Why is whiskey brown? In general, whiskey is brown because it comes into contact with barrels. Alcohol is a solvent, so it leaches flavor and pigment compounds ... Read More...
Jefferson’s Wood Experiment was purportedly designed as an experimental aging program inspired by a visit to a wine barrel cooperage. It’s an interesting concep... Read More...
If you keep up even partway with the whiskey press releases like we do, it starts to feel like there’s nothing new left in the world of whiskey. Sending your sp... Read More...
One of the few historic photographs of Elizabeth Cumming of Cardhu Distillery
While women are often absent from the history of Scotch whisky, they actually pla... Read More...
To make a long story almost irresponsibly short, at one time, most American whiskey entered the barrel at drinking proof, somewhere around 50% alcohol. After Pr... Read More...
The grandpappy of Pappy, the 23 Year Old Pappy van Winkle is nothing short of legendary.
The whiskey itself is exquisite, and the story behind the whiskey ... Read More...