Rooftop pours done right. 🥃 The Strand in Marietta is quietly serving one of the best drink programs on the Square — craft cocktails with a view of downtown Marietta. Haven't been up there yet? Fix that this weekend. #barrelguru #marietta #thestrand #craftcocktails

Marietta / East Cobb folks: Westfield Tavern at Shallowford Corners has 200 bourbons and whiskeys ready to pour, and the food holds its own against the bar. My home shelf finally has competition ten minutes up the road. This is what a neighborhood whiskey bar should be.

Three years hunting metro Atlanta taught me one thing: the allocation list at your neighborhood package store beats any app notification. Be a regular. Buy the daily drinkers. Ask questions. The Weller shows up for the guy who shows up.

The Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 was America's first consumer protection law. Before the FDA existed, whiskey was the thing Congress decided needed truth in labeling. Every BiB bottle on your shelf is a 129-year-old promise: one distillery, one season, 100 proof.

Managing to overcome the downfalls that sometimes trip up HAZMAT bourbons, Bradshaw 12 Year Single Barrel Bourbon shows that the company is a contender when it comes to bourbon. breakingbourbon.com/review/b…