By Richard Thomas Although observers with sharp eyes and long memories might recall his work in Fried Green Tomatoes, nowadays actor Nick Searcy is best known for his role as Deputy Marshal Raylan Givens’s boss, Art Mullen, on FX’s Justified. That show has attracted a posse of diehard fans, in part for its potent infusion of Kentucky culture, including the prominence ...

By Richard Thomas Whiskey has been a fixture on the underground scene since the beatnik era, if not before, and certainly my own introduction came during my late 1980s alternative and punk days. So when I caught up with alternative model Heather Davis and discovered she had a thing for scotch, rye, and Irish whiskey, I can say I was ...

By Kurt Maitland In a city as big as New York, it is hard, if not impossible to keep track of each day’s major tasting events. NYC Whisky manages to pull off that nearly impossible task, and has become the best way to know when and where to go for New York’s whiskey fans. If you are visiting the city ...

By Richard Thomas When Angel’s Envy came out, the idea of port-finished bourbon caused me to remark “now there is my life in a bottle,” combining as it did My Old Kentucky Home with my wife’s homeland of Portugal. So it was with great interest that I noted the appointment of Kevin Curtis to succeed the recently passed Kentucky Bourbon ...

By Richard Thomas Whiskey and the fight game don’t mix, unless of course you are talking about whiskey and boxing journalism! Like writers in general, enoying a good whiskey is a common feature among many in boxing media,* including Michelle Joy Phelps. Also a model and actress, Phelps is perhaps best known as the owner and moving force responsible for ...