Inside the Ropes: Every State Drinks Its Own Story — Closing 2025 with Craft, Candor, and What Comes Next
This final weekly episode of Inside the Ropes isn’t a goodbye—it’s a recalibration.
We close 2025 the same way we played it: intentionally.
In this episode, we slow the pace and go deep. We break down the top-selling whiskeys in every U.S. state, region by region, uncovering how local identity, history, and grain shape what ends up in the glass. From Southern bourbon strongholds to Rocky Mountain single malts and coastal innovators, the message is simple: every state drinks its own story.
We then light up the past with The Evolution of the Cigar, tracing rolling traditions from survival to…
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