Speyburn: The Highland Single Malt Whisky with Water from Granty Burn
The Speyburn Distillery was founded in 1897 by John Hopkins, who also owned the Tobermory…
Author Josh Hammond
Old Pulteney: Where The Highland Meets The North Sea to Create The Genuine Maritime Malt
Founded in 1826 by James Henderson at the height of Wick’s celebrated herring boom, the…
Balblair: Vintages Tied to Perfection
Established in 1790, Balblair distillery is one of the oldest working distilleries in Scotland and…
anCnoc: Bringing Tradition Alive to a Modern Audience
The Knockdhu Distillery is situated in the picturesque village of Knock in Aberdeenshire, up in…
From the Virtual Bar in the Global Village
Editor’s Note: We’re a bunch of guys who have one degree of separation from the…
2009 Super Bowl XLIII: Arizona vs. Pittsburgh
During World War II, the National Football League struggled to keep its head above water…
Romain Gary’s The Roots of Heaven
French author and diplomat Romain Gary wroteThe Roots of Heaven (Les Racines du Ciel) long…
Jazz Works
This post is about how jazz and classical music each mirror a different management style…
Why Baseball Is Sooooo American
Baseball reminds us of who we are and how we do things in America. Consider…
My Grandma’s Put It All In A Jar
This is a guy song from Greg Brown about growing up, peaches on the shelf,…
Ralph Steadman: Peat and The Turf Cutters
Cutting peat is perhaps one of the less common pursuits of ordinary folks and, I…
Balls
This post comes via our good friend Ted McLaughlin, one of the best progressive political…
Why Man Creates
If it was good enough for the 1968 premier of CBS’ 60 Minutes, it is…
Drawing with Light: The Pinhole Image
Extraordinary things happen in these [pinhole photography] moments time and time again. In both stillness…
Ralph Steadman’s Whisky Tax Men
Ian MacDonald I.S.O., late of the Inland Revenue and author of a classic work on…
Ralph Steadman’s Whisky-Making Lads
Men and women of gritty and brutal intensity ran amok at the turn of the…
Ralph Steadman’s Whisky-Making Ladies
Gay Gordon Fanbuggery was never told whether she was a man or a woman. The…
Act of God
Meaning An act of nature beyond human control such as a tsunami, hurricane or volcano…
All At Sea
Meaning In a state of confusion, disoriented, unsure about what to do. Used mostly in…
Air Kiss
Meaning A form of greeting or good-by, a social gesture usually done by pursing one’s…
A Fish Rots From The Head Down
Meaning When an organization or state fails, it is the leadership that is the cause.…
Ralph Steadman’s Whisky Smuggling Lads
Young Ken Inverdunk, a cooper who served the smuggling trade well. He invented the first…
Well Aged Words: The Lion’s Share
Meaning Generally it means the largest portion, but that is not how it started out.…
Vanishing Sydney Harbour
Editor’s Note: At a time when most photographs are photoshopped, these are not. Read how Anthony…
Hunter Thompson’s First Whisky Experience
Since The Transcendental Dram is more about the whisky experience than the product, here is…
The Catch
Baseball, America’s national pastime, was at a crossroads in 1954. It was the year of Brown…