By Richard Thomas If you are as lucky as I am, you get two Father’s Days. Because my child lives abroad, he marks the occasion on their calendar; I mark it on the American holiday. That way, I get to celebrate it twice, and the second round is coming up, because in the United States, Father’s Day is Sunday, June ...
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How Buffalo Trace Made Itself Scarce
Buffalo Trace Has Kept Many Of Its Prices Unrealistically Low For Years. Has It Helped Or Hurt Consumers? By Richard Thomas Although the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BTAC) and Pappy Van Winkle have enjoyed such demand that one needed to put their name on a waiting list to get a bottle as far back as 20 years ago, it is ...
Read More »Ten Whiskies To Try For World Whisky Day
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 ...
Read More »Top 10 Bourbons For Under $35
By Richard Thomas My first round-up of bargain bourbons was in 2016, and how things have changed since then. That was before the Trump trade war rocked commodity markets and started the supply chain disruption; before pandemia sparked a run on the liquor store and disrupted world logistics even more; long before shortages and recovery sparked inflation; and way before ...
Read More »A Bourbon Traveler’s Race Season Guide
By Richard Thomas Peak tourism is fast arriving in Louisville. This Saturday, April 23, brings Thunder Over Louisville 2022, the annual airshow over the city that ushers in the height of race season in the Derby City. Well over half a million people regularly come to town for the show and fireworks, and that is only the beginning. Kentucky Oaks, ...
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