Green River Evokes Spirits For Promotion Of Their Bourbon
Green River Distilling has debuted their new promotional campaign entitled “Raise Your Spirits” which revives a joke-telling ghost as part of the quality control process. Green River Distilling is based in Owensboro, Kentucky, was founded in 1885 and is listed as the 10th oldest licensed distillery in the state. Nearby family-owned Bardstown Bourbon Company purchased […]
Livingstone Introduces Act II Of Shakespeare Series
London-based independent whisky company Livingstone has debuted the second act in their collection of whiskies inspired by William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Macbeth”. Livingstone’s Macbeth Act II features eight limited edition single malt whiskies with each bottle featuring character drawings by illustrator Sir Quentin Blake. Livingstone’s Macbeth Collection is planned to showcase five acts, representing 42 […]
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Get Some Of George’s Old Goat
Beginning this week – and provided you can get to Virginia – some of George Washington’s old hooch will go on sale. America’s first president loved his rye whiskey and the George Washington Distillery in Virginia will recreate that liquid using local grain, water and going by Washington’s original recipe and techniques of the time. Washington’s original distillery ran from 1798 to 1814 [when it burned down] and was one […]
The Name Is Jameson, Jameson Empire
When you are arguably [let the arguments commence!] the most well-known whiskey brand in the world [said in thundering MC voice intonation], the perks come fast and furious and one of those is the opportunity to sponsor film industry award shows such as the Jameson Empire Awards, a sort of second-tier [behind the BAFTA’s – let more arguing commence!] British-based award show associated with film magazine Empire. Naturally, it goes […]
Whiskey, Green Underwear, Whiskey, Bacon – All The Essentials For St. Patrick’s Day
You see it coming. You’ve been preparing since February 3, 1999 – some of you longer than that – and now St. Patrick’s Day is only a single day away. The vast majority will likely not be waiting until Sunday and will instead be celebrating on Saturday, St. Patrick’s Day Eve. For those living in Ireland, UK or most of Europe, there will be no shortage of pubs to locate […]
Streams Of Whiskey Are A’Flowin’ This Weekend
Despite the impending deluge of amateur night fast approaching for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations this weekend, are you intending to be “goin’ where streams of whiskey are flowin’”? You will if the Pogues have anything to say about it…
Let ‘em Eat Green Irish Whiskey Cake!
The amateurs will be out cavorting in their green garb this weekend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day but you can at least calm your frazzled nerves about the impending faux-Irish frenzy with a little slice of cake using some of your Jameson Whiskey stash [or whatever you prefer, really]. There are adult and kid versions of the Green Irish Whiskey Cake but the best part of the recipe is that […]
Kilbeggan Is Here – Get Out Your Knitting Needles
After many years of being held hostage in Ireland, Kilbeggan has finally made the trip across the pond and is now available in all 50 states [thanks to Beam buying out the Cooley Distillery] – this turn of events makes the Irish leery and the Americans happy…
John Jameson – Railroad Inventor, Whiskey Saver, Prussianization Preventer
John Jameson was a talented fellow – but you probably did not know how talented he was until you saw this commercial for Jameson Whiskey. The commercial depicts Jameson inadvertently stopping the one-ship Prussian Excursion of 1807 by inventing the Irish railway system [before it actually came into acknowledged existence in 1834] while bypassing buxom Scottish lasses and tossing off the engineer to save many barrels of his famous whiskey on a runaway […]
Jefferson’s Bourbon Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey Review
Jefferson’s Bourbon Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey seems to be a popular bourbon with good reviews. Those reviews did state that as far as alcohol is concerned, this is a fairly light experience, even though the liquid itself is full-bodied and syrupy. I became curious and eventually purchased a bottle for $30.00. The bourbon is a striking deep orange color in the bottle, and I can tell from swirling […]
Seagram’s 5 Star Rye Whisky Review
After seeing a number of positive reviews for Seagram’s 5 Star Rye, I became curious about this drink. As it turned out, it was quite hard to find. I am in the US, and Seagram is a Canadian brand which is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. I finally located a bottle of Seagram’s 5 Star Rye for about $30.00. It should be noted that even though Seagram’s 5 Star Rye is […]
Homemade Ginger Beer, and a Whisky Cocktail Recipe
I was recently invited around a couple of friends of mine who happen to be very talented in the kitchen. They enjoy making stuff from scratch, and have been known to make some absolutely delicious sourdough bread and elderflower cordial. This time they’d been watching River Cottage, and Hugh (the presenter) had shared a recipe for homemade ginger beer. Now, I absolutely love ginger beer, and this was some of […]
Best of Friends – A Guide to Whisky and Poker
Go to any pub poker game or even a casino and you’ll find scores of hedonistic, self-proclaimed poker aficionados with an obsession in perfecting their poker personas – yet most of them, and I’m basing this on my own experience, break one of the most elementary rules! They drink an eclectic mix of whisky, whiskey and even beer. You see poker has an unofficial best buddy – American Whiskey. Hence […]
Labrot & Graham Woodford Single Barrel Reserve
The Woodford Bourbon Single Barrel Reserve has received a lot of great reviews from connoisseurs of dry bourbons. This Kentucky bourbon from the Labrot & Graham Distillery in Versailles is a distinctive deep orange color and easily recognizable for its unique shade. The smell which greets my nose when I open the bottle is mostly oak and charcoal but with a bit of vanilla and possibly something fruity, but I […]
Jura Superstition
Today, I’ll be taking a look at Jura Superstition. It’s one of their standard expressions and will set you back somewhere between $29-46 in most shops. The name, so the folk at Jura tell us, stems from the many superstitions present on the Isle of Jura. One of them is that it is unlucky to cut peat before the beginning of May – I’m sure that one wasn’t invented by […]
Whisky Cocktail: Old Reakie Sneaky
Gather round, dear readers, gather round! Today is a most exciting day indeed, for a completely new being has come into existence; crafted by my own two hands! And what a magnificent being it is. Surpassed in warmth only by the whitest of lava; in beauty only by the magical splendor of that Disney classic, Fantasia; in taste.. well, ok, in taste it is arguably surpassed by a whole range […]
Evan Williams 1998
Having tried other vintages of the Evan Williams bourbon line from Heaven Hill, I decided to try the 13th vintage, released in 1998. The Evan Williams line of whisky has won a number of awards over the years. The bottle I bought was marked with the precise date it was bottled. The liquid is a deep amber color consistent with over a decade of aging.
Black Bottle
I recently had the pleasure of trying a blend which, to me, was completely new. How I hadn’t heard of it before I don’t know, either way it was a pleasant surprise to find an Islay blend priced at a highly affordable less than $3 for 16 ounces in an otherwise quite expensive pub! The whisky in question is, as the title suggests, Black Bottle (it’s funny how brainwashed you […]
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