SPIRITS WHISKEY It’s Scotch. From France. August 13, 2021 The fifth-generation team at Alfred Giraud Malt Whiskies, possessed of more than 100 years of fine cooperage tradition, is expanding …
WHISKEY ESSENTIALS: American Single Malt Whiskey July 04, 2021 It was probably just a matter of time until American ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit put Scotch whisky in the cross-hairs. …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Paul Sutton Kentucky Straight Bourbon April 12, 2021 The continuing rise of bourbon fever has created a bonanza of new distillers for lovers of America’s original whiskey. Paul …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Dewar’s Portuguese Smooth February 17, 2021 *Editor’s Note: If this whiskey intrigues you, you might also find their cooking class intriguing. It’s called “Scotland Meets Portugal,” …
WHISKEY Got Whiskey Budget Resolutions? Head to the Supermarket. February 01, 2021 Whiskey is a glorious hobby, full of mystery, intrigue, and quite a bit of medicinal joy. It can also be …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Longitude Line December 11, 2020 Last month, I attended a virtual “masterclass” sponsored by Kimio Yonezawa of Japan’s Kaikyo Distillery, which intended to increase exposure …
WHISKEY Smoke on the Water (of Life) December 07, 2020 Using peat to smoke-dry barley for whiskey dates to the earliest days of Scotch. For many years, peat smoke defined …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Lagavulin 16 October 23, 2020 One month after a bottle of The Balvenie DoubleWood forever hooked me on Scotch, I fell in love with Lagavulin …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Westward American Single Malt Whiskey October 20, 2020 I have a respectable whiskey collection, spanning the gamut of types, styles, and originating countries. I never get bored. But …
WHISKEY Japanese Whisky Is Not Always Japanese Whisky October 14, 2020 Pick up any Scotch bottle and you automatically know one basic fact; it’s from Scotland. The same truth-in-labeling rules apply …
WHISKEY Unexpected Pleasures: Cooking With (Gasp!) Scotch October 02, 2020 Over the centuries, the world’s cuisines have found myriad ways to incorporate alcoholic beverages in their regional specialties. With increasing …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Sacred Stave American Single Malt September 18, 2020 Fermenting malted barley mash yields beer; that’s also the base for distilling malt whiskey. So, it makes sense that the …
WHISKEY Three Great Values in U.S. Whiskey September 14, 2020 American whiskey has climbed well above its dusty-cowboys-slamming-shots origins. There are very fine offerings of all sorts, bolstered by a …
GEAR How to Know Which Single Malt Scotch You Really Like September 10, 2020 Before I spend money on a new whisky, I like to read reviews. It’s useful to get opinions about quality …
GEAR To Infinity and Beyond: The Bottomless Decanter September 06, 2020 All good things must eventually end—or must they? Although no human can endure, it’s possible to make whiskey last forever, …
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