By Richard Thomas If you have been a whiskey enthusiast for a long time, then you have watched as the world’s whiskey boom keeps on gaining momentum. Even the coronavirus pandemic seems to have been little more than a hiccup. The newcomers from a decade ago are now well-entrenched fixtures, more newcomers (both individual distillers and entire countries) have kept ...
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Around The World With Six Whiskies
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 ...
Read More »Six Refreshing Scotch Whiskies For A Springtime Tipple
By Richard Thomas Springtime is here and the winter chill is fading. But for most of the (northern half) of the world, this is a time when it is best to say the weather is warmer, not actually warm. Take today; as I am writing this, it’s raining, damp and just a touch chilly. In other words, it is the ...
Read More »Top 5 Irish Whiskeys For Under $60 (2021)
By Richard Thomas St. Patrick’s Day 2021 is just a week away, and with the pandemic still raging one can’t recommend hitting an Irish pub and draining (a few) pints of green beer. Perhaps the best thing to do, should it be sunny, is take a flask of Irish whiskey out to enjoy the crisp air and the coming of ...
Read More »The Wild Turkey Pecking Order
How The Wild Turkey Whiskeys Stack Against Each Other By Richard Thomas Wild Turkey is one of the Kentucky Majors, with a legion of diehard fans (including our own April Manning), and it seems to me that every fan of “The Bird” has his or her own favorite expression. Some swear by that bang-for-your-buck classic of Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon, ...
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