Chronicling Maryland booze through the years

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“Three drinks of rye whiskey would double the pleasure to be got out of ‘Il Trovatore.’ Try it yourself.” —H.L. Mencken

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank’s production of Sagamore Spirit, which resumes the tradition of Maryland rye whiskey that vanished nearly 40 years ago when Pikesville Rye gave up the ghost, is a good reason to take another look at “Forgotten Maryland Cocktails: A History of Drinking in the Free State,” by Gregory and Nicole Priebe.

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