What Glass Makes a Difference And What Glass Can Stay Home By Paul Angelidis Whisky glasses come in a variety of shapes and sizes, each with specific purposes and advantages when you are drinking whisky. This is very similar to how wine glasses come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with each type working better for different kinds of ...

By Richard Thomas Japanese Whisky is a hot ticket item nowadays, enjoying a massive international interest while remaining firmly ensconced in the larger world whisky boom. Although the Japanese Whisky industry is first and foremost about its own home market, a major part of its success has been establishing itself as a peer (in quality, not quantity) with Scottish and ...

By Randall H. Borkus Formal education is becoming a larger part of being whiskey enthusiast, and this past October I attended the Executive Bourbon Steward Training Program presented by the Stave & Thief Society in Chicago and hosted by the Chicago Distilling Company.  It was a fun filled day of hands-on participation and whiskey education. Stave & Thief Society was ...

By Richard Thomas A novel item to appear in the whisky news is Whisky-Me, a British subscription service that delivers a different sample in the mail every month. For roughly $10 a month, you get a shot’s worth (roughly 1.5 oz) of a middling single malt delivered to your door. Plenty of services exist in the UK and the US ...

By Richard Thomas One of the slew of accessory products that came out as a result of the Bourbon Boom were home-aging kits. Many of these were nothing more than oak sticks, with variations adding textured surfaces, charring or toasting. There have also been miniature barrels and, strangest of all, twirling whiskey sticks. The usual advised method for using the ...