Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Bhutan Gets into the Whiskey Game


Outside Magazine
Bhutan Gets into the Whiskey Game
The whiskey itself is smooth, smoky, and dry, with hints of citrus, oak, and caramel. It finishes with just a touch of sweetness. So far, Fitzgerald says, ...

Man wants to be buried in giant whiskey bottle


The Standard Digital News
Man wants to be buried in giant whiskey bottle
Anto Wickham, a 48-year-old, has spent $50,000 (Sh4.3m) on a 10-foot casket shaped like a bottle of Jack Daniels whiskey. After witnessing the death ...

Cumbria businesses snap up local whisky


in-cumbria
Cumbria businesses snap up local whisky
The ONE, the very first British blended whisky, was launched by The Lakes Distillery last year and now almost 30 businesses throughout the county, ...

Herald Scotland
Sanctions by Russia spark fear in whisky industry
THE Scotch whisky industry has expressed fears that sales in Russia will be affected by tit for tat sanctions between the European Union (EU) and the ...

Whisky bottles should carry health warnings, MPs claim

Whisky bottles should carry health warnings, MPs claim
Health warnings should be printed on bottles of whisky, gin, vodka and other alcohol products to combat problem drinking, a group of British MPs have ...

Benromach doubles Scotch whisky storage capacity


The Spirits Business
Benromach doubles Scotch whisky storage capacity
Ten years after releasing its first single malt under Gordon & MacPhail, Benromach Distillery has celebrated the installation of two new warehouses.

Indian whiskies tighten grip over global growth charts

Indian whiskies tighten grip over global growth charts
BANGALORE: India's love for whisky just seems to be getting stouter, with no signs of anyone remotely saying 'Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Rum' — a ...

The Irish Whiskey Masters 2014 Results


The Spirits Business
The Irish Whiskey Masters 2014 Results
The Irish whiskey sector is burgeoning, with more great brands entering the market. This year's entrants showed off that point in style, writes Becky ...

Capitol Way bar highlights jazz, whiskey

Capitol Way bar highlights jazz, whiskey
Type of business: Whiskey bar that also hosts live music six nights a week. It also serves beer, wine, cocktails and a drink menu is in the works. There's ...

Sarah McCabe: Whiskey's not for the faint of heart


Irish Independent
Sarah McCabe: Whiskey's not for the faint of heart
Until then, the company will rely on old Irish whiskey stocks - a valuable and dwindling commodity - which it puts its own stamp on with maturation ...

New Whiskey Labels: New Glenfiddich, Port Ellen and More

New Whiskey Labels: New Glenfiddich, Port Ellen and More
Glenfiddich Original is a no age statement whiskey "inspired by 1963 straight malt," an attempt to recreate 1963 Glenfiddich that the label claims was ...

Welcome to the Age of Briny Booze


GQ Magazine
Welcome to the Age of Briny Booze
Call it the French-Fry Doctrine: A generous helping of salt makes food taste better. And now that beer brewers, whiskey distillers, and winemakers are ...

No, not with an "e"

No, not with an "e"
Yes, whiskey, with an e. Bourbon (Kentucky's gift to civilization), rye, and Canadian whiskies are each whiskey with an e. They are brown and strong, ...

Bill Thomas, the owner of Jack Rose Dining Saloon, is on the hunt for rare whiskeys

Bill Thomas, the owner of Jack Rose Dining Saloon, is on the hunt for rare whiskeys
He grabs three other bottles of whiskey and checks out. Including the $199 bottle of Macallan, the total comes to $660. His girlfriend, Brittany Garrison, ...

A Rare Scottish Whiskey Discovered In 1958 Is Finally Available To Buyers


Forbes
A Rare Scottish Whiskey Discovered In 1958 Is Finally Available To Buyers
One of the world's rarest whiskeys has long been exclusively enjoyed by members of a private connoisseurs club called the Whiskey Syndicate, but ...

Willett finally releases its own whiskey — and it's fantastic!

Willett finally releases its own whiskey — and it's fantastic!
As you can imagine, my expectations for this whiskey were high (how could they not be?), and even so, I was highly impressed at how complex this ...

On the bourbon trail

On the bourbon trail
No less than 95% of the world's bourbon is produced in Kentucky. In other parts of the United States, a genuine bourbon bar needs to stock around a ...

Richland Rum Bottle Signing and Cocktail Event with Erik Vonk Saturday August 16, 2014



The Louisville Company That Keeps The Bourbon Flowing

The Louisville Company That Keeps The Bourbon Flowing
But there's one name that often goes largely unnoticed by bourbon drinkers: Vendome. For generations, the Butchertown company has made the ...