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O ur staff of shopping writers and editors tastes hundreds of new alcoholic beverages every year. It is as fun as it sounds, but we are still working (most of the time). We talk to the people behind the beverages, who tell us how their product was distilled, brewed, and/or fermented. We look for spirits and other alcoholic beverages that are versatile in different settings and serving formats, approachable for beginners and seasoned connoisseurs alike, uniquely created, and complex on the nose and palate. The beverages below are the finalists, from twists on old categories to timeless classics that never leave our bars, but they all have one

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