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Aaron Goldfarb

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Aaron Goldfarb has been a journalist for over a decade, frequently writing on the subjects of cocktails and drinking culture for publications including the New York Times, Esquire, Playboy, PUNCH, and VinePair, and has had features written about his career in the New York Times, Forbes, and the Boston Globe. He is the author of 12 books, including Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits, Hacking Whiskey (named a finalist for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards Best New Book), and Gather Around Cocktails. In 2020, Tales of the Cocktail named Goldfarb the Best Cocktail & Spirit Writer for the year. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, daughter, son, cat, and a lot of bottles of booze.

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