Dana Goodyear has a marvelous, lengthy piece in the April 4, 2016 copy of the New Yorker on Mezcal. Tequila has gotten a lot of limelight in recent years, but Goodyear reminds readers that tequila is but one of theContinue readingMezcal, Micro-distilling, and Economics
Some years ago, I lived in New York and had two friends recently arrived from Ireland. Neither of them thought well of America’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Considering the tsunami of green garb and schlock, Siobhan asked bemusedly, “What does any ofContinue readingCelebrate St. Patrick’s Day Right with Irish Drinks Old and New
WhiskyLIVE USA, the fabulous salute to a marvelous drink, rolled into Washington, DC this past week. A month previous, WhiskyLIVE USA was in New York, and come June it will land in Louisville, Kentucky. The event was spawned by the U.K.’s Whisky magazine,Continue readingExploring the Whiskey World at WhiskyLIVE USA
Midway through 2015, something remarkable happened in Dublin—a whiskey distillery opened. The city, which is world renowned for its bibacity, had been without an operating distillery since the 1970s. Teeling distillery’s arrival in the city’s ancient Newmarket Square was greetedContinue readingThe Resurgence of Irish Whiskey
Blue Label Vodka comes to America via a Houston company. You can read a bit more about this spirit at http://bluelabelvodka.com. As anyone who knows much about vodka can tell you, Poland tends to make superb vodkas. (See our other PolishContinue readingBlue Label Vodka
The Yorkshire Post reports: “As drinkers became bored of the same tipples from the same corporations, craft brewing found its niche. Over the last five years, the number of breweries has exploded, bringing artisinal ale out of speciality shops and appreciationContinue readingCraft Gin Gains Ground in the UK