So what is sour mash whiskey anyway? The term sour mash gets thrown around a lot, but it’s really just a technique used in making whiskey. It is not particular […]
Which Rye Whiskey Should I Try?
What ryes are out there and how are they different? I know I’ve talked about this in the past, but I got into a conversation with some folks yesterday about […]
Why So Defensive About Sourced Whiskey?
I was asked at the Dram Devotee’s Whistle Pig tasting on Thursday, “Why do you sound so defensive when you are speaking about sourced whiskey?” It must be true that […]
Happy Repeal Day!
Happy Repeal Day! On December 5th, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed and the “Great Experiment” of Prohibition was brought to an end. (The Amendment […]
Hip Flasks
I bought myself a porcelain hip flask, and it got me thinking about the history of these ingenious devices. The flask is the descendant of the canteen and the pilgrim […]
Why Is Kentucky Home To So Many Distilleries?
We all know that there are lots of distilleries in Kentucky. Why Kentucky? There are many reasons for Kentucky maintaining its hold on whiskey production in the United States during […]
Jim Murray’s World Whisky of the Year for 2016 goes to…
So the news is out that Crown Royal’s Northern Harvest Rye was named the 2016 World Whisky of the Year by renowned whiskey writer Jim Murray. This news will most […]
Whiskey and Baseball.
Nothing is more American than Whiskey, Baseball, and Apple Pie. Only, it turns out apple pie isn’t originally American at all…Apples aren’t even native to the Americas. So I’m just […]
What defines whisk(e)y?
So what determines what whisk(e)y is anyway? Government laws and regulations do. They have changed over the years, but as whiskey becomes a larger contributor to government budgets (through taxes) […]
Jim Beam’s “Small Batch” Collection
Jim Beam is one of the most famous names in the American whiskey world. The historic roots of the Beam family cover over 200 years in bourbon making, but the […]