A new documentary film on whisky, “The Water of Life,” will make its U.S. broadcast debut across the PBS Network this June. Filmed in six countries, on three continents, over the course of three years, The Water of Life tells Read More
The Slowest Two Minutes In Sports: Old Forester’s Kentucky Turtle Derby Returns
Sponsored by Old Forester Bourbon, the slowest two minutes in sports is coming to media screens around the globe. It’s the Kentucky Turtle Derby, and it returns this year on the first Saturday in May, and for the first time, Read More
Rare Bowmore 31-Year-Old Brings Big Bucks At Bonhams Auction
A rare bottle of Black Bowmore Aston Martin DB5-31 year old-1964 recently sold for £115,900 at The Old, The Rare and The Only whisky sale at Bonhams in London. The special bottle was part of a single-owner collection of rare Read More
William Grant’s Batch & Bottle Bringing Bar Cocktails To The Home
Starting in May, Batch & Bottle’s range of ready-to-serve cocktails will be available nationwide to bring the bar cocktail experience home to chill, pour and garnish. Batch & Bottle’s range of bar-ready cocktails were created by the family-owned, independent spirits Read More
What Determines the Proof of Cask Strength Whiskey?
For hardcore fans, not much gets the blood up like a good cask strength whiskey. Cask strength, or barrel strength, bottlings are common throughout the world of whiskey. The term describes whiskeys bottled at exactly the proof at which they Read More
Kentucky Aims To Legalize Distilleries’ Private Barrel Selections
A new bill in the Kentucky state legislature seeks to legalize private barrel selections at distilleries. This could have nationwide implications, as private barrels (or store picks) have been a sizable boost in the bourbon economy in recent years. Kentucky Read More
Product Review: High Camp Flasks Highball Shaker
Editor’s Note: These products were provided to us as a review sample by High Camp Flasks. This in no way, per our editorial policies, influenced the final outcome of this review. Thinking about a long weekend hike leaves me feeling Read More
Custom Consumer Bourbon Blending Experience Comes To Downtown Louisville
The team at WoodCraft Bourbon Blender created a system to bring what they say is the custom bourbon of the 1800s to the bourbon enthusiasts of today. They’ve done this by helping consumers build their own personal single barrel bourbon, Read More
New ‘Art of Whisky’ Book Showcases A Unique Way To See Your Favorite Scotch
A new book on the art of whisky is coming this May, and it could change how you look at a glass of the brown spirit from now on. Photographer Ernie Button was staring into the bottom of a nearly Read More
The Secrets of Sherry Casks
Some of the most popular Scotch whisky in the world is matured, solely or in part, in sherry casks. And for good reason—sherry wood can amplify the best in whisky, producing something sweeter, nuttier, and more complex than ex-bourbon casks Read More
How Many Shots Are There In a Bottle of Whiskey?
How many shots are there in a bottle of whiskey? It all depends on what you define as a “shot.” Those small, heavy-bottomed glasses designed to deliver bottom-shelf booze straight to the bloodstream with maximum efficiency (not our recommended method Read More
Infinity Bottles Give Favorite Whiskeys a New Life
One look at my liquor cabinet, and it’s easy to see that I hate to say goodbye. Every fifth or sixth bottle is perilously low, holding just a few ounces. I know that exposure to oxygen means the dregs lose Read More
What Happens to Whiskey Heads and Tails?
image via Margarett Waterbury Most people know that distillers make heads and tails cuts when they’re making whiskey, which separates the good parts of the spirit from the poisonous and/or unappealingly flavored portions. But have you ever wondered what distillers Read More
What’s a Hogshead For Whisky Aging?
These days, most Scotch is matured in ex-bourbon casks. They’re inexpensive, readily available, and give Scotch whisky a deliciously dry, spicy character. But Scottish distillers aren’t just yanking the bungs out of freshly dumped bourbon barrels and filling them with new make Read More
The Best Sparkling Water for Your Whisky Highball
We are living in the golden age of sparkling water. At my grocery store, the seltzer section is now larger than the cola section, and growing more vast by the day. Condensation-coated cans of Pamplemousse La Croix and Black Cherry Read More