While I’ve hosted many-an-event at the Bookstore Bar, earlier this week I had the pleasure of being on the other side of the table and listening to someone talk about whisky – Jason Johnstone-Yellin. Continue reading
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Who am I? Where am I? What year is it, and why am I wearing this clown costume? That’s what usually happens when I even think about tequila. Luckily, today wasn’t tequila, it was mezcal – Wahaka Mezcal – and I came out unscathed.
Making whisky happens roughly in the same way at almost any distillery you visit anywhere in the world. We’ll cover what some of the differences are later, but their similarities far outweigh them. So how does it all come together? Continue reading
There’s a lot of whisky out there. A LOT. Millions of casks maturing all over Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the US and around the rest of the world, to say nothing of everything already in bottles in liquor stores and personal collections. There’s something very special about the consistency of all of that whisky. It’s amazing that these different producers can get so much consistency out of something so organic. And every once in a while it’s nice to find something that breaks the norm. Every once in a while you come across something that really stands out. Something really extraordinary. That’s exactly what I was treated to recently. Continue reading
As part of our Back to Basics series, we’ll start with the fundamental question – What is Whisky? Whisky is a big word. By just saying ‘whisky’ (or whiskey – as we’ll cover soon), there are several things that come to mind. So, what is it? What makes it whisk(e)y? How is it different? Continue reading