Sku's (Not So) Recent Drinks

Continuing with our selection of Speyside Scotches, we are moving on to Linkwood, one of the most intriguing of Speysiders. Linkwood's original bo...

Hedonism is one of the most acclaimed products of popular blender Compass Box. What makes it different from most popular Scotches is that it's a gr...

The relatively new Bulleit Bourbon is being marketed heavily these days.     With its slick bottle and romantic claims of being a "Frontier Whiske...

Over the next few weeks we will be examining the new trend toward ever younger, ever peatier Scotches with tastings of three brash, young Islays. W...

Laphroaig 1999, 7 years old, cask strength, Bottled by Signatory for Binny's Beverage Depot, 58% alcohol ($44).       Binny's Beverage Depot is a ...

The final leg of our tour of young, assertive Islays is a whiskey that is regrettably not available in the US. One of the difficult things about b...

  No, I'm not talking about obscure alt-rock bands...it's Wednesday so I'm talking whiskey. One of the more mysterious areas of whiskey is the wor...

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,...