Back when I owned a record store in New York City in the 1990s, I became fascinated with spirits, cocktails, and the history behind them. I acquired a nice collection of vintage bar books, and tried to impress dates by making them obscure cocktails with rye whiskey. In 2007 I
Dickel’s Bottled-In-Bond Whisky Returns For The First Time Since 2022
One of the best bargains in American whiskey is available again, and the fifth edition in the series lives up to the previous four.
Whiskies Of The Week: Mizunara Finishes From Rabbit Hole And Hatozaki
Two whiskies — one a bourbon, one a rye, both distilled in America but with varying degrees of Japanese influence — show the magic of the Japanese oak's influence.
Whiskey Of The Week: Cutwater Devil’s Share Bourbon
A brand known for its canned cocktails distills and bottles its own spirits as well, including this $100-plus bourbon.
Whiskey Of The Week: Lost Lantern Far Flung Rye
Known for its single-cask offerings from the finest indie distilleries all over America, this blended rye highlights the best of the best in the Midwest.
Whiskey Of The Week: Jaywalk Bonded Rye
From Brooklyn (and upstate New York) comes a whiskey employing a strain of rye, native to New York, that hasn't been used since before Prohibition.
What Makes The Balvenie Sixty A $145,000 Whisky?
The Balvenie Sixty Is rare, it's historically significant, it's beautifully packaged, and it's delicious. But does all that justify the price tag?
Whisky Of The Week: Bowmore Masters’ Selection Third Edition
This 22 year old single malt, the venerable Islay distillery's latest collaboration with Aston Martin, is the best yet in the ongoing Masters' Selection series.
Whiskies Of The Week: The Bruichladdich Eighteen And Thirty
These two whiskies encompass the "before" and "after" chapters of the innovative and fascinating Islay distillery.
Whiskey Of The Week: Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Bourbon, Batch 1A24
Elijah Craig's youngest ever barrel proof release, and one of the lowest-proof, has some whiskey fans sounding the alarm. But it's still delicious — and a good value.
Whisky Of The Week: The Glenrothes ‘The 25’ 25 Year Old Single Malt
At $750, it's not cheap, but it's a bargain compared to similarly aged sherried malts from The Macallan or The Dalmore, and it's as good as both, if not better.