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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.

Where To Buy Buffalo Trace Bourbon: Shopping Guide (2023)

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Where to Buy Buffalo Trace Bourbon

We know that some of you are struggling to find a bottle of Buffalo Trace bourbon because BT juices are incredibly bang for your buck. Where to buy Buffalo Trace bourbon…

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Angel’s Envy vs Blanton’s: What’s the Difference?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Angels Envy vs Blantons

Blanton’s and Angel’s Envy are two of the most talked about bourbons in the whiskey world today…

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Do Flavored Vodkas Have Sugar?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Do Flavored Vodkas Have Sugar

Some do. 5.151 allows sugar. Liqueur 5.150 needs ≥2.5% sugar by weight. Official brand grams unused except Deep Eddy Lemon 3 g / 1 oz.

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Blanton’s vs Weller: What’s the Difference?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Blantons vs. Weller

Blanton’s Original is 93-proof Mash Bill #2 single barrel. Weller Special Reserve is 90-proof wheated. Same Frankfort campus. Allocated. No mash % or fake prices.

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Dirty Martini Vodka: What the Label Has to Mean

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Best Vodka for Dirty Martini

No official dirty-martini vodka ranking. US vodka ≥40%. Tito’s official 40/80/98. Brine is 0%.

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Can You Mix Red and White Wine?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Can You Mix Red and White Wine

Mixing red and white is a serve, not a TTB class. Typical table ~12–14%. No official better blend.

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Where Is the Expiration Date on Wine?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Where Is the Expiration Date on Wine

Wine is not required to print a grocery expiration date. Official leftover unused — FLAG. Black Box official: unopened typically up to a year; opened fridge up to six weeks.

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Best Easy-to-Find Bourbon

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Best Easy to Find Bourbon

While some bourbons may be rare or more difficult to find, many easy-to-find options are widely available at most liquor stores and online. The best easy to find bourbon…

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Which Bourbons Are to Collect?

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
Best Bourbons to Collect

Cabinet English, unused as a recovered 15-way ranking. Leftover 5.143 unused as a collect class. Official this fetch Stagg 134.4 unused as every-batch collect statute.

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E.H. Taylor Small Batch vs Single Barrel

September 11, 2026 by Lydia Martin
EH Taylor Small Batch vs. Single Barrel

Official Small Batch is 100-proof straight, Mash Bill #1. Official Single Barrel profile says straight; body says BiB — FLAG. 100 ≠ BiB. No street.

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