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It’s December – our favorite time of the year for quite a few reasons. For one, the first few weeks of snow aren’t quite as annoying as when it’s April and Lakeshore Drive is still getting blanketed with snow. We’re all about sledding and building snowmen. Plus, it’s the season for giving gifts and spending time with the people who we love most in the entire world! Whichever holiday you celebrate in December, why not give someone a bottle of something special? Nothing says “I love you” more than …

Many people love Port, Sherry, Madeira, Banyuls, and Marsala, but so few really understand what fortified wines are (the hint is that all of the wines listed in this sentence are fortified). These wines are often used to cook and deglaze, and are also enjoyable sipped - but what is fortified wine? Simply put, fortified wines have had a distilled spirit added to the mix. It’s usually brandy because brandy is made of grapes, like wine, instead of grains like m …

People don’t spend all spring hurrying to get back in shape only to lose what they’ve worked for on a cocktail. Most fancy cocktails do pack quite a calorie punch due to sugars and juices, but the spirits themselves do not have that many calories. A 20-minute walk is enough to counteract a delicious whiskey on the rocks in the shade. Below is a breakdown of the average calorie dose among vodka, whiskey, rum, and gin and also calorie information of some leading brands. Each measurement is b …