The annual Brew at the Zoo benefit fundraiser - featuring breweries, food, music, and a silent auction - will be held from 5:30-8:30 PM this Saturday, June 2, at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse. See the article for more…
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Empire Brewing Company, a great brewpub in a fantastic setting on Walton Street in Syracuse’s Armory Square, is set to reopen with most of its original menu and beer recipes intact. The tentative opening date - pending the state’s official…
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There probably isn’t a serious whisky lover who hasn’t dreamed of having his or her own distillery.Euan Shand of Duncan Taylor is making his dream come true, with plansfor a new (and carbon-neutral) distillery in Huntly. We’ll hear aboutEuan’s plans, along with the winners in Scotch and Irish whiskies atthis year’s International Wine & Spirit […]
The Wine Specialist (Washington DC, USA) wants everyone to know that that they can get your bottle of JW Blue engraved anytime of the year: I noticed that you had an old post about Johnnie Walker Blue Engraving – and I just wanted to let you know that The Wine Specialist in Washington DC is […]
I thought this response was important enough to make it’s own post…my response to Carl’s comment from the previous story…I certainly don’t want to turn this into some sort of feud between Mr. MacLean and myself. He has a great body of work, which I respect and enjoy.And god knows I’ve pissed enough people off.I […]
Beau Jarvis writes an excellent blog called Basic Juice. Beau really knows his wine, and takes an unpretentious look at what is basically fermented grape juice - hence the name of his site. I believe that sherry (via the casks) is a little understood, though extremely important, part of the whisky experience. And since I […]
As reported here yesterday, the UB Group purchase of Whyte Mackay closed today. The final price was GBP 595 million (US $1.18 billion). Not bad considering Sidney Frank sold Grey Goose (a single product) to Bacardi for US $2.3 billion. Now the fun starts. Mallya plans to introduce Whyte Mackay’s brands to the Indian market […]
All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. - George Orwell, Animal Farm Irreverent, quirky, independent, are just three of the terms used to describe the eccentrically named whiskies Sheep Dip and Pig’s Nose. The terms apply equally well to the brands’ owner, drinks marketer Alex Nicol. A former COO of […]
That’s what Charles MacLean, arguably Scotland’s foremost whisky writer, seems to think. In Sunday’s The Telegraph (Calcutta India), Charles MacLean, was interviewed in regard to the long-running, and imminent sale of Whyte Mackay to the UB group.MacLean also said the “Scottish Whisky Association has been trying to bully the Indian government†into lowering tariffs — […]
Don’t ask me how I come across this stuff. This video came up in a search with the description:At DrinksTv.com vote JC as Best Bartender in South Florida. Rate more hot bartenders on personality, cocktail, looks at DrinksTv.comMacallan Rocks While this is a very complicated drink, I wondered if JC was a one-hit wonder. Nope. […]