By Richard Thomas At The Whiskey Reviewer, we dwell a good deal on the interplay between whiskey and writing, but aqua vitae has a strong presence among musicians too. Plenty of songwriters mention whiskey in their work, and some devote entire songs to it. A few even name their band after the stuff, which brings us to Whiskey & Women. ...

Interview with the Award-Winning Tasmanian Distillery By Richard Thomas Sullivans Cove wasn’t the first whisky distillery to come out of Australia’s early 1990s legalization, but it got started early and has come out twenty years later at the forefront of one of the most vibrant of the world’s new national whiskey industries. The distillery now has three single malt expressions ...

By Kurt Maitland KM: First off, let’s talk about how you got into the business. JT: Cooley gave me my start in Irish whiskey and instilled my own passion for the industry. From my 10 years with them I received a well-rounded experience as I worked myself up from a Commercial role to Sales & Marketing Director to eventually Managing ...

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 ...