Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Baudoinia: the Fungus that Even Grows in Canada

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  Baudoinia compniacensis. Scary, right? This is Part 4 of a 9-part series about Baudoinia compniacensis, the whiskey fungus. Part 1 is her...
Saturday, March 25, 2023

Baudoinia: the Fungus You Can Blame on France

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  Cognac wears Baudoinia  proudly. This is Part 3 of a 9-part series about Baudoinia compniacensis, the whiskey fungus. Part 1 is here , Par...
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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Baudoinia: the Fungus that Moved 185,000 Barrels

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  Some of Diageo's Orphan Barrel bottlings. This is Part 2 of a 9-part series  about  Baudoinia compniacensis.  the whiskey fungus.  Par...
Saturday, March 18, 2023

Baudoinia: the Fungus that Stopped Jack Daniel's

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  Baudoinia  on a Heaven Hill whiskey maturation warehouse in Bardstown, Kentucky. This is Part 1 of a 9-part series about  Baudoinia compni...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Memphis Minnie, the Chicago Years

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  Release date Oct 15, 1930 After she moved to Chicago, Minnie became a major star in the stable of Lester Melrose, who produced most of the...
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Saturday, March 11, 2023

Memphis Minnie, Life on the Road

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  Record company publicity photograph, 1930s. Playing the blues in barrel houses and juke joints was dangerous. Memphis Minnie's solutio...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Memphis Minnie, Defier of Taboos

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  From R. Crumb's "Heroes of the Blues" Why did so few women follow the life Memphis Minnie chose? The answer lies in the sexu...