The Bourbon Shortage Was Never Real, And Here Is Why By Richard Thomas Just a few years ago, the word in bourbon circles was you’d better horde the good stuff now, because we were in the midst of a bourbon shortage. A scenario where increased demand would drain even the gigantic lake of bourbon sitting in Kentucky rickhouses was postulated ...

Whisky And Beer Are More Intertwined Than Ever By Richard Thomas Whisky (including Irish Whiskey and American Malt Whiskey) have a lot in common because they share similar roots. In the early stages of production, both a distillery and a brewery produce a malted barley wort. I can’t say a beer wort and a whisky wort are indistinguishable, but I ...

The moment the first drop of whisky came off the still at Miyagikyo Distillery was an intense one. Founder Masataka Taketsuru, considered by most as the Father of Japanese Whisky, tasted the first drop. He is said to have whispered under his breath, “no…,” frightening everyone around him! But what he meant was, “No, it’s completely different from Yoichi.” And ...

Updated December 25, 2018 By Paer Johansson Rating: A- From The Barrel is a Japanese blend of Miyagikyo and Yoichi single malts with grain whisky. The whisky is married after the blending in used barrels for a few months, in order to ensure the whisky is balanced and develops its full flavors. It is bottled at a very decent 51.4% ...

Last week, a threshold was crossed that should make whiskey enthusiasts everywhere quiver with dread, especially if they are world whisk(e)y enthusiasts. At Bonhams Whisky Sale in Hong Kong, a city already noted as a buzzing whisky auction marketplace, a bottle of Yamazaki 50 Year Old sold for a staggering $343,318 (HK$2,695,000). The bottle became the most expensive in Japanese ...