The Whisky Magazine has named their winners for the 2008 World’s Best Whisky awards. For the first time the single malt award didn’t go to a Scottish distiller. The winner this is the twenty year old Yoichi from Japan.
Filed under: whiskey, whisky on April 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
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 »
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 | 5 Comments »
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 »
Islay Distiller releases the biggest bottle of Scotch whisky in the world.
Filed under: whiskey, whisky, scotch on August 2nd, 2007 | 2 Comments »
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 »
Welcome to part two of this very occasional series, What’s In a Name, wherein we are exploring the precise meanings of the words on our booze labels. Today we’re going to look at American whisky including bourbon, rye, wheat malt, rye malt, corn whisky, straight whisky, and blended whisky.
Filed under: Bourbon, whisky, Wine, What's In a Name? on July 5th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
As the EU continues to unite Europe, makers of our favorite liquids are trying to make sure that their places in the market are secure.
In recent ruling by the European Parliament, Scottish whisky makers were gratified to see restrictions placed on products labeled whisky. In response to a sweetened French spirit labeled “whisky,” Scottish distillers […]
Filed under: Vodka, whisky on June 20th, 2007 | No Comments »
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 | 1 Comment »