By Richard Thomas As whiskey’s popularity in America has driven enormous growth in the industry’s new secondary role as tourist destinations, it has also drawn in far more casual visitors than diehard enthusiasts. This is only logical, because while it the average tourist might only visit a single whiskey distillery in her whole life, said tourists vastly outnumber the whiskey ...

By Richard Thomas Although I don’t necessarily think of summer as prime whiskey drinking weather (especially not here in the United States) more prime releases are coming out during this period. My belief this trend is driven in large part by the already crowded autumnal release season; it’s harder for newer creations to receive proper attention with so many already ...

Celebrating six years of dramming, this Christmas GreatDrams will be releasing their first Blended Scotch Whisky which will be exclusively available in person at events around Manchester and from GreatDrams.com. Limited to just 150 bottles, the bottle is now available on pre-sale ahead of the official release in mid-September. GreatDrams expanded to also be in the independently bottled whisky business ...

By Richard Thomas Moreso than other recent accidents, the blaze that sent 45,000 barrels of Jim Beam whiskey up in smoke has made some in the enthusiast community anxious. While much of the social media commentary lamented the loss in general and sometimes satirical terms, substantial attention was given to the worry that the fire would prompt shortages and price ...

By Richard Thomas Although it didn’t get much attention at the time, keen observers of Tennessee Whiskey remember that from 2015 to 2018 affairs at what was once known as and is now known again as the Cascade Hollow Distillery were hanging in limbo. First Master Distiller John Lunn suddenly left the company. After his departure, the #2 distiller at ...