WHISKEY Wyoming Whiskey Puts State on the Distilling Map May 08, 2024 Wyoming may not be a state that evokes thoughts of bourbon, but Wyoming Whiskey has affirmed the state’s place on …
WHISKEY A New Chicken Cock Whiskey to Crow About May 06, 2024 There’s a new chick in the nest, and it’s a real beaut. The cheeky Chicken Cock brand out of Bardstown …
WHISKEY Two ‘Ground to Glass’ Bourbons from Jeptha Creed May 03, 2024 Jeptha Creed is a Tennesee-born distillery and brand that is the first of its kind in Shelby County since Prohibition. …
WINE 2024 Passover Seder: After-Action Report May 01, 2024 With the Passover Seder meals behind us, it’s time for those of us who put effort into carefully planning the …
COCKTAILS Not a ‘G’day’ for Cocktail Lovers at the Outback April 29, 2024 “It’s full-on Aussie time!” Translation? We’re going to the Outback Steakhouse! If you have a television, you’ve certainly seen the …
WHISKEY Lost Lantern Celebrates American Midwest Whiskeys April 26, 2024 Lost Lantern is a Vermont-based independent bottler that promotes smaller-scale whiskey makers deserving of more attention. Its special spring collection …
WHISKEY TALISKER 45 GLACIAL EDGE – CAN YOU TASTE the GLACIER? April 24, 2024 Last December, I reviewed the Talisker 30 Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the Isle of Skye. Today, thanks to the …
WINE A Trio of Kosher Wines Just in Time for Passover April 22, 2024 Back in my youth, when we talked about “Kosher” wine, we typically referred to that party staple Mogen David 20/20 …
WHISKEY Keeper’s Heart Core Whiskey: Irish + American April 19, 2024 When I first wrote about Keeper’s Heart, I missed out on one of its top products: the 43% Abv Irish+American …
COCKTAILS GEAR Product Test: Battle of the Blenders April 18, 2024 When it comes to home bartending, selecting the right blender can make the difference between good and great cocktails! However, …
WHISKEY World Whiskey Society Classic Collection April 15, 2024 World Whiskey Society recently released a series of 10-year-old wheated bourbons, and I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity …
WHISKEY Tasting Notes: Kingsbarns Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky April 13, 2024 It’s rare enough for a completely new distillery to appear in Scotland, but when the new kids blow up the …
WHISKEY Keepers Heart: Combining Irish and American Whiskeys April 10, 2024 What happens when master distillers from Ireland and Utah want to party? Why, they create new whiskeys that combine old-world …
WHISKEY Quick Hit: Costco’s Kirkland Lowland Single Malt Scotch April 08, 2024 Costco has a long and brilliant history of collaborations with spirit producers, with few more consistently successful than those with …
WINE This Passover, Choose the Rosé April 05, 2024 This year, Passover will start on April 22, 2024, which means that we are now in the midst of the …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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