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The Basics of White Lightning: What Is It And How to Enjoy It By Richard Thomas The growing popularity of moonshine first caught media attention several years ago, when moonshine consumption and even distillation caught on with hipsters. A few years later came white lightning-based reality television, such as The Discovery Channel’s Moonshiners. Now moonshine… Continue reading Moonshine 101
By Kurt Maitland Earlier this fall, I had the chance to visit Louisville and tour Michter’s Distillery’s* M2 operations in Shively. There I was fortunate enough to taste many of their current offerings, and to speak not only with Joseph J. Magliocco, the president of Michter’s, but also with Willie Pratt, their Master Distiller. Willie… Continue reading Interview with Michter’s Master Distiller Willie Pratt
By Richard Thomas Last month in my article about the potential for an Irish distillery building boom, I explained how building a whiskey brand is difficult, and building a distillery is expensive, so some new companies get started by selling sourced whiskey first and installing their copper later. This has become a fairly common practice… Continue reading Whiskey Sourcing and Scandalmongering: All Smoke, No Fire
Rob Morton, Owner of Idle Hands in New York, Talks About Running a Bourbon Bar By Kurt Maitland Idle Hands, in my opinion, is one of the best bourbon bars in all of NYC. I had the pleasure of interviewing Rob Morton, one of the co-owners of the bar and talking to him about both… Continue reading Close-Up on NYC Bourbon Bar Idle Hands
By Richard Thomas Whiskey is booming, and few sectors of the world whiskey market are booming moreso than Irish whiskey, with just the American revenues for Hibernian spirits having grown by 460% in the last decade. Jameson, by far the largest brand name in Irish whiskey, has grown from shipping less than half a million… Continue reading Is Ireland Set For A Distillery-Building Boom?
