If you care at all about Bourbon (and even if you don’t), you probably heard the recent news from Maker’s Mark and their plan to lower the ABV (Alcohol By Volume) (USA Today, CNN) in their flagship bottle, which they later reversed. Who cares? Continue reading
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There’s a funny thing that happens at the bar. Whisk(e)y-lovers get all up in arms about the ‘right’ way to drink whisky. Where ‘this guy’ might only drink his whisky ‘this’ way, ‘that’ guy would bet all the barley in Scotland that you’re wrong for drinking it any way but ‘that’ way. So, who’s right? Continue reading
If you haven’t heard others say the word, you’ve likely heard me refer to the “dram.” So, what exactly is a dram? Continue reading
Who am I? Where am I? What year is it, and why am I wearing this clown costume? That’s what usually happens when I even think about tequila. Luckily, today wasn’t tequila, it was mezcal – Wahaka Mezcal – and I came out unscathed.
Making whisky happens roughly in the same way at almost any distillery you visit anywhere in the world. We’ll cover what some of the differences are later, but their similarities far outweigh them. So how does it all come together? Continue reading