
Our blind-tasted Best 100 of the year, scored and price-stamped. The year-in-review, the gift index, the 2027 bets.
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The Host's Playbook
A Twelve-Month Calendar of Drinks, Menus, and Cigars for People Who Actually Have People Over
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Drink Smarter
The Complete Guide to Tasting, Choosing & Enjoying Fine Spirits
The flagship guide. Tasting framework, palate development, the 50-bottle library — every spirit category covered.
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Smoke Smarter
The Honest Beginner's Cigar Guide
Wrapper to ash. The 25-cigar starter humidor. The pairings that work. The etiquette nobody tells you.
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The Cigar Field Manual
From First Light to First Box — 25 Cigars, the Lounge, the Humidor, the Pairings, and the Cigars to Skip
10 chapters, 25 cigars, ~28K words. Anatomy, technique, the lounge etiquette, three-tier humidor strategy, the pairing matrix, the verdict vocabulary, and the five famous cigars to skip — written by Boozemakers for the smoker who's outgrown the free primer.
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The Kentucky Bourbon Trail Itinerary
A Printable 5-Day Plan — Distilleries, Hotels, Restaurants
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The Pacific Northwest Whiskey Trail Itinerary
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The Indiana Bourbon Corridor Itinerary
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