Whiskey Blog

Much as it is the obligation of every Muslim to make “the Hajj”, the pilgrimage to Mecca; it is the obligation of the whisky lover to make the pilgrimage to Islay – arguably the origination point of the introduction of whisky to Scotland. One should plan to visit all eight working distilleries on the island [...]

Benriach has an interesting history – built in 1897, the distillery was closed just 6 years later and then lay dormant for 62 years. In 1965, the distillery was reopened by new owners, Glenlivet Distillers, but closed again in 2002. In 2004 the distillery was purchased by a team which included Billy Walker, formerly of [...]

This in from from Amy Westlake… The good news is that we sold out of WhiskyFest NY tickets on Friday, October 13th. The bad news is the event is not for another three weeks and we’re going to be inundated with calls from people who didn’t yet order their tickets! Good thing we’re moving to [...]

The Malt Whisky Yearbook is Out! The problem is, like the Jim Murray 2006 Whisky Bible, this is impossible to get in the U.S. I decided to work out a bulk purchase with Ingvar Ronde to sell The MWY directly – there’s no reason Americans should get screwed again just because of cost prohibitive shipping [...]

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As much as 4% of the US hop crop was lost when a storage facility in Yakima Valley, Washington burned today. No word yet on the impact on beer prices…. More: continued here