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Sammy Ross, Short on Blarney

At the Irish Pizza Pub, the Little Guys Rule by Eddie Dean (Washington City Paper, 11/28/1997) Tucked in a dismal Laurel (Maryland) shopping center, the Irish Pizza Pub offers surrealism for the whole family. The decor is Celtic psychedelic, crammed … Continue reading →

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After Nearly 40 Years, Distilling Returns To Maryland

With no more than a taste for good drink, brothers set out to revive a long-gone tradition while juggling their day jobs By Jill Rosen, (The Baltimore Sun, 2/20/2011) Christopher and Jonathan Cook are too young to remember the glory … Continue reading →

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Rye Whiskey Was Once Synonymous With Maryland

By Frederick N. Rasmussen, (The Baltimore Sun, 2/26/2011) …During rye whiskey’s golden age, connoisseurs across the land instantly associated Wight’s Sherbrook, Old Reserve, Ryebrook, Mount Vernon, Sherwood Pure Rye, Hunter’s — “First Over the Bars” — and Pikesville Rye, to … Continue reading →

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“For My Boh”

By Violet Glaze (Baltimore City Paper, 2/16/20110 I write this valentine in Old Bay and blood, Baltimore, because I love you. I’m enthralled by you, besotted with you, I carry you in my heart like the first boy I kissed … Continue reading →

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