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When Do You Blow on Your Liquor?

Matt Duggan, general manager for LA’s Lucques, thinks that people have it all wrong when they inhale deeply from a glass of spirits right after it’s been poured. He suggests blowing a quick puff of air into the glass to get rid of the alcohol smell and release the liquor’s true aromatics.

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