Wednesday, September 3, 2014

A writer walks into a bar

A writer walks into a bar
He jotted down the recipe, featuring bourbon and peach bitters, lemon, sugar, mint, an aperitif wine and a strip of orange peel. He asked a friend to ...

Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon


Paste Magazine
Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon
Garrison Brothers Texas Straight Bourbon Whiskey started winning me over before I even had the first sip. The bottle is manly (as manly as glass gets, ..

Nephin Whiskey Company launches US$150k crowdfunding campaign

Nephin Whiskey Company launches US$150k crowdfunding campaign
Co Mayo based Nephin Whiskey Company has launched a campaign on crowdfunding site Indiegogo in a bid to raise US$150,000 – which, ...

AnCnoc unveils its peatiest Scotch whisky yet


The Spirits Business
AnCnoc unveils its peatiest Scotch whisky yet
Stephanie Bridge, assistant brand manager for anCnoc, said: “Given the popularity of anCnoc as a contemporary, easy drinking malt whisky, we are ...

Drink Bourbon, Save Trees

Drink Bourbon, Save Trees
Anyone who has travelled along Kentucky's Bourbon Trail has visited the state's major distilleries and seen warehouses containing Angel's Envy ...

Are American distillers beating their Scottish counterparts?


New York Post
Are American distillers beating their Scottish counterparts?
He'd always been partial to scotch, which is distilled with malted barley, and he figured putting an American spin on a malt whiskey would set him ...

Why am I so single-minded

Why am I so single-minded
The development of single malt, as many are aware, has progressed from a small part of the whisky market to become now a significant contributor to ...

Scottish Independence: Scotland's Food and Drink Sector to Ceate 10000 Jobs


International Business Times UK
Scottish Independence: Scotland's Food and Drink Sector to Ceate 10000 Jobs
Meanwhile, although whisky exports have risen 60% since 2000, the industry has used the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) to promote the drink from ...

Hopes high as Cutty Sark docks in India


Business Today
Hopes high as Cutty Sark docks in India
Glen Gribbon, Director of Blends for Edrington, said, "The market for Scotch whisky is growing internationally. We believe that Edrington's expertise in ...

Cocktail of the week: the Ryder Cup

Cocktail of the week: the Ryder Cup
The European tipple is essentially a smoky twist on the classic Old Fashioned, featuring a double whammy of Scottish whisky and Lochan Ora, ...

The Scottish Highlands: Home to golf courses as fine as its whisky

The Scottish Highlands: Home to golf courses as fine as its whisky
So what better way to enjoy a week of golf than in the home of single malt whisky – the Scottish Highlands. Nairn is a pretty seaside village nestling on ...

Treating my PGA Championship hangover with small-batch Kentucky bourbon


TravelGolf.com (blog)
Treating my PGA Championship hangover with small-batch Kentucky bourbon
Fortunately, I've discovered the perfect hair of the dog: Kentucky bourbon. In particular, Baker's and Booker's, two of the small-batch bourbons ..

War Veteran honored with Kiepersol bourbon named in his honor


Economic Times
War Veteran honored with Kiepersol bourbon named in his honor
BULLARD (KYTX) - An east Texas world world two veteran now has his name and face on a bottle of Kiepersol bourbon. James Hines was a Navy ...

Swede inspiration: national identity and the hard stuff

Swede inspiration: national identity and the hard stuff
It might seem natural for a whiskey manufacturer to be preoccupied with vintage, but it still strikes anyone I mention it to as slightly odd when, before ...

5 Esteemed Drinkers Taste Test Local Whiskeys

5 Esteemed Drinkers Taste Test Local Whiskeys
7x7
“It's the whiskey equivalent of Mexican mole.” —E.A.. “I get a Scotch vibe, all peat and smoke. Maybe some burnt caramel.”—K.A.. “This is what Willy ...

Bottles up: Williamson's first distillery set to open

Bottles up: Williamson's first distillery set to open
THOMPSON'S STATION – For the first time in 100 years, whiskey is now ... At first, only a “new” un-aged whiskey, made from an oatmeal stout, and a ...

Whiskey galore in the Liberties as Irish single malt booms worldwide

Whiskey galore in the Liberties as Irish single malt booms worldwide
The Dublin Whiskey Company has announced plans for its new whiskey distillery and visitor centre in the capital. The company will be investing over ...

Bourbon and Big Mac getting the cold shoulder in Russia


Reuters UK
Bourbon and Big Mac getting the cold shoulder in Russia
Moscow's food safety regulator, Rospotrebnadzor has been working hard this past week, closing seven more McDonald's restaurants over apparent ...

Elijah Craig 23YO Bourbon rolls out in US


The Spirits Business
Elijah Craig 23YO Bourbon rolls out in US
Heaven Hill Distilleries has launched an older limited edition Elijah Craig 23 Year Old Single Barrel Bourbon in select markets throughout the US.

Bourbon export growth good news for US East Coast ports

Bourbon export growth good news for US East Coast ports
Growing global demand for bourbon, a solely U.S.-produced liquor, is giving U.S. East Coast ports a sweet, down-home surge in containerized cargo.

Templeton Chairman Tells Des Moines Register

Templeton Chairman Tells Des Moines Register
The Chuck Cowdery Blog Chuck Cowdery
Templeton's many lies and obfuscations have been widely reported within the whiskey community, but recently Iowa's largest newspaper, the Des ...

The Entrepreneur: Paul Currie, Lakes Distillery

The Entrepreneur: Paul Currie, Lakes Distillery
I then review sales figures of our British blend of whiskies, The ONE, and our distillery memberships which uniquely offer whisky enthusiasts an ...

1792 Ridgemont Reserve Kentucky Straight Bourbon Salute to Bourbon Heritage Month

HF Bottle Shop Casey Teague With the official toasting whiskey of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, 1792 Ridgemont Reserve; named in part for the year Kentucky entered the Union as the fifteenth state.

Scottish independence business group attacked over British embassy claims


Telegraph.co.uk
Scottish independence business group attacked over British embassy claims
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), which represents the industry, said it does not hand over any money for hiring rooms in British embassies and ...

Road to good wood

Road to good wood
The road to great whisky is paved in wood. ... It's no secret that the oak wood barrels that scotch is matured in give much of the flavour to the whisky.

Of whisky, seals and wild swims, and why the fate of Scotland is so deeply personal to David ...


Daily Mail
Of whisky, seals and wild swims, and why the fate of Scotland is so deeply personal to David ...
Meal Beach in Shetland, just south of the village of Hamnavoe, is a stretch of isolated white sand so remote that it is rarely visited by anything other ...

10 whiskies you probably haven't tried (but really should)


Telegraph.co.uk
10 whiskies you probably haven't tried (but really should)
Adding water to your malt is OK (in fact, it's positively encouraged) and whisky cocktails are no longer just for the Mad Men – ladies like them as well.