Another Loopy Liquor Law
I tend to go on about this but the variety of silly laws regarding alcohol sales and consumption never cease to amaze me.
Filed under: Beer, whiskey, whisky, Alcohol Law on April 26th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
More Beam for Your Buck
Fred Noe, the seventh generation master distiller at Jim Beam, saw his portrait added alongside his predecessors’ this past week.
Filed under: whiskey, Bourbon on September 17th, 2007 | No Comments »
Confusion Over Whiskey vs. Whisky – What’s In a Name?
I thought that I’d worked out the difference between whiskey and whisky. I was wrong. In Ireland and Scotland it’s easy - the Irish make whiskey and the Scottish make whisky. But in the US and elsewhere the lines begin to blur.
Filed under: whiskey, whisky, What's In a Name? on August 29th, 2007 | 13 Comments »
National Bourbon Heritage Month is aComin’
The US Senate has declared September to be National Bourbon Heritage month. How does one celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month? Drink bourbon and go to a bourbon festival.
Filed under: whiskey, Bourbon, whisky on August 7th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Gallon of Scotch, Anyone?
Islay Distiller releases the biggest bottle of Scotch whisky in the world.
Filed under: whiskey, whisky, scotch on August 2nd, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Um, That Is Scotch, Right?
The Beer Blog blogger muses about the authenticity of the stuff in Scotch bottles.
Filed under: whiskey, whisky, scotch on July 29th, 2007 | No Comments »
Another Bourbon Trail Convert
A friend and I are planning to spend a few days on the bourbon trail in Kentucky sometime soon. But we’re having trouble getting our schedules to mesh. From my wife’s perspective this is all a bunch of silliness but then she doesn’t like distilled spirits and she married me so already I […]
Filed under: whiskey, Bourbon on June 15th, 2007 | No Comments »
Look Who’s Distilling Now
Taking the idea of extreme beer to the logical next step some craft brewers here in the US are trying their hands at distilling. Even though alcohol and tax laws seem to have been written, at least in part, to make brewing and distilling mutually exclusive endevours, these brewers are willing to wade through the […]
Filed under: Beer, whiskey, Bourbon, Vodka, Tequila, Gin, Rum on May 28th, 2007 | No Comments »
What’s In a Name: Whisky or Whiskey
This is the first in what will be an occasional series of posts that will explore the often confusing words that booze makers use on their labels. This entry explores the difference between whisky and whiskey especially with regard to Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey.
Filed under: whiskey, whisky, What's In a Name? on May 15th, 2007 | 2 Comments »