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Back in 2019, hit television series Breaking Bad’s two co-stars embarked on the founding of their very first mezcal company Dos Hombres (Spanish ...
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It looks like the Jamaican funk-master Hampden Distillery is ready for a Great House 2022, keeping with a tradition of annual release blends that...
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Redbreast has released the fifth edition of their most premium Dream Cask in celebration of World Whisky Day 2022 - a 30 year old single pot stil...
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A while ago, I had the benefit of finally (after years) actually tasting one of Stefan van Eycken’s Ghost Series bottlings, specifically Ghost #9. ...
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The last three decades in the world of Japanese whiskies has seen a spectacular amount of change - some good, some not so good. One thing’s for ...
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“You put your right foot in You put your right foot out You put your right foot in And you shake it all about You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn ...
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When you head over to Club Street, certain expectations abound. Bars and restaurants there tend toward a certain flaunting of cool, of chic, and i...
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There’s a scene in Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, where the visionary Mr Wonka – owner of the Wonka Chocolate Factory - declares...
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While many a malt maniac like myself look on with envy at people in Europe who are able to attend the Coachella of the whisky-verse, we often forge...
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One of the biggest whisky and spirits festival/competitions in Asia (and the only competition of its kind in Japan) is out with the best bottles...
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As with many emerging trends, NFTs are not without controversy. Yet the phenomenon is beginning to take over the whisky, rum and spirits scene. ...
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We often forget that prominent people are “just like us” ordinary folks. They have mundane concerns, hopes and dreams, experience disappointment...
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Sakurao Distillery
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
(Image Source: Sakurao Distillery)
Life is all about beginnings and endings. Often times along...
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Bruichladdich Distillery
Islay, Scotland
(Image credit: Andrew McCandlish)
It was a cold Scottish summer day and the year was 1989....
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Ardbeg Distillery
Islay, Scotland
“It didn’t nose as phenolic as I’d expected. It’s the secret to the success of Ardbeg. It’s got this ver...
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Background: this is my first review of a Velier demerara rum. There is little to say of this Velier demeraras that has not already been said by...
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Background: a cask from one of the best Hampden vintages, bottled by one of the best rum IBs. What could go wrong?
Nose: very expressive, yet i...
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Background: two rums with ester concentrations not far from 1000g/hlpa. One is a tropically aged cask of mark <>H. The other is a blend o...
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Chapter 28: Memories; "Bushmills: 400 Years in the Making”
It runs in the family: Billy Chambers' father David worked at Bushmills before him (here filling casks, 1973)
For six people, the 400th anniversa...
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Chapter 27: New Frontier; "Bushmills: 400 Years in the Making"
Full steam ahead. Bushmills' new ambitions mean Colum and his team have never been busier.
There is only one certainty in the drinks industry —...
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Chapter 26: Le Whiskey; "Bushmills: 400 Years in the Making”
In 1987 Bushmills launched their now world-famous ten-year-old single malt, but it was one of the few innovations that Irish Distillers had pion...
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Editor: This article was first published on Forbes on 31/10/2017. Find the original article here.
Felipe Schrieberg
Felipe is an awa...
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Editor: This article was first published on Forbes on 29/10/2017. Find the original article here.
Felipe Schrieberg
Felipe is an awa...
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Editor: This article was first published on Forbes on 30/07/2017. Find the original article here.
Felipe Schrieberg
Felipe is an awa...
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Jimmy and Fiesta at the Whisky Festival Japan
Benjamin Franklin once said: "A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats." In ...
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(Image Source: Whisky Magazine Japan, Stefan van Eycken)
You hit Ikebukuro Station, Tokyo, take the West Exit and cross the street from Exit C3....
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John Go
John is a cocktail and spirits enthusiast born and raised in Manila. His interest started with single malts in 2012, before he mov...
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Kaze No Mori is one of my fave sake brands. Their innovation in is one of the best and they’re constantly challenging the rules of the game. Thi...
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One of the bottles that have truly impressed me. I love the spirit of innovation in brewers and once in awhile they come up with something brill...
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Aromatic, mild and smooth. Yet it retained a lot of flavor. A certain robustness comes through in the middle. Bottled as part of the “On a night...
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The next pick is an album from an iconic voice in the music world, the incredibly talented Stevie Nicks. “Bella Donna” is Nick’s debut alb...
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The next pick is a genre (if you can call it that) that is absolutely amazing and not done enough in our opinion. The “genre” is the crossover ...
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REAИIMATIOИ The one with the transformer on the front.To be honest, I played this out when it first was released and never went back until the ...
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Yatagarasu Yoshino Monogatari Shiso is the bottle that first got me hooked on umeshu. It's made from a combination of red perilla leaves (known a...
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Background: a marc made in Alsace from the gewurztraminer grape. Unaged, a marc de gewurztraminer is among the most powerful and expressive of ...
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Background: Capovilla is known for his grappas and eau-de-vies, distilled in a bain-marie still. On rare occasions, he distils grape wine. Even...
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Joe Micallef
Wine and spirits judge, historian and bestselling author. Apart from dealing with sobering world affairs, Joe has been an ...
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Article first published by our partner, Japanese Whisky Dictionary. Visit them here. Find the original article here.
The long-awaited full b...
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Article first published by our partner, Japanese Whisky Dictionary. Visit them here. Find the original article here.
This single-caffeinated...
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Article first published by our partner, Japanese Whisky Dictionary. Visit them here. Find the original article here.
This single malt whisky...
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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,...
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Rittenhouse Rye, and particularly, Rittenhouse 100, their 100 proof version, seems to be all the rage lately, gaining more write-ups than many o...
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Sazerac Rye comes from my favorite American distillery: Buffalo Trace. Primarily known for bourbon, this Kentucky distillery also makes rye. ...
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This vintage ad print belongs to the 1960s, and is part of a series of advertisements for Suntory’s Red whisky that was rolled out in Japan. Tran...
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This vintage poster was designed by Italian artist Nino Nanni in 1958, and was commissioned by the Campari Group to advertise the Bitter Campari i...
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This vintage print ad, released in 1990s, was designed by Japanese poster artist Makoto Saito and released to the French market.
This ad was commi...
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