"Redwood Empire Pipe Dream (California) forms the foundation. This Northern California bourbon, crafted in the shadow of ancient redwoods, represents the Golden State's progressive backbone. Governor Gavin Newsom, who has made a sport of torching Trump while casting the state as America's great rebel, channels that same energy. And that energy is winning. "Pipe Dream" is a fitting name for a bourbon to drink during a political gridlock. It's what bipartisan cooperation has become."
"Koval Bourbon (Illinois) brings Chicago grit to the glass. Founded by a husband-and-wife team, Dr. Sonat Birnecker Hart and Dr. Robert Birnecker, who both hold Ph.D.s, pioneered this craft distillery in 2008, making it the first distillery in Chicago since the mid-1800s. Koval represents the kind of educated, forward-thinking entrepreneurship that seems to provoke an anaphylactic reaction from the current administration. In a shutdown where science agencies are furloughed and research grants are frozen, t"
The federal government has shut down as lawmakers dig into partisan trenches and essential services halt. The president is portrayed as prioritizing retaliation against states that voted against him over governing. A shot called "The Three Blue States" swaps corporate whiskey for artisanal American spirits drawn from Democratic strongholds. The reinterpretation contrasts the mass-market Three Wise Men with a focus on innovation, craftsmanship, and democratic centers serving all Americans. Redwood Empire Pipe Dream from Northern California anchors the blend, evoking progressive leadership, while Koval Bourbon from Chicago symbolizes educated, forward-thinking entrepreneurship amid furloughed science agencies and frozen research grants.
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