WHISKEY TASTING NOTES: Cedar Ridge American Single Malt February 28, 2023 Cedar Ridge might be Iowa’s first distillery since prohibition, but the Quint family has been making whisky for generations, and …
WHISKEY Why Wood is So Crucial to Whisky February 27, 2023 If it weren’t for the humble barrel, we’d all be drinking white spirits. Wood barrels, which have been around since …
WHISKEY The Power of the Single Batch Whiskey February 24, 2023 Let me start by saying, “Mr. Scully, I apologize.” I promise I’ll explain. Like all whisky critics, I sometimes receive …
WINE The Pinot Noir Tour That Comes To You February 22, 2023 Like most wine writers during the dog days of Covid, my standard winery visits morphed into Zoom wine tastings, and …
WINE The Chicken or the… Wine? February 20, 2023 It’s a foggy November evening in Riquewihr and we’re sitting in a cozy Alsatian wistube. We’ve been tasting wines all …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTES: Waterford Organic Irish Single Malt Whisky February 17, 2023 With its gorgeous Persian blue bottle and aquamarine glass stopper, you might suspect that Waterford’s Gaia 2.1 Organic Irish Whisky …
BOURBON WHISKEY Bardstown is NOT the Birthplace of Bourbon February 15, 2023 Bardstown bills itself as the “Bourbon Capital of the World,” but the earliest known mention of the spirit actually came …
COCKTAILS The Great Cocktail Ice Debate February 14, 2023 My cocktail of choice is an Old Fashioned, no matter the mixology iteration. This classic but relatively simple concoction, whether …
WHISKEY Valentine’s Day with a Whiskey Twist February 13, 2023 So many whiskies have stolen our hearts and made us fall in love at first sight, so why not bring …
WHISKEY Irish Whiskey Made For Americans February 09, 2023 Don’t judge a book by its cover. It’s an old saw we’ve heard repeatedly, and as it turns out, the …
WINE TRAVELOGUE: The 2021 Burgundy Vintage February 07, 2023 BEAUNE, FRANCE– It was cold and gray as we walked up the hill to the village in Couchey, the biting …
WHISKEY Old Elk Releases Three New Beasts February 06, 2023 When Colorado’s Old Elk Distillery needed an experienced master distiller, they tapped 40-year, 280 million bottle veteran Greg Metzke. His …
SPIRITS Care to Try a 5000-year-old Whiskey? February 01, 2023 While studying an archaeological dig in Lagash in southern Iraq, scientists uncovered a public eating area they’ve dubbed a “tavern” …
Recent Comments