By Richard Thomas Rating: B- Picadilly Distillers traces its roots to a liquor distribution company started in 1953 in pre-Independence Punjab. From there, they expanded into the restaurant and bar trade, and operated what was the only bar in Chandigarh for three and a half decades. In the 1990s, the company acquired a sugar mill and distillery, and began making ...

By Richard Thomas World Whisky Day, that annual celebration for whiskey-lovers everywhere and of whiskeys made everywhere, is around the corner: the day itself if this Saturday, on May 21. If an enthusiast needs an occasion to venture into unfamiliar territory, this is it, because this is the day to embrace unknown bottles from faraway lands. What follows is a ...

By Randall H. Borkus Rating: A India’s Paul John stepped up a notch again with a stellar single malt in 2021, Mithuna. I received two sample bottles (50ml) earlier this year, and I need to tell you that I enjoyed them. This is an unpeated, not-chill-filtered single whisky. It is matured in virgin American oak (the way folks following the ...

By Richard Thomas Even though Japan is routinely listed as one of the five traditional whisky-making regions/countries (along with Ireland, Scotland, Canada and the USA), the sheer quality of its whiskies remained under the popular radar for decades. That came to an end in the mid-2010s, but something interesting came hand-in-hand with the craze for Japanese whiskies: a stronger interest ...

This World Whisky Day, Hoist A Dram That Takes You Places By Richard Thomas World Whisky Day falls on the third Saturday of May, so this 10th installment of the celebratory date will fall on May 15th for 2021. Although many will mark the occasion by hoisting a familiar go-to, I see these “drinks holidays” as a great excuse to ...