Sku's (Not So) Recent Drinks

I have written a piece about the great deals you could get on single malt Scotch at your local Trader Joe's. Trader Joe's is, of course, a rapidly ...

  Way up north, I mean way up north, like Santa Claus north, on the remote Orkney Islands Northeast of Scotland lies one of the world's finest whi...

  As I mentioned a few weeks ago, thanks to a friend who travels regularly to Japan, I have been able to sample a number of Japanese whiskies that...

  Elijah Craig, 18year old, single barrel, Straight Kentucky Bourbon, 45% alcohol, Heaven Hill Distillery. Elijah Craig 18 year old single barrel ...

  Sazerac 18 year old rye whiskey, 45% alcohol,Buffalo Trace DistilleriesHere we are, the last of my wry series of rye tastings (okay, bad pun,...

Rittenhouse Rye, and particularly, Rittenhouse 100, their 100 proof version, seems to be all the rage lately, gaining more write-ups than many o...

 Sazerac Rye comes from my favorite American distillery: Buffalo Trace. Primarily known for bourbon, this Kentucky distillery also makes rye. ...

A few weeks ago, I gave a brief introduction to American whiskies, including rye. Over the next few weeks of Whiskey Wednesdays, I will be samplin...

Compass Box, that independent champion of blended scotch whiskey, must have the best press operation in the UK. Over the past couple of years, I c...

Whiskey Wednesday will take the day off next week for the July 4th holiday, and what better way to get ready to celebrate than with some America...

  On my first Whiskey Wednesday, I discussed America's premier whiskey: Bourbon. The United States, however, is the proud home to a number of whis...

It used to be that scotch marketing was extremely consistent: the older the scotch, the more revered and expensive. But within the last five years...