Monday, April 14, 2014

Grand River Spirits wins three national awards

Grand River Spirits wins three national awards
CARBONDALE -- Grand River Spirits, the craft distillers of Red Eye moonshine and Grand River whiskey, won three medals in the American Craft ...

Friday Happy Hour: Springtime Scotchtails

Friday Happy Hour: Springtime Scotchtails
In his short career he has tended bar for GQ, Bombay Sapphire, Campari, and Nikka Whisky in London. Currently you can find him behind the stick at ...

The Dish: Bakersfield whiskey earns silver

The Dish: Bakersfield whiskey earns silver
Locally made Bowen's Whiskey won a silver medal in the 2014 World Whiskies Awards in the American whiskey/non-bourbon category.

Yellow Rose Distilling receives Double Gold medal at the 2014 San Francisco World Spirits ...

Yellow Rose Distilling receives Double Gold medal at the 2014 San Francisco World Spirits ...
Yellow Rose Double Barrel Bourbon is a unique spirit that combines traditional bourbon with special finishing techniques. After the bourbon is aged ...

Bourbon and Rye: Whiskeys as American as Apple Pie

Bourbon and Rye: Whiskeys as American as Apple Pie
I know, bourbon and rye as American as apple pie? The case for bourbon is easy to make since it is officially, and legally, woven into the fabric of ...

Louisville: 5 free things for visitors to do

Louisville: 5 free things for visitors to do
Hotels and restaurants fill up; bars serve mint juleps and fine Kentucky bourbon. Shopping includes a hunt for the colorful hats worn as a Derby ...

Wild Turkey will toast Jimmy Russell's anniversary with Diamond


Lexington Herald Leader
Wild Turkey will toast Jimmy Russell's anniversary with Diamond
Russell and Wild Turkey were pioneers, too, in flavoring whiskey: In 1976, they launched Wild Turkey Honey Liqueur, relaunched now as American ...

Let's hear it for the girls: GIRLS! | Whisky Girl

Let's hear it for the girls: GIRLS! | Whisky Girl
Whisky Girl Femke Tijtsma Sijtsma
Whisky lovers around the world are being asked to raise a dram to the women who are shaking up the industry and breaking into the boys' club.

spirit kings

spirit kings
“American whiskey is something that I see as an everyday drink whereas Scotch whisky is peaty, big and more robust,“ he says. “I associate that with a ...

Edrington raises a glass to US growth


Telegraph.co.uk
Edrington raises a glass to US growth
Scotch whisky producer Edrington, owner of The Macallan and The Famous Grouse brands, is preparing to launch its own US business next month as ...

Ex-chief in Whyte & Mackay race


Calcutta Telegraph
Ex-chief in Whyte & Mackay race
London, April 13: The former boss of Whyte & Mackay is fronting a takeover bid for the 160-year-old Scotch whisky maker. John Beard, a veteran ...

Diageo to take on Drambuie in the UK with honey-flavoured Scotch


Marketing Week
Diageo to take on Drambuie in the UK with honey-flavoured Scotch
It is marked as a “Spirit Drink” on the front label of the logo trademarked, while also differentiated from its parent J&B Scotch whisky with the inclusion ...

DNA profiling helps keep the spring in whisky sales


The Times (subscription)
DNA profiling helps keep the spring in whisky sales
DNA profiling helps keep the spring in whisky sales ... in Aberdeen is trying to increase the yield for malting barley used in the production of whisky.

Arisaig toasting the water of life in Whisky Month


STV Glasgow
Arisaig toasting the water of life in Whisky Month
To celebrate Homecoming Whisky Month, the Merchant City restaurant Arisaig will host four dinners revolving around a wee dram (or several).

SPECIAL REPORT: World Whiskies Conference


The Drinks Report
SPECIAL REPORT: World Whiskies Conference
If there was any question that the robust global whiskey market is continuously picking up steam, the World Whiskies Conference, which took place at ...

Join the tartan trail: Five ways to see Scotland in 2014

Join the tartan trail: Five ways to see Scotland in 2014
With its bagpipes, haggis and whisky, rolling hills and bustling cities, Scotland is always a favourite with Australian travellers, and if you've been ...