JANELLE JONES We all want a top shelf that wows. But without a solid center shelf of $40-and-under bottles that you can pour without a second thought, you just have a trophy case instead of something you actually live with. These solid everyday must-haves make the stuff special just that, special, and not the bottle […]
Whiskey Row, the restaurant and bar franchise owned by country musician Dierks Bentley, will debut in Denver this New Year’s Eve, more than two years after it originally announced plans to come to the Lower Downtown. Provided by Whiskey Row Denver’s Whiskey Row is the fifth location to open nationwide, although one in Arizona closed […]
The old adage, “The more things change, the more they stay the same”, did not apply to American whiskey in 2021. This year has seen an unprecedented transformation of new products, unique marketing, fundraising, a growth in distillery tourism, etc. In boom times for brown liquor, expect more evolution as distilleries figure out what’s next, […]
Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers common basic questions drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out all the entries in the series to date. When a new drinker begins to discover the wide world of whiskey cocktails, they tend to orient themselves mainly towards two classics: […]
Newly filled bottles of Westward whiskey at the company’s distillery in southeast Portland on October 8, 2021. Due to 25% EU tariffs on American whiskey, Westward says it has barely reached the break-even point for sales in the EU. Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPB When Oregon single malt powerhouse Westward Whiskey decided several years ago to branch out […]
A sprinkler system helped Brick City Southern Kitchen & Whiskey Bar avoid disaster this week when a grease fire broke out. Reports of a structural fire around 7:20 a.m. Wednesday brought Engines 1, 3, and 5, Tower 1, and Battalion Chief 22 from Ocala Fire Rescue to the restaurant at 10 S Magnolia Avenue in […]
Looking for a last minute gift for the whiskey lover in your life? Look no further. © iStock | You can never have too much whiskey – or too many books. Two new books on spirits arrived at my house the same week. You’d think it’d be easy to decide which I prefer: the photoless […]
Jillian Vose, Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon. Mariner, $28 (288p) ISBN 978-0-358-51286-8 Seeking to elevate the once modest term, “Paddy Drinks” – shorthand for any whiskey-based cocktail – the crew of New York’s Dead Rabbit (The Dead Rabbit Mixology & Mayhem) shakes up striking concoctions to showcase the “gloriously subtle and distinctive” traits of the […]
Whiskey in Virginia is serious business – our Commonwealth claims to be the original home of the spirit in the United States – and that can make the spirit a bit daunting to explore in depth. But when it comes to making the intimidating fun and accessible without sacrificing complexity, there’s no one better to […]
Coming this spring, a new book will feature bourbon cocktails and “the joy of creating them.” Bourbon is my comfort food, by Heather Wibbels, features classic bourbon cocktails. And whether readers are new to bourbon or steeped in its history and myriad uses, they will learn to step up their bourbon cocktail game and continue […]
The elevator opens and you encounter the bright ecstatic cacophony of the city. Everyone here is well dressed, but not as well as you. You are a little early. You move easily through the crowd as a seat opens in front of you at the long mahogany bar. She’ll be in a few more minutes, […]
It’s the season for hot cocktails! I was recently at my favorite Portland bar, the Rum Club, and they served a hot buttered rum they served. It was cold and humid outside, and nothing sounded better than a hot drink filled with rum and spices. In fact, I had never had one before, which I […]
“It was the best phone call ever,” says Nicole Austin, general manager and distiller of Cascade Hollow in Tennessee, which makes George Dickel Whisky. On the other end of the line was Todd Leopold, half of Leopold Bros., a Denver craft distillery. During their conversation, Leopold had asked, in a neutral tone: “You don’t make […]
You don’t necessarily have to consider yourself a whiskey lover to enjoy an evening at the living roombut you will certainly be one when you leave. The sprawling new restaurant and bar is the latest Garment District hotspot at Ragtrader’s Mark Fox, located next door in a former factory-turned-sleek cocktail bar. Complete with a mezzanine, […]
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It’s time to get into the Christmas spirit with a special festive drink. From flavored rum and mince pie to Christmas gin pudding to a Nutcracker-inspired snow globe bottle, retailers have gone all out this year. There’s even a Pig in Blanket whiskey cocktail among the weird and wonderful alcoholic drinks up for grabs. But […]
