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The Five Rules of Pairing Steak and Whiskey

Five cuts. Five whiskeys. Let us eat, drink and prosper.

By Reuben Brody
June 13, 2017 9:00 am EDT

This summer, you and your friends will at some point gather around a grill.

On that grill? Steak. And in your cups? Whiskey.

It’s a combo so natural a man could be forgiven for not giving it too much thought.

But he should, because as we recently learned from Arthur J toque David LeFevre, there are subtleties to the art of pairing red meat and brown liquor.

Here they are, in one short video: The Five Rules of Pairing Steak and Whiskey.

Reuben Brody

Reuben Brody

Reuben is the former LA editor of InsideHook. He now works as a therapist and freelance journalist.
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