WHISKEY Two New Master Blender Masterpieces September 20, 2023 Master Blend Master Distiller Greg Metze is making great use of his 46-plus years of whiskey-making experience at Old Elk …
WHISKEY Ardbeg Releases Another Rare Beast September 15, 2023 The Harpy’s Tale Ardbeg has a history of releasing increasingly edgier whiskies that honor the less traditional side of Scotland. …
WHISKEY Seven Affordable Drams for Whiskey Connoisseurs September 13, 2023 Value Proposition Are you finding it increasingly challenging to locate whiskeys that meet your tastes without blowing out your budget? …
WHISKEY Tasting Notes: Bushmills Black Bush September 08, 2023 Black Bush Since switching from drinking beer to whiskey, I’ve held a place in my heart for Bushmills’ Black Bush …
WHISKEY A Barley Bridge Too Far September 07, 2023 Barley Bridge In a world of ever-increasing interest and demand in customized and specialized spirits, at some point, we might …
WHISKEY Hard Truth Mellencamp Sweet Mash Rye September 05, 2023 Hoosier Heaven In a match made in Hoosier heaven, Brown County, Ind.-based Hard Truth Distilling Co. and Mellencamp Whiskey Co. …
WHISKEY Lost Lantern Sheds Light on ASMs August 30, 2023 Independent Bottlers Scotland has a long and storied history of impressive Scotch whiskies brought to light by independent blenders and …
WHISKEY When Feeling Blue Means Feeling Good August 25, 2023 When does feeling blue mean feeling good? When you’re talking about Johnnie Walker Blue, of course! JW’s website describes Blue …
WHISKEY Scotch. From India? Say it Ain’t So! August 21, 2023 Unlikely Origins I love malt whisky in all its glorious formats. I’m a huge proponent of American single malts (after …
WHISKEY Tasting Notes: Deep Creek Reserve Bourbon August 18, 2023 Virginia Bourbon In the book I’m writing about bourbon, I recommended creating a tasting session comparing bourbons from different states. …
WHISKEY Vertical Scotch Tasting: Isle of Skye August 16, 2023 Modern Blended Scotch Blended Scotch whisky has long been saddled with a reputation as something lesser than its big brother, …
WHISKEY Old Pulteney Wine Cask Aged Scotch August 14, 2023 Old Pulteney It’s always the quiet ones that surprise the most, so it goes for Scotch distilleries. Enter Old Pulteney, …
WHISKEY Classic Malts Add a New Twist August 07, 2023 Classic Malts of Scotland In the 1980s “dark days” of Scotland’s malt whisky malaise, United Distillers and Vintners (now Diageo) …
WHISKEY Irish and Texan Bottle Bonding July 31, 2023 Cask Finish Experimentation As cask finishing experimentation spirals increasingly outward, so does our joy of whiskey tasting. But it isn’t …
WHISKEY Double the Oak? Double the Pleasure! July 24, 2023 Double Oak Whiskey When I think about “double oak” whiskies, I usually associate them with single malts. For instance, Diageo’s …
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