Monday, February 10, 2014

English distillers race to profit from the £4bn whisky boom


Telegraph.co.uk
English distillers race to profit from the £4bn whisky boom
Of course, the spirit will not technically be Scotch: EU legislation only allows the label to be applied to whisky made entirely in Scotland. The taste will ...

Scotland's fight for minimum alcohol price to last years


Herald Scotland
Scotland's fight for minimum alcohol price to last years
Last week, lawyers for the Scottish Whisky Association (SWA) were back at work as an appeal over plans to set a minimum price for wines, beers and ...

Bacon-Infused Bourbon Summer Cocktails - Bacon Today

Bacon-Infused Bourbon Summer Cocktails - Bacon Today
Bacon Today Mr. B.
Our second post on bacon summer cocktails features two bourbon-infused cocktails from two distinctly different regions of the U.S. If you've never tried ...

The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Big Trouble in Bourbon Country

The Chuck Cowdery Blog: Big Trouble in Bourbon Country
The Chuck Cowdery Blog Chuck Cowdery
Bourbon is a Kentucky thing. The law says you can make bourbon whiskey anywhere in the United States but Kentucky bourbon is special, so special ...

Oakland lounge gets exclusive Four Roses bourbon barrel

Oakland lounge gets exclusive Four Roses bourbon barrel
Last week, the Oakland craft cocktail lounge in Ferndale began serving its own private barrel of Four Roses barrel-strength bourbon, the first of its kind ...

Trey Zoeller of Jefferson's Bourbon to sample Ocean II at Husk


Charleston City Paper
Trey Zoeller of Jefferson's Bourbon to sample Ocean II at Husk
Pappy Van Winkle isn't the only small-batch bourbon, and if you don't know that then you're probably not a good candidate for membership in the ...

There's Nothing Sour in These Whiskey Numbers

There's Nothing Sour in These Whiskey Numbers
It's not just U.S. drinkers who've acquired a thirst for Tennessee whiskey ... too, as Irish whiskey saw a 17.5% jump to 2.5 million cases in 2013 while ...