You see that little number 5 on the key that’s wrapped around the neck of the bottle of Blade and Bow 22 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey in the above photo? Apparently, Diageo has gone the Blanton’s route by releasing five different keys that Blade and Bow […]
The above advertisement for I.W. Harper Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey dates back to 1940. While 76 years is a pretty long time for any brand to be around, I.W. Harper goes back even further than that. Way back in 1872, Bernard and Isaac Wolfe (the I.W. of I.W. […]
In the spring of 2016, the whisky community gathered in New York City for the fifth annual Whisky Jewbilee. Produced by the The Jewish Whisky Company, the event had become a gathering of the whisky tribes from the all over the United States, from the Tri-State area to […]
The whiskey in the above photo comes to us from Diageo. Here’s what they have to say about it: The Hilhaven Lodge™ is a new-to-world whiskey developed in collaboration with Hollywood director, and current owner of Hilhaven Lodge, Brett Ratner. The Hilhaven Lodge features a distinctive blend of […]
On the Scottish island of Islay, the legend is that the local waters taste and smell of peat. In San Diego, the air may have more than just legend in it as beer seems to teem from every pore of the area. But there’s a burgeoning new scene […]
AK: So, G-LO, what’s your take on the mystical world? Ghosts? Magic? The Underworld? Donald Trump’s hair? You believe in that stuff? G-LO: That all depends upon how much I’ve had to drink. AK: I hear that. Otherworldly things beyond what we know here in the good old terra firma are […]
Hola, mi Amigos! Today is Cinco de Mayo. Up until five minutes ago, I was convinced that Cinco de Mayo was the Mexican equivalent of the Fourth of July, i.e. Mexican Independence Day, but after a quick Google search, I learned that I was wrong. Mexican Independence Day […]
The whisky that you see in the above photo (it’s made by William Grant & Sons, the owners of Glenfiddich, The Balvenie, Hendrick’s Gin, and so much more) made it’s US debut in early March at a bar called Reserve 101 Whiskey Bar and Cocktail Lounge which is […]
A few Fridays ago, our youngest boys were having a sleepover at G-LO’s house. Always the dutiful father, I followed my little guy over to G-LO’s and waited there while he got acclimated. G-LO, always the gracious host, saw that I was thirsty from my 42 foot walk and […]
On Friday, March 25th, Limpd, his Pappy, his brother Sonny, his nephew Christian, and I attended the American Whiskey Convention. This event, which was all about American Whiskey (i.e. nothing from Scotland, Ireland, Japan, or any other whisky producing country), was held at the Hall of Fame Club […]
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