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Lost Lantern Sheds Light on ASMs

Just in Time for World Sake Day

Ready to go Down a New Whiskey Rabbit Hole?

Rum Roundup: Four Rums Worth Sipping

August 28, 2023

“Sippin-Rum” Status As a long-time malt whisky enthusiast, I hadn’t expected to appreciate, much less even like rum. Don’t get …

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 …

SPIRITS

Craft Spirits Delivered to Your Door

August 23, 2023

The World At Your Door Have you ever dreamed of traveling the country and the world to taste unique spirits? …

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, …

SPIRITS

Chocolate Liqueur in D-Major

August 11, 2023

A Spirit with a Sonic Soul Austria is the perfectly picturesque backdrop for a spectacularly sonic spirit. While eliciting a …

COCKTAILS

Favorite Cocktails (Number Seven Will Surprise You)

August 10, 2023

Despite the popularity of cocktails, I much prefer selecting and drinking high-quality spirits in their natural form – neat. Pour …

SPIRITS

Gin from the Birthplace of Whiskey

August 09, 2023

Ireland has long been rumored as the birthplace of whiskey, which it then introduced to Scotland. However, both Ireland and …

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 …

WINE

A Bevy of Beautific Bottlings

July 28, 2023

Summer Fun Summertime is synonymous with pools, picnics, and parties. And that, in turn, leads us to discussions about the …

SPIRITS

Tiki Kon – The Final Voyage

July 26, 2023

The Final Voyage “Tiki-Kon” has sailed its last. The long-running Portland, Oregon, festival began in 2005 as “NW Tiki Crawl” …

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 …

SPIRITS

TASTING NOTE: Bulrush Gin

August 10, 2020

UPDATE: Bulrush Available Online Gin’s continued growth and expansion seems limitless right now. The category already includes pink gin, “gin-in-a-tin”, …

SPIRITS

Craft Spirits Delivered to Your Door

August 23, 2023

The World At Your Door Have you ever dreamed of traveling the country and the world to taste unique spirits? …

COCKTAILS

YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: Italicus and Tonic

March 19, 2021

“It’s a little like lemocello,” said my tasting partner, after we’d both taken a small swig, neat. “But herbal.” I …

COCKTAILS GEAR

It’s Time to Give Clamato Another Chance

April 12, 2022

Cilantro. Either you love it or hate it. Detractors will tell you that it tastes like soap. Defenders will exonerate …

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

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 …