Whiskey
As many of our readers know, Richard and I have been discussing a comprehensive whisk(e)y search engine for years. Our idea was to aggregate tasting notes from dozens of sources and create a system where you could answer a few questions about your taste preferences and bada-bing bada-boom, the engine would spit out some suggestions [...]
Richard asked me to contribute my thoughts on the plight of the fledgling whisk(e)y drinker. What can I say? Richard did a pretty thorough job. I can tell you that my biggest beef is with the internet (yes, I see the irony). Like Richard said, when we came up with the idea for our Whisk(e)y [...]
Continue reading about Barriers for New Whiskey Drinkers Part 2 (Matt)
Here’s your chance to own at least a part of a distillery. Craft distilling in Georgia! Man, that’s pretty exciting for a state with some pretty draconian blue laws. Maybe Richard can get a tour when they open. Press Release: The Georgia Distilling Company, a new start-up craft distillery operation near Atlanta, Georgia is proud [...]
Ancient Age Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey 40% ABV/ 80 Proof $8 Widely Available What the Distillery Says: You’ve known us a long time, and you could always count on us for quality. But even more than that, you’ve known us to make great bourbon. Well, we just got better. We’ve begun using a chill filtration [...]
Last night, Louis 649 hosted a tasting of Old Forester bourbon. According to Master Distiller Chris Morris, New York City has not seen a tasting like this in a generation or more. Well, I’m glad they came and even more glad that I was there to see/taste it. Chris started with the history of Old [...]
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