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APRIL 15, 2012
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RiseoftheKegger
Whatever yourpoison, chancesareyoucanget iton tap, askegged
beveragesare spikingdrink selections fromalbariño toZombie.
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Thekegger is
back—andwedon’t
mean the frat-house
varietal. Tosaveonbottle
wasteandcorkspoilage,
wine is increasingly
being tapped from the
barrel.Converts include
winery tasting rooms
like thehip
MUNICIPAL
WINEMAKERS
inSanta
Barbara,Calif., restaurants
suchas
SAXON+PAROLE
inNewYorkandeven
cruiseshipsoperatedby
INNERSEADISCOVERIES
.
On thebar scene, to
eliminate thewait fora
handcraftedhighball,
mixologistsarekegging
cocktails. TheNewYork-
basedduoofPaul Tanguay
andTadCarducci, aka the
TipplingBros., recently
designeda tapsystemat
thenew
TAVERNITA
restaurant inChicago.With
20 taps forwinealone,
aswell asamultitudeof
others fordrinkssuch
assangria, vermouth
andbeer, it’s themost
extensivesystem in the
nation. For thecocktails,
thepressurizedsystem
worksbypreserving the
mixesandperiodically
agitating themso they
remainshaken. The
partners,whocall
themselves“batchologists,”
honed their skillsby
servingmore than500
drinksanhouratevents
like theFood&Wine
Classic inAspen,Colo.
Andwhatof that
kegstaple:beer?
Whilemixologistsand
winemakersexploit
thealuminumkeg, brewers
are tappingwood toage
their suds. Thenose
onGoose IslandBourbon
CountyStout?Abeer
andabump, united.
THEDETAILS
MUNICIPALWINEMAKERS
(805)931-6864,www.municipalwinemakers.com
SAXON+PAROLE
(212)254-0350,www.saxonandparole.com
INNERSEADISCOVERIES
(877)901-1009,www.innerseadiscoveries.com
TAVERNITA
(312)274-1111,www.tavernita.com
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(Don’t)
Cashand
Carry
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Traveler’schecks
areso20thcentury.
Savvysojourners
todaypackthe
CASH
PASSPORT
,asmart
newwaytocarry
moneyabroad.Achip-
andPIN-protected
card, thePassport
allowsusersto load
theirtravelbudget
ontothecardforsafe
andeasyuseatATMs,
storesandrestaurants
whereverpoundsand
eurosareaccepted.
Becausethecard is
notconnectedtothe
user’sbankaccount,
itreducestheriskof
identitytheft: It’sa
passportthatcomes
withpeaceofmind.
APP
ATTACK
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TravelChannel
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stopsin
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Newdestinations
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