by Jacob Colorado may be the microbrewery and craft-brewery capitol of the United States. On a recent trip to Denver, I had the fortune of tasting beers from several breweries that, living in the Washington, DC area, I had never heard of before. These included Great Divide Brewing Company, Oskar Blues (try the Dale’s...
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When we brought back a bottle of Fighting Cock Bourbon to the vacation house, we were met with perplexed and slightly uneasy countenances. Fighting Cock? Who makes that? Admittedly, we ourselves were a little uncertain. We had reviewed this Bourbon eons ago but could...
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This story—about the discovery of century-old Chas. Mackinlay and Co. Scotch whisky being found at the South Pole—broke a while ago. But, here are two fun updates. First, the bottles have been retrieved and the crate opened. The Associated Press reports The crate was...
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This 86 proof malt is rather impressive. It offers up a little honey, pear, and toffee. It’s slightly spicy but not especially intense. Well done. (Rating ****) To see...
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We hadn’t tried this malt before; though our hopes were not high, they were, nonetheless, disappointed. It was not bad in any; just rather ho-hum. This straw tinged with...
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This is one of the few scholarly works on the history of whiskey in America. It came out 38 years ago, yet the University of Kentucky Press keeps it...
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This book was first published in 1980, and has been updated and republished a couple times since. Put bluntly, this is the most authoritative text on Scotch whisky we...
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If we could have only three, they would be: Charles Cowdery, Bourbon Straight: The Uncut and Unfiltered Story of American Whiskey; Henry G. Crowgey, Kentucky Bourbon: The Early Years...
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Gallup published an interesting poll on alcohol consumption in America on July 29th. Among its interesting findings are: America is in one of its drinking upswings. In 1990, 56%...
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by Jacob With temperatures in the Washington, DC area hovering in the upper 90s the last few weeks, I have been on the lookout for white wines that would...
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