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 […]
If you’re a lover of world whisk(e)y and spirits, then you’ve probably heard of Raj Sabharwal. Amrut, Sullivan Cove, Blackadder, The English Whisky Company, and Mahon Gin are just a few of the international spirits that Raj currently imports into the United States via PVI Global. Over the past few years, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Way back in 1966, Simon and Garfunkel released an album called Parsley, Sage Rosemary, and Thyme. One of the tunes on that album was the 59th Street Bridge Song. The song starts off exactly like this… Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning […]
Grain, water, yeast, and oak. The four ingredients that give us The Water of Life, aka whisky (or if you prefer, whiskey). The print in the above photo illustrates the process by which whisky is made. The idea behind this print comes from Mark Byrne, a former spirits editor […]
G-LO: So, Mr. Peabody, where we headed this evening? Is the Wayback Machine all fired up? AK: Fired up, indeed, Seamus. The calendar tells me that it’s the day we’ll be celebrating that grand old Saint of ours, Patrick. G-LO: Ah yes! Got your green beer on order? AK: […]
A couple of weeks ago, we received two sample bottles of Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer. Since I already reviewed this grown-up soda, I decided that I’d try it in a cocktail. The obvious cocktail choice would have been a Dark’N’Stormy or a Moscow Mule, but I decided to […]
If you’re a regular visitor to this here booze blog, then you already know that we LOVE the Jewish Whisky Company’s annual NYC event, the Whisky Jewbilee! We’ve been lucky enough to attend the last three events and look forward to their 5th Anniversary event which will be […]
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