Last September, Ian Buxton gave us a preview of his "ClassicExpressions" series of vintage whisky books, lovingly re-printed underthe guidance of Ian and publisher Neil Wilson. Back then, Ian waslooking for founding subscribers to support the printing of the firsttwo books in the series. Now, "Reminiscenses of a Gauger" by JosephPacy and Ian MacDonald’s "Smuggling […]
John Glaser of Compass Box is one of thewhisky industry’s leading innovators, and in this episode ofWhiskyCast, we’ll find out what he’s working on in his blendinglaboratory. There’s also new spirits legislation in Europe that shouldclarify some of the rules about whisky production, a road race forbourbon-loving runners in Kentucky, and an update on what […]
Time to travel down under to Australia, where fall has turned intowinter, and it’s whisky season. 15 years ago, Bill and Lyn Lark startedAustralia’s first malt whisky distillery on a lark (pun intended).Since then, they’ve produced the Southern Hemisphere’s first peatedsingle malt whisky, and helped spawn a series of distilleries that haveput Australia on the […]
This week, I’ll revisit some of the Whisky bar reviews I’ve done. Mom, I’ll be at the library (originally published February 20, 2006) On my last trip to New York, I asked several industry guys about the best whisky bars in the city. A number of destinations were offered up for my consideration - but […]
Here I made fun of a very expensive piece of marketing schwag produced by Bartle Bogle Hegarty for Diageo to promote Johnnie Walker Blue (which I lovingly refer to as Johnnie Blue) to the top .001% of wage earners. I hear even the guys at Diageo (some of them at least) found this one amusing. […]
Ian Buxton wrote to let me know that the Classic Expressions Founding Subscribers editions (nos. 1 - 75) will ship starting today, June 4th. Additional limited edition copies (nos. 76 - 300) will become available today as well. Visit their site to see some of the new old books they are working on….
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OK, OK. Enough with the Indian whisky, politics and opinion.Let’s move on to another type of opinion - my opinions of St. George Single Malt Whiskey. Even before trying this American single malt, I already had a good taste in my mouth about this product, and that good taste was the taste of the fantastic […]
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. Very Simply Sherry 2 Now that you know a little about the epic history of Sherry, It’s time to learn what all […]
This week, I’ll revisit some of the Whisky bar reviews I’ve done. Whisky Week: Not your Daddy’s Whisky Bar (originally published March 24, 2006) Chicago. February. Delilah’s. The Cashed Johnnies are on the small stage belting out a speed-freak, rock-a-billy version of Johnny Cash’s Cocaine Blues. Mike Miller, the owner, has just put a glass […]
Today’s story comes from the inimitable Mark Reynier of Bruichladdich. This is a response to purists who decry the use of wine casks for additional maturation. There is a school of opinion that objects to the use of wine casks for single malt whisky. This raises several controversial issues. True, wine casks have indeed been […]