Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Classic Cocktailist: Single Malt Edition

Classic Cocktailist: Single Malt Edition
A good scotch cocktail will smooth over the harshness of the whiskey by balancing it with other ingredients. Blended scotch is almost intended for ...

Haphazard History: Pinchbeck known for White Wheat Whiskey

Haphazard History: Pinchbeck known for White Wheat Whiskey
Long before Williams Lake became famous for its Stampede it was known around the province for quite a different commodity — William Pinchbeck's ...

Video: How a whiskey barrel is made

Video: How a whiskey barrel is made
A lot of wood, a lot of workers, a lot of machines and just the suitable quantity of fire. Most whiskey makers outsource the barrel-creating to yet another ...

That pricey bottle of whiskey? This restaurant will keep it for you

That pricey bottle of whiskey? This restaurant will keep it for you
But outside of Japan, where such services have proliferated, few U.S. restaurants offer to stash customers' bottles of rare and expensive whiskey.

Single malt from Taiwan shakes up industry


CNBC
Single malt from Taiwan shakes up industry
... people to have a taste and they soon change their minds," said Timothy Barnes, Singapore-based wholesale manager at La Maison Du Whisky.

Scots really do love whiskey and Yorkshire prefers ale: research shows drinkers have regional tastes

Scots really do love whiskey and Yorkshire prefers ale: research shows drinkers have regional tastes
In central Scotland, where total alcohol sales were 18 per cent higher per head than the rest of the country, spirits including whisky made up 29 per ...

Cheers to Glenkinchie's economic contribution


East Lothian News
Cheers to Glenkinchie's economic contribution
It is also important to remember that Scotch whisky makes a huge contribution to the Scottish and UK economies. I was keen to hear about the growth ...

Top 10 spirit launches in December 2014

Top 10 spirit launches in December 2014
Bacardi continued its foray into the single malt Scotch category with two ... new controversial whiskey brand drew inspiration from the financial crisis.

Aultmore launches 25YO single malt Scotch


The Spirits Business
Aultmore launches 25YO single malt Scotch
John Dewar & Sons has launched a 25-year-old expression of its Aultmore single malt Scotch whisky, as part of its Last Great Malts of Scotland ...

Ballantine's launches whisky pop-up experience


Event Magazine
Ballantine's launches whisky pop-up experience
Pernod Ricard drink brand Ballantine's is bringing a pop-up Scotch whisky blending experience to airports around the globe in 2015 as part of its ...

Date Ideas for Bourbon Lovers

Date Ideas for Bourbon Lovers
Am I the only one who finds herself accidentally capitalizing Bourbon like it's a proper noun? For a lot of people in Louisville, bourbon is a lifestyle hub ...

Book review: 'Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit' by Dane Huckelbridge


Lincoln Journal Star
Book review: 'Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit' by Dane Huckelbridge
What made America great is … The answer has been everything from marshmallows to baseball. This book builds a case for bourbon. Bourbon is .