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Episode 278 - Dusty Booze with Aaron Goldfarb
In this fascinating deep dive with Aaron Goldfarb (@aarongoldfarb), author of Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits, some of the topics we discuss include:
What constitutes a "dusty" or vintage bottle and some of the historical forces that created the trend of hunting for them, especially in the Bourbon world.
Some tentative answers to the question, "Did it really Use to Taste Better?," featuring oak tree rings, barrel entry proof, and cedar fermentation tanks.
How dusty hunters use label cues like importers, tax stamps, DSP numbers, and Julian dating to determine the true age and origin…
The skinny
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