WHISKEY Country Stars Florida Georgia Line Also Make Whiskey May 24, 2021 [Editor’s Note: To honor their award, we’re republishing this story, which first appeared last August] In 2016 the men of …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Stellum Bourbon and Rye May 21, 2021 It has been pointed out to me a number of times recently that we are currently in a golden age …
SPIRITS With Essences, Grey Goose Offers Its First New Stuff in Five Years May 17, 2021 Few words scare me more than “flavored.” However well-executed or -intentioned, it always sounds like there’s a flaw in need …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: Ramona Spritzes May 14, 2021 Wine industry veteran Jordan Salcito understands sophisticated gastronomy. Her tenure at icons such as Eleven Madison Park and Momofuku make …
WINE TASTING NOTE: 2019 Pfendler Vineyards Pinot Noir May 12, 2021 I hadn’t expected to open the 2019 Pfendler Vineyards Pinot Noir, the evening I opened it, but it had been a …
WHISKEY Life is Sweet. And So Is This New Celebrity Bourbon. May 10, 2021 When award-winning actor Jamie Foxx saw how guests responded to the BSB-Brown Sugar Bourbon he brought to a party, he …
SPIRITS ESSENTIALS: Tequila and Mezcal May 05, 2021 I came up in the days of very limited options for exploratory drinkers of Mexican spirits. For tequila, we had …
SPIRITS WHISKEY The Intriguing Concoctions of Last Shot Distillery May 03, 2021 Certainly New York State’s Finger Lakes region sports a well-established heritage as a premium wine-producing area. But proximity to superb …
COCKTAILS WHISKEY YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Slow Jito April 30, 2021 Many, many are the bourbon brands that try to align themselves with the Kentucky Derby. Few, though, are those who …
GEAR These New Tasting Glasses from Peugeot Really Work April 28, 2021 I really prefer to try things out in a hands-on way. This push to buy a car without ever touching …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: The Senator 6 Year Old Barrel Proof Straight Rye Whiskey April 26, 2021 On a recent visit to my local market, I was reminded of a movie quote from Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous.” …
SPIRITS The Superb, Sustainable Mezcals of Amaras April 22, 2021 “If you see a type of agave out in the wild,” says Luis Niño de Rivera, “you must plant that …
SPIRITS TASTING NOTE: Ron Abuelo XII Años Two Oaks Selección Especial April 19, 2021 Sometimes you have to speak plainly, at the start, and so I shall: This new rum, from Panama’s oldest distilling …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: Death in the Afternoon April 16, 2021 Just try not to channel Hollywood-heyday romance and Mexican mysticism when you heft a bottle of Dahlia cristalino tequila across …
GEAR An Apple a Day: Delving Into Cider’s Delicious History April 14, 2021 Who knew that cider has a centuries-old history? Dan Pucci and Craig Cavallo certainly do. The pair of authors—Pucci a …
SPIRITS Don’t Add Lime: Tears of Llorona Just Needs a Snifter July 29, 2020 Some call it the tequila for whiskey lovers. Tears of Llorona, an extra-extra añejo, begins as 100% blue agave, hand-selected …
WHISKEY Power Player May 22, 2020 On the ice to over ice—Ed Belfour has segued from a celebrated hockey career into the world of distilling with …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Rum-Coco January 01, 2021 One of the many things that caught my attention during my annual viewing of the delightful film version of Tennessee …
COCKTAILS Autumn is Here: Make an Herbed Honey Smash September 23, 2020 So, for another week or so, it’s National Honey Month. Who knew? The good folks at Aberfeldy Single Malt are …
WHISKEY “For Relaxing Times…Make it Suntory Time” May 18, 2020 “But the good news is, the whisky works,” says Bill Murray’s stupefied-but-searching Bob Harris to Scarlett Johansson’s somewhat-abandoned-but-searching Charlotte in …
WHISKEY ESSENTIALS: Canadian Whisky May 22, 2020 The dominance, popularity, and status of Canadian whisky in the U.S. results from two factors: The Prohibition and the taste. …
WHISKEY ESSENTIALS: Blended Scotch February 22, 2021 The “go-go” 80s was a critical era in the history of spirits in the U.S., especially scotch. Newly minted Wall-Streeters, …
SPIRITS ESSENTIALS: Rum May 11, 2020 Rum deserves a break. Sure, its ubiquity spawned the nickname “demon rum” as a stand-in for the societal ills that …
News SPIRITS Update: Fundraising Efforts by Du Nord Craft Spirits June 26, 2020 Here’s a very entertaining update on the fundraising efforts by Du Nord Craft Spirits, in the wake of the Minneapolis protests …
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 …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Brown Demon October 31, 2020 “Chamuco” is Spanish slang for “devil” and generally refers to a mischievous person. Tequila Chamucos Reposado ($45) embraces the naughtiness, …
WINE TASTING NOTE: NV Gruet Demi-Sec December 04, 2020 BUBBLES WEEK For our very small Thanksgiving, I volunteered to bring the dessert wine. It’s not that I don’t like …
WINE Star Sommelier Belinda Chang’s 5 Bubblies to Get Us Through May 15, 2020 Nobody throws a party like Belinda Chang. Even now. With her high-spirited personality and breezy approach to explaining the vagaries …
WINE And Now, the Great Cheap Prosecco Blind Tasting December 04, 2020 BUBBLES WEEK Here at Wine and Whiskey Globe, when we say “cheap,” we mean it in a conversational, not derogatory …
COCKTAILS ESSENTIALS: The Gimlet May 06, 2020 The origin of the gimlet cocktail is subject to some debate. I prefer the (likely apocryphal) version that attributes its …
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