WHISKEY Natterjack’s Trinity of Irish Whiskies March 01, 2025 Natterjack is among the newest additions to the revitalized and ever growing Irish whiskey market. Operating out of Gortinore Distillers …
WHISKEY Two More Triumphant Offerings from Old Elk March 01, 2025 I have been impressed by every Old Elk expression I have had. Now, the ongoing Infinity Series and new addition …
WHISKEY Tasting Notes: Booker’s Bourbon #4 ‘Jimmy’s Batch’ January 29, 2025 Booker’s is no stranger to high-end bourbon. This year, Booker’s has released four new batches to the market, starting with …
SPIRITS Saluting Pacific Northwest Veteran-Made Spirits January 29, 2025 For those looking to lift a glass in support of US veterans, here’s a curated selection of spirits produced by …
WHISKEY Wyatt Earp 13-Year “Hazmat Alert” Whiskey January 22, 2025 World Whiskey Society is at it again, releasing a real “scorcher” of a whiskey! For those unfamiliar, World Whiskey Society …
WINE Four Gates: A Kosher Cult Winery January 20, 2025 Labeling a kosher winery as a “Cult Winery” may seem odd, but Four Gates Winery qualifies. The wine trades consider …
WHISKEY Two Premium Whiskey Bottlings from Sagamore Spirit Distillery January 08, 2025 With bourbon dominating the whiskey market and trendy single malts growing in popularity, few American whiskey makers prioritize rye. Not …
SPIRITS Tasting Notes: Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut Rum January 06, 2025 Planteray Rum, a brand name under the Maison Ferrand spirits empire, makes a wide array of quality rums, and Cut …
WHISKEY Tasting Notes: Octomore 15 Series Scotch Whiskies January 03, 2025 In the Outer Hebrides of Scotland lies an island known for making the most polarizing whisky on earth. Islay is …
WINE A Journey Through a Champagne Tasting January 02, 2025 How can you tell what the best champagne would be for your next gathering? Laurent Perrier La Cuvée or Kobrand’s …
WHISKEY Tasting Notes: Diageo’s “Spirited Xchange” Collection December 30, 2024 In 2024, Diageo released the second iteration of its “Spirited Xchange” collection to great fanfare. Master blender Stuart Morrison painstakingly …
SPIRITS Kōloa: A Hawaiian Rum Company Making Real Hawaiian Rum December 23, 2024 When Kōloa Rum Company began production in 2009, it had a simple goal: to make authentic Hawaiian rum of the …
WHISKEY Beam Launches Inaugural ‘Private Barrel Club’ December 18, 2024 Press Release issued by The James B. Beam Distilling Co.: “Marking over 229 years since Jacob Beam started selling whiskey in …
WHISKEY Old Overholt 11-Year Cask Strength Rye Whiskey December 16, 2024 Just over one year ago, Old Overholt announced that its 10-year-old cask-strength rye (reviewed here) was hitting the market. The …
WHISKEY Tasting Notes: Kavalan Triple Sherry Cask Single-Malt Whiskey December 13, 2024 Have you ever tasted a whiskey so good it makes you pause and wish you had another glass? If so, …
WHISKEY ESSENTIALS: Single Malt Scotch Whisky April 22, 2020 Fair warning 1: This piece is dedicated purely to the legendary brown spirits produced and bottled at the many individual …
WHISKEY Cool Bottle, Slick Marketing, but is the Whisky Good? October 09, 2023 Following its trend of slick marketing and cool packaging, Sovereign Brands released The Deacon, a blended Scotch whisky comprised of …
COCKTAILS Gin in a Can May Well Be Finland’s National Beverage June 01, 2020 There are fewer saunas in Finland than there are people. But it’s close. Who wouldn’t want to spend the afternoon …
COCKTAILS YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Aviation January 29, 2021 Café Nordo was (and is) one of most creative and imaginative dinner theater experiences in Seattle, or anywhere else. “We …
COCKTAILS ESSENTIALS: The Dirty Martini May 02, 2020 Some people are slaves to their sweet tooth. I’m at the opposite end of the gustatory spectrum: My taste buds …
NEWS WINE Underground Cellar Collapses Under Its Own Weight May 13, 2023 A Blow to the Wine Industry Underground Cellar‘s groundbreaking subscription wine sales and storage service is also breaking hearts …
COCKTAILS Mixology Meets the Great Outdoors with Camp Cocktails May 26, 2020 If your idea of campside imbibing is lukewarm Lites around a campfire or a slug of hooch from a hip …
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 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 …
GEAR In Praise of Small Packages August 21, 2020 They’re everywhere. You’ll find them at pubs, bars, saloons, and especially at the cheesy souvenir stands dotting the highways and …
WINE A Very Pleasant Re-Trial: The Judgment of Paris, Again December 15, 2020 THE GIFT GUIDE: WHAT TO GET FOR THE HARD TO GET FOR By now, even casual wine drinkers probably know …
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 YOUR WEEKEND COCKTAIL: The Medium Wet Martini February 05, 2021 As a spirits journalist, I am pretty much open to anything: Single-malts in a cocktail, peanut-flavorings, vodka made from grapes …
WHISKEY TASTING NOTE: Kilbeggan Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey March 17, 2021 Editor’s note: For March, the brand is doing fun things with Irish Whiskey; the tagline, which we wholeheartedly endorse, is …
GEAR The Compleat Imbiber, A Long-Running Anthology of the Drinking Life May 06, 2020 When it comes to cocktail books, we’re definitely living in a glass-half-full world. Whether you’re looking for a little history …
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