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Are You Afraid of the Dark . . . Spirits?

Well don’t be! As an avid dark-spirit lover myself, I have noticed that an emerging trend is younger people and the female demographic are starting to see the light on darker spirits–it’s not just for the old boys these days! From signature cocktail menus nationwide–to packaging, marketing, and advertisement–brown spirits are being geared more and more toward young drinkers and women like never before; dark spirits are making a modern-day come back in a big way. Just ask A.J. Rathbun, author of Dark Spirits: 200 Classy Concoctions starring Bourbon, Brandy, Scotch, Whiskey, Rum and more, who says, “today’s dark spirits are more edgy than old fashioned.”

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