We tend to think of distillers as chemists or scientists, even if Pappy Van Winkle adamantly refused to acknowledge the value of chemistry in his distillery. There’s no denying that […]
Rye Whiskey, the Song.
Folk songs are usually far older than the singers we associate with them. Like all oral traditions, folk songs evolve over time, often incorporating bits and pieces of stories belonging […]
Venus, and a Little Barrel.
Most people have seen the Birth of Venus, by Sandro Botticelli- It’s very famous. The first full length nude exhibited in Europe since antiquity was bound to cause a stir. […]