UMIKI OCEAN-FUSED WHISKY TASTES LIKE SUMMERTIME
My knowledge of whiskey tends to be limited to: “Oh yeah, I think I tried that with [insert band]” – moments when I was…
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WE GET WHY SLIPKNOT’S NO. 9 WHISKEY IS SELLING OUT
I am not a whiskey writer, but I am a writer who has tasted a lot of whiskey (let’s blame my sweet job here…
CROWN ROYAL: THE PURPLE BAG GETS A MAKEOVER
The Explorers Club – a mansion on the Upper East Side of Manhattan adorned with flags that have been on the moon and stuffed…
GOODBYE JUNE OVER WHISKEY: “WE GO BACK TO WHEN WE WERE BORN”
The pursuit of pure rock and roll is often a long and gritty one. It’s a fact that doesn’t escape Nashville rock band Goodbye…
WHAT IS CRAFT WHISKEY?
Buzzwords help market liquor. “Small Batch,” “Hand Made,” “Craft.” These don’t mean anything legally. They’re words meant to get you to buy that unfamiliar bottle….
WHAT IS TENNESSEE WHISKEY?
The first thing to learn is that all bourbon is whiskey, but not all whiskey is bourbon. Whiskey could be malt, rye, corn, wheat,…
GEORGE DICKEL NO. 12: MELLOW MOCHA’S SPICY COUSIN
It’s mostly winter now, at least for most of the country. (I’m looking at you, San Diego). Snowflakes aren’t falling…yet, but the thermometer certainly…
NEW RELEASES FROM CLYDE MAY’S
In a time when whiskey brands are vying for a share of the brown spirits pie (ie, your hard-earned money), there are tons of…
WAIT, THERE’S ONLY A BOURBON MONTH?
For Labor Day, we raised a glass to the end of summer, and the beginning of bourbon season. Which officially kicked off September, National…
AN EVENING WITH CROWN ROYAL VANILLA & JB SMOOVE
When you raise the glass to your nose, if you do it right, you get an impression. It’s oaky, sweet, young, fruity, syrupy. An…