Updated February 11, 2016 By Kurt Maitland Average Rating: A- Released in May, Michter’s US*1 Barrel Strength Rye is only the second limited edition from the Louisville-based bottler and (now) distiller, following on their Toasted Barrel Bourbon. This is also the only Michter’s whiskey billed as a cask strength/barrel proof, although some of the older releases from Michter’s are in ...

The Next Big Market For Whiskey Is India, Not China By Richard Thomas As China’s economy took off during the 1990s, the meme of China as “the next big thing” gathered a momentum that, if anything, outpaced the country’s stratospheric growth. The idea that China was the place to do business, whatever the business actually was, penetrated literally everything. Nevermind ...

By Richard Thomas Playmate, fitness model, social media icon. These days its the latter part that has earned Cerny enough fans to populate a medium-sized city, and she stands as both the “Queen of Snapchat” and a titan of Vine comedy. Running into Cerny in a bar is the kind of daydream scenario that most of her male fans can ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Named for Scotland’s famous Scapa Flow that served as Britain’s major naval base through two world wars, Scapa Distillery arguably stands as the most remote in a country known for remote places. Highland Park might be half a mile more northerly than Scapa, but it lies in Kirkwall, the largest town in the Orkneys. Scapa ...

By Richard Thomas When I first saw George Motz appearing in one of his hamburger-loving documentaries, I thought to myself “that looks like a fellow who likes a belt of bourbon.” As it turns out, I guessed absolutely right! Motz not only likes a good bourbon or rye, but is even in the midst of making a film about moonshine ...