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LQRS Reading Room
A transparent reading list for drinks journalism: who publishes it, what it covers, and why it is worth opening.
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What “American single malt whisky” now means
The U.S. category now has a federal standard; here are the checks a label reader can make before relying on the words alone.
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Four signals in the OIV’s 2025 wine-sector report
Production, consumption, trade, and climate belong in the same picture; one headline number cannot explain the market.
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A better draught-beer checklist starts before the pour
The Brewers Association manual treats draught quality as a system of storage, equipment, cleaning, gas balance, and service.
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LQRS Reading Room
Five drinks publications with genuinely different lenses
A useful reading list explains the editorial lens instead of presenting every outlet as another source of recommendations.
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LQRS Reading Room
People behind the bylines: six editors and writers to know
Real names, declared roles, and first-party biographies make a stronger starting point than synthetic expert personas.
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LQRS Open Notebook
Reporting idea: follow one bottle from rulebook to shelf
Trace what a category rule requires, what the producer discloses, what the retailer repeats, and what the shopper can verify.
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Reporting idea: map how drinks media discloses money and access
Compare how publications describe advertising, samples, travel, sponsorship, subscriptions, and contributor pay.
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