By Richard Thomas Concurrent with the whiskey boom has been a surge of whiskey books, so much so that it seems everyone has a book out now (including us: our work was heavily drawn upon for the new anthology, The New Single Malt). Most of these works include a review section, and I think if you are going to get ...

Bourbon, Irish, Scotch And Other Whiskey Ideas For Putting Under The Christmas Tree By Richard Thomas With whiskeys from around the globe more popular than ever, more people are giving the gift of whisk(e)y. Those not well-versed in whiskey may need some shopping pointers, while others who already know a thing or two may want some inspiration to find something ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B+ Since my first exposure to Booker’s Bourbon dates back to the middle 1990s, I have always thought of it as the original “sucker puncher” American whiskey of the modern era. By that I mean it’s the kind of whiskey that one can belly up to the bar, order a double, drink it, and not know ...

By Richard Thomas Rating: B- The aspect of the American craft distillery boom that amazes me the most is how micro-distilleries have sprung up in Kentucky, right among the big players of the American whiskey industry. Kentucky has a population of just under 4.5 million, and while it is true that many of them love a good pour of whiskey, ...

By Richard Thomas For years, the Indiana distillery known as MGP Ingredients has sat quietly in the background. While it was one of the largest whiskey producers in America, it’s function was to make stock either for brands owned by whatever parent company owned it at the time (Seagram, Pernod Ricard) or for sale to other whiskey producers and bottlers. ...