The Top 10 Importers of Bourbon Whiskey Around The World By Richard Thomas The most important difference between America and the other traditional whiskey-making nations—Canada, Japan, Ireland and Scotland—is that America has a huge domestic market for its whiskeys. Indeed, the American market for whiskey is so deep that it can both consume several times… Continue reading Countries That Drink The Most Bourbon
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Drink More Whiskey. It’s Good For You
The Health Benefits Of Imbibing Whisk(e)y By Richard Thomas In olden times, strong whiskey was often thought of as genuinely medicinal. Leaving aside a sawbones surgeon giving it to patients in lieu of anesthesia, it was also widely regarded as a useful stimulant at one time. Now the view that whiskey could be something good… Continue reading Drink More Whiskey. It’s Good For You
Five Fun Facts About Single Malt Scotch
By Richard Thomas With roughly 100 active distilleries in Scotland, and that number on the rise, a whisky-lover could spend all their vacations on the Scotch trail and still not visit them all. And this is to say nothing of the historic ruins and mothballed distilleries! The same can be said of what Scotch whisky… Continue reading Five Fun Facts About Single Malt Scotch
The Newest Distilleries In Scotland
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A Look At The Most Recently Founded And Opened Scotch Whisky Distilleries By Richard Thomas Part of the romance of Scotch Whisky is its plethora of distilleries. Having survived the series of world events that shook the American and Irish whiskey industries to near-rubble, Scotland became the place where enthusiasts could wax about how the… Continue reading The Newest Distilleries In Scotland
Tennessee’s Craft Whiskey Scene
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By Richard Thomas Tennessee is not just the Volunteer State, but also America’s second whiskey state. Kentucky’s sister state was one of the survivors of Prohibition and the 1970s whiskey slump, making Jack Daniels, George Dickel and the Lincoln County Process (LCP) fixtures in the story of modern American whiskey. Yet the very fact that… Continue reading Tennessee’s Craft Whiskey Scene