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Don’t Like Whiskey? Maybe It’s Your Genes
How Evolution Might Turn Some People Away From Whiskey By Richard Thomas (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) It was when my future wife came to visit me in America for the first time that I learned she...
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Home Aging With Whiskey Sticks
By Richard Thomas An Aging Mast at work in bourbon(Credit: Richard Thomas) Growing within the larger whiskey boom are many trends relating to aging in wood. Barrel-aged cocktails are catching on in...
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Four Scotch Distillery Revivals
By Richard Thomas Bladnoch: shuttered and reopened all withinrecent memory (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Lately the mainstream news seems to have been on a see-saw when it comes to Scotch whisky. On the...
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Q&A With Bourbon Empire Author Reid Mitenbuler
By Kurt Maitland (Credit: Reid Mitenbuler) Making a long story short, I ran into Reid Mitenbuler at a tasting. I’ve seen his work before and dove into his book right after. For me, it’s one of the best...
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Five American Distillery Comebacks
By Richard Thomas The Barrel Houseat the Old Pepper Distillery(Credit: Joana Thomas) Although Prohibition left America replete with defunct distilleries, to date the story of America’s exploding craft...
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Tennessee Whiskey 101
A Guide To Tennessee Whiskey, The Law, And The Lincoln County Process By Richard Thomas (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) When it comes to bar counter arguments, whether Tennessee Whiskey is nothing more...
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Irish Distillery Boom Gaining Speed
By Richard Thomas Tullamore Dew’s new distilleryopened in September 2014 (Credit: Richard Thomas) One of the clearest markers that the whiskey boom was a worldwide phenomenon was the surging growth of...
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The Biggest Rye Whiskey Myths
Debunking The Five Major Myths About Rye Whiskey By Richard Thomas The humble ear of rye(Credit: Wikimedia Commons) The explosive growth of rye whiskey has drawn more interest in the spirit than it has...
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The Biggest Modern Whiskey Disasters
World Whiskey’s Five Worst Industrial Calamities By Richard Thomas The Heaven Hill Inferno(Credit: Unknown; Fair Use) Industry is prone to accident and calamity, and the whiskey industry perhaps moreso...
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The Old Taylor Distillery
By Richard Thomas Old Taylor in its heyday(Credit: University of Kentucky) Come this summer, the whiskey news should be full of stories about the grand reopening of the Old Taylor Distillery,...
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Big Scotch Whisky: Who Makes It And Where It’s Drunk
Guide To The World’s Biggest Scotch Consuming Countries And Brands By Richard Thomas (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Although the bourbon and Scotch industries are roughly equal in terms of raw value, in...
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Scotch Regions Guide
Understanding Scotland’s Whisky Terroirs By Richard Thomas Scotland’s whisky regions,including The Islands(Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Scotland is unique among the world’s whiskey-making countries...
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How American Barrels Came To Rule World Whiskey
Why Bourbon Barrels Dominate Not Just American Whiskey, But Irish, Scotch And Japanese Too By Richard Thomas When Woodford Reserve is done with these barrels, they will go on to make whiskey...
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Types Of Barrels
By Richard Thomas American Standard Barrels(Credit: Brown-Forman) Only a few years ago, a controversy raged in American whiskey circles about the use of small barrels in the craft whiskey sector. A big...
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Busting Tennessee Whiskey Myths
The Top 5 For Myths And Misinformation About Volunteer State Whiskey By Richard Thomas (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Given that it’s an American icon and the second-best selling whiskey in the world,...
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Why Scotland And Ireland Use Old Whiskey Barrels
By Richard Thomas (Credit: Olivier Colas/Wikimedia Commons) When it comes to whiskey and wood, the world has three basic models. The American model relies heavily, although not exclusively, on new oak....
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Four New Irish Whiskey Distilleries
A Spring 2016 Update On Ireland’s Distillery-Building Boom By Richard Thomas The new trio of copper pots at Walsh Whiskey(Credit: Walsh Whiskey) Irish whiskey is one of the fastest growing sectors of...
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Kentucky Craft Distilling Comes Into Its Own
Kentucky’s Small Distillers Emerge Onto Center Stage By Richard Thomas The Barrel Houseat the Old Pepper Distillery(Credit: Joana Thomas) Even during bourbon’s nadir in the ’70s and ’80s, the...
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How Long Will My Whiskey Last?
How To Extend The Shelf Life Of Opened And Unopened Bottles Of Whiskey By Richard Thomas Only a few drams left in the bottle?Start drinking.(Screen capture) High on my list of candidates for a FAQ at...
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Whiskey Tasting For Novices
By Richard Thomas (Credit: Wikimedia Commons) Even in the midst of whisk(e)y’s resounding popularity, or perhaps even because of it, there are plenty of people who have never been to a real tasting...
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