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The saying “all good things come to an end” is a well-worn cliche, but a more accurate expression might be that “most good things are just not as good as they come to an end.” Some examples that come to mind—Led Zeppelin, The Godfather series, and Liam Neeson’s career. Sometimes, however, the final push is the best, and that is certainly the case with Master’s Keep series. What a way to go out because Beacon, the last edition of this high-end from one of Kentucky’s best distilleries, is the absolute best to date.

Times have changed, but things also still kind of remain the same—Jimmy Russell has been

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