Inflation Proof Bourbon
Inflation is up, the markets are down. The 4717 offers three inflation-proof bourbons for these grim times
The World, How it Got Here, and a Stiff Drink
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- Sep 16
- 4 min
Whiskey Money
Scott Anderson, George Washington's farm manager, didn't invent American whiskey, he invented rye.
- Sep 1
- 2 min
Gin on a Strange Patio
Fever Tree Lime & Yuzu with Gin - the perfect Labor Day cocktail for a strange patio. Or beer, beer works too.
- Jul 29
- 3 min
Don't Drink a "Dirty Shirley"
The New York Times recommends the Dirty Shirley. The 4717 does not. We're right.
- Jul 22
- 3 min
The Cocktail for a Roasting Planet
Heat overwhelming the air conditioning? Try the Mint Julep - the original craft cocktail is perfect for a roasting planet.
- Jun 10
- 2 min
A Critical Shortage of Bubbles
No baby formula is tricky, no soda water is a national nightmare. Or at least it's pretty tedious.
- May 25
- 2 min
Drink Like Papa, again
Papa's Pilar Rum makes you think you're dealing with a gimmick cocktail. You aren't.
- May 13
- 3 min
Drunk As Lords: Grad Week
Graduation Week at Sewanee is as much fun for parents as students - but beware.
- Apr 15
- 2 min
What To Drink With Ham
What wine do you drink with ham? The Italians raised the food to an art form, so why not ask them? Orveito? Chenin blanc? Hell, champagne.
- Mar 31
- 3 min
A Chevy, the Levee & Rye
Rye whiskey is hot, in cocktails and on the rocks. Enjoy it before the terminally hip make it insufferable.
- Mar 16
- 3 min
Don't Drink Green Beer
St. Patrick's Day have never seen such Irish whiskey! Lose the green beer and toast the Emerald Isle with a glass of the good stuff.
- Dec 17, 2021
- 2 min
The Memphis Toddy
It's like wassail that owns seersucker.
- Dec 15, 2021
- 4 min
Just How Pagan is Christmas?
Just how pagan is Christmas - actually not very.
- Dec 7, 2021
- 7 min
Crapulus Sum
The one Latin phrase I learned at Christian Brothers High School that has stuck with me over the years is "Crapulous Sum": I’m Wasted.
- Nov 24, 2021
- 4 min
It's Not a Holiday, It's an Endurance Race
You’ve had better than ten months to detox from last year's grueling holiday endurance course of parties and good cheer. Here we go again.
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Game Wine
The holidays are upon us - here's what to drink
- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
T'was Pussy What Done It
Gin Mania, William and Mary's Famine Relief and that damned pussy...
- Oct 22, 2021
- 6 min
The Wee Skin-Flint's Whisky Fling
The Wee Skin-Flint's Whisky Fling.
- Oct 15, 2021
- 1 min
Jeeves Takes Charge
PG Wodehouse has the cure for what ails us.
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
George Stagg's Pappy Moment
No George T. Stagg for 2022. Is it good quality control or excellent marketing?