Likewise, some of the best bourbons, including Black Maple Hill, don't really exist as a single liquor with a single recipe: They're mixed from different bourbons acquired from multiple sources, and aged and bottled by the Willett Distilling Co. (which has its own line of superb whiskeys, some of which are labeled Willett, some of which aren't).

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Max and Tyler, two Scottish terriers, lie in the shade of a maple tree beneath a black granite memorial stone bearing a quote from William Wordsworth.

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There is Black forest, French bistro, Spanish Serrano, maple cured, and so on and so on.

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This limited edition design sports a natural maple or sandalwood casing and your choice of a black or white leather wristband.

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It's most common in hard maple, but also occurs in birch, ash and, in rare cases, black walnut.

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