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Lydia Martin

Lydia Martin is the editorial byline of Liquor Laboratory. Articles published under this name are researched, written and edited by our editorial team against our editorial standards — every ABV verified against the current label, every regulatory claim cited to the governing instrument, and no invented prices or ratings.

How To Legally Make Whiskey At Home: Explained (2022)

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
How to Make Whiskey at Home

Are you curious about how to make whiskey at home and whether it is legal? You’ll be surprised to know that you can actually make your own…

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How To Open A Wine Bottle Without A Corkscrew (2022)

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
How to Open a Wine Bottle Without a Corkscrew

We’ve all been in this frustrating situation. You have a great bottle of wine ready to be served for your dinner party, but knowing how to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew…

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Does Twisted Tea Have Caffeine?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Generic 5% hard-tea bottle beside a coffee cup, noting tea-leaf caffeine with unpublished milligrams.

Yes — Twisted Tea Original is brewed with real tea, so it contains caffeine. Boston Beer does not publish milligrams. 2026 Twisted Lemonade has no tea.

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How Much Does a Case of Beer Weigh?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Twenty-four generic 12-ounce cans labeled about 19–21 pounds beside twenty-four glass bottles labeled about 30–36 pounds.

A US case of 24 × 12 oz cans weighs about 20 pounds. The same beer in glass bottles is closer to 30–36 pounds. Count cans, ounces, and glass.

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Wild Turkey 101 vs Buffalo Trace: What’s the Difference?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Wild Turkey 101 vs Buffalo Trace

When it comes to bourbon, there are two schools of thought – go big or go home. Wild Turkey 101 and Buffalo Trace bourbons embody this philosophy in their…

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Best Bottom-Shelf Bourbon

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Best Bottom Shelf Bourbon

Bottom shelf is a price lane, not a TTB class. Cheap bourbon still must meet 27 CFR 5.143 and bottle at 80 proof or higher. A 1.5 oz 80-proof pour is one drink. Widely distributed examples are not a ranking. No invented MSRP.

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Rare Bourbons List: 15 Hard-to-Find Spirits (2022 Updated)

September 14, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Rare Bourbons List

Bourbon is different from other whiskeys because it has its specific requirements for the production process. In this rare bourbons list, you’ll be surprised to know that…

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Women Who Drink Whiskey: Why It Makes Us Attractive (2022)

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Women Who Drink Whiskey

Whiskey is no longer a man’s drink, and women take whiskey in large numbers as the long-held stereotypes no longer apply to the nuances of the dram. Women who drink whiskey…

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Evan Williams Bourbon Line: Proofs and Types

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Best Evan Williams Bourbon

Heaven Hill’s Evan Williams Black is 86 proof. 1783 Small Batch is 90. Bottled-in-Bond is 100. Single Barrel Vintage is 86.6. Not a ranking.

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How Many Trulys to Get Drunk?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Generic slim 12-ounce 5% hard-seltzer can labeled one standard drink, with a note that 8% cans are about 1.6 drinks.

A 12 oz Truly at 5% ABV is one US standard drink. Unruly at 8% is 1.6 drinks. This is can math, not a challenge.

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