A World of Whiskey, Poured Every Weekday
By Richard Thomas World whisk(e)y has three fundamental production models. The first and most familiar to the global audience is the Irish-Scots model, based making malt whiskies with pot stills and grain whiskies with column stills. These whiskies are usually, but not exclusively aged in used barrels. This is the method adopted and then adapted… Continue reading Canadian Whisky 101
By Richard Thomas As a drinks writer, one of the mainstays of my news alerts, inbox and correspondence with my colleagues is the partial conversion of the distilling industry from making booze to making hand sanitizer. It’s reminiscent of the World War Two experience, when spirits-makers largely switched to producing industrial alcohol for the war… Continue reading How Whiskey-Makers Are Switching To Hand Sanitizer
Centennial State craft distillery Leopold Brothers already had a claim to being one of the most interesting whiskey producers in the United States when it commissioned Vendome to build it an antique-style, three-chamber still. Three-chamber stills were once a common (albeit not universal) feature of the Pennsylvania approach to making rye whiskey, and Leopold Brothers… Continue reading Leopold Brothers Adds Floor Maltings To Its Repertoire
By Richard Thomas American limited edition whiskeys are fast becoming collectible items, and some of those terms I just used have implications. Most, but not all, limited edition whiskeys are akin to vintage wine, varying in their flavor profile from year to year. Collectibles command such high prices on the open market that it’s not… Continue reading Best George T. Stagg Bourbons Of This Decade
Buffalo Trace Distillery just wrapped up its second experiment utilizing its custom made, experimental Warehouse X. This experiment began in 2016 and focused on how temperature affects the aging process. Built in 2013, Warehouse X was specifically designed for the Distillery to study the many variables that affect the bourbon aging process. Upon the warehouse’s… Continue reading Second Round Of Experiments At Buffalo Trace’s Warehouse X Complete
