Whiskey is a drink for swashbuckling fellows and musty gents. Distillers wear their beards thick and well-kept. A man who drinks whiskey is a man with a capital M. From its birth, whiskey has always been a manly drink and only recently has it begun toeing across the gender line …
Some questions are impossible to answer. How often do you loose sleep over this one: hot tub party or beach bash? Questions like these are like ping-pong – the debate is entirely unsolvable. On the one hand you’re in warm water, on the other hand you’re in cool. Here you’re …
The Irish and the Scots have something to celebrate right now, but we don’t think they’ll be the only ones celebrating once you’ve heard the news. Due to high demand, Edinburgh based brewer, Innis & Gunn, is releasing their Irish Whiskey Aged beer well before St. Patrick’s Day this year. …
In the double-doored maritime bars of Marseille on the sunny Mediterranean coastline, or in cafes nestled into narrow-laned villages along the rolling hillsides of Provence, or in the hands of elderly men playing petanque in the town square, you’ll find long tapered glasses filled with pastis. The syrupy sweet, often …
Woodford Reserve today announced the release of its latest permanent batch, Woodford Reserve Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey. Select markets will see this delight start to roll in during the beginning of February. The latest release showcases the company’s ongoing commitment to both whiskey lovers and innovation within the industry. This will …
When it comes to the mysterious health benefits of wine, no one has pioneered the way quite like British wine expert Roger Corder. Author of best-selling book The Red Wine Diet, Roger has conducted groundbreaking research on the topic for over two decades. Drink Me recently caught up with Roger to …
Wood’s is a family-run business out of central Vermont producing the state’s only bourbon-barrel-aged maple syrup. And they’re not just using any old barrels. The company sources their oak from New York’s award-winning Hudson Whiskey. One of the unique features of Hudson is the smaller casks they use for maturation, …
Hard cider has resurfaced as the darling of the beverage world. Now it’s time to meet ice cider. Forget the analogy with iced tea and tea. Ice cider is apple ice wine, similar to Sauternes or a sweet Riesling, and nothing like long-gone Apple Boone’s Farm. Ice cider doesn’t have …
When it comes to whiskey, you know we get pretty excited, so when we heard that Oban Bay Distillery was about to start rolling out its new ‘Oban Little Bay’, excited we became! Yes, this delight is currently being rolled out nationwide across the USA, so keep your eyes peeled! So …
I’ve often told friends, clients, and professional associates that one day, if I’m lucky, and if I work really hard, I just may scratch the surface of Italian-wine expertise. I say this because there is just so much to learn about the wines of Italy that I’m not sure many …
Austria’s wine producing regions have not enjoyed the same level of U.S. acceptance as their counterparts in France or even South America. But the wines from the sprawling vineyards and forests of the Burgenland, or borderland, deserve wider attention. Austria’s own red grapes—Zweigelt, St. Laurent, and the more-well-known-though-just-as-ethereal Blaufrankisch—thrive here …
I just picked at random a selection of California cabs from my cellar. Here’s what I found: Stag’s Leap Cask 73: 14.5% alcohol; Nickel and Nickel: 14.8%; Alexander Crown: 15.5%. I also found a Red Point chardonnay at 14.8%. Some go north of 15.5%, this despite Federal Standards of Identity …