Whiskey Blog

Ever wondered whether the CEO’s of whisky companies get any specialperks? In this week’s episode, we’ll get the answer from Tom Flocco,CEO of Beam Global Spirits & Wine. On a more serious note, we’llfind out how the two-year-long process of integrating Laphroaig andother former Allied Domecq brands into Beam’s portfolio is going, alongwith his view [...]

Ingvar Ronde (Editor of the Malt Whisky Yearbook) tells me that he is in the midst of finalizing the 2008 edition – and soon it will be off to the printer. Who knows, maybe I’ll get a stack to sell again this year. Pre-order interest anyone? Here’s what to expect in this year’s editionSome of [...]

By Dan Amoss “…Earlier this month the front page of the Wall Street Journal reports that the Bush administration is going forward with yet another attempt to solve Iraq’s problems…” More: continued here

By Byron King “…It is a shame that more of the monetary policymakers in the U.S. have never played football for Joe Paterno. I’m inclined to think that they might have learned something from the guy…” More: continued here

If you think I get a lot of inside information, you should meet my friend John Hansell. Name sound familiar? John publishes a little magazine called Malt Advocate and is behind the Whisky Fest shows (with Amy Westlake, of course). Yeah, that John Hansell. John started a new feature on the Malt Advocate site called [...]

Still on vacation . . . I am NOT able to approve comments whilst gone. Originally Posted – December 15, 2005 Attracting new Scotch drinkers Attracting new drinkers. That seems to be the new imperative for many distillers. Bruichladdich introduces “Rocks” a single malt actually designed to be served over ice. HERESY! Glenlivet sponsors a [...]

Of course by now, you all know of the untimely death of Beer & Whisky writer legend Michael Jackson on August 30th. At the time of his death I was in the middle of Nevada’s Black Rock desert with no access to the outside world. I did not learn about his death until my return. [...]

You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a whisky school now-a-days, and why not? The more schools that pop up, the more likely you are to spend some quality production time at the same place your favorite dram is made. Springbank, a perennial fan favorite and the distillery that literally put Campbeltown back on [...]

Still on vacation . . . I am NOT able to approve comments whilst gone. Originally Posted – November 16, 2005 Through the Tasting Glass I get a lot of suggestions from people for stories that I should write.Kevin, how about a story on Irish Whiskey?Hmm. Nothing wrong with Irish Whiskey. It’s great in a [...]

If you are one of the many fans anxiously awaiting the latest masterpiece from Compass Box, your wait is over – but you’ll have to visit Milroy’s of SoHo in London to score a bottle. Milroy’s was excited to let me know that they have teamed up with John Glaser to create Morpheus, a limited [...]