Why You Feel Smarter After A Few Beers
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A Post-Independence Vote Dram: Glenmorangie, The Select
The historic indenpendence vote for a free Scotland and the start of Fall has coincided…
Welcome to WhiskyMoods
We’re thrilled you are here, and we hope you linger for a while, maybe a dram’s…
High West’s Campfire Selected as WM’s Whisky of the Month
The editors of Transcendental Dram are pleased to announce the selection of High West Whiskey’s…
Tombstone Cocktail
A preface: This cocktail was first mixed and drunk at the National Historic Landmark Woodlawn…
Eyes for the Sea
She’s not wooden and she can really see. All other figureheads on ships and boats—women,…
Octomore: The Titan of Peat
By Scott Filip for ScotchBlog An imposing figure on any shelf, this offering from Bruichladdich…
Wine School Online with Eric Asimov: A Lot of Interactive Fun
When it comes to food, I like to think of wine as the in-between alcohol