Editor’s note: This whiskey was provided to us as a review sample by Sazerac. This in no case, by our editorial policies, influenced the final outcome of this review. It should also be noted that by clicking the purchase link at the bottom of this review, our site receives a small sponsorship payment which helps […]
When it comes to guys and gifts, sometimes we struggle to find the perfect gift. Indeed, when we think about what we would like to receive, a bottle of whiskey is somewhere at the top of the list. So, naturally, that’s what we turn to when the holidays roll around. For some, alcohol may seem […]
Bourbon and other whiskeys are the focal point of The James, although it carries other liquors. The James If you fancy a Weller on the rocks bourbon or a creative cocktail, a new bar wants to serve you a good one. The James, a whiskey and cocktail bar, started serving alcohol this week. Located above […]
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If you want a cocktail but don’t have the time, ingredients, or know-how to make it yourself, don’t worry, anything you like to drink is probably available in a can. The recent surge in ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktails has taken the country by storm, and D-FW is not immune to its wake. Hard seltzers aren’t new, […]
If you’re looking for cocktail inspiration, here are four festive whiskey cocktails created by the distillers themselves. The Teeling New Market Fashioned is their old school version, with a few tweaks. Mix 50ml Teeling Small Batch whisky, 10ml honey syrup (50% honey, 50% hot water), 10ml spice liqueur or spiced rum and two dashes of […]
A new brand of spirits that promises to be a completely different breed is coming to town with two labels likely to get a head start on the liquor industry in Texas. Austin-based Landry Distillery, the first whiskey brand inspired by the world of quarterhorse racing, launched with two offerings: Landry Stakes Bourbon and Landry […]
ROCKY RIVER, Ohio (WJW) — A $43,000 bottle of one of the world’s rarest Irish whiskeys was finally uncorked at a special fundraising event in Rocky River on Tuesday night. The 46-year-old bottle of Midleton Very Rare Silent Distillery Chapter 2 arrived at Gormley’s Pub in November with a police escort. “Literally, every drop is […]
The makers of TX Blended Whiskey and TX Straight Bourbon recently announced the launch of TX Whiskey Canned Cocktails, the brand’s first ready-to-drink canned cocktail. These cocktails are exclusively available in Texas and are blended with what is described as the bold taste, sweet aroma and smooth finish of TX Blended Whiskey and come in […]
Two eminent Sydney doctors, Professor John Rasko and Dr Jerry Schwartz, are pooling their talents for another very worthy cause: the production of a new single malt whisky, aptly named Two Doctors. As the first batch of six-year-old single malt whiskey nears bottling at Two Doctors Hunter Valley Distillery, a three-year-old cocktail whiskey crafted by […]
Posted in Kentucky To eat 06 December 2021 by Sarah McCosham Here at Bluegrass, we take our bourbon very seriously. So when we say we discovered an amazing, off the beaten path bourbon bar worth checking out, we really mean it! In the historic small river town of Newport, Ky., Prohibition Bourbon Bar is a […]
Decades ago, when Macklowe was traveling for her career in finance, she took trips to Speyside, Paris and Kentucky, in search of bottle shops and duty-free stands where she would pack her bags for the return trip. One bottle leads to another, and today Macklowe has a collection of over 1,000 whiskeys that she packs […]
A new brand of spirits that promises to be a completely different breed is coming to town with two labels likely to get a head start on the liquor industry in Texas. Austin-based Landry Distillery, the first whiskey brand inspired by the world of quarterhorse racing, launched with two offerings: Landry Stakes Bourbon and Landry […]
California Cowboy Whiskey and Moonshine Bandits recently announced that they are joining forces to launch Bucked Up Bourbon. This neat bourbon is described by the brands as “smooth in taste and behaves with the same maturity and balance as an aged veteran spirit, but still has the kick and flavor of an out-of-the-ordinary whiskey. law”. […]
There are people who really enjoy alcohol. And we’re not talking about appreciation in a bad way. We’re talking about people who want to mix drinks, create cocktails, and even people who collect rare liquor bottles from years ago. These people usually have a place in their house where you can find their entire collection. […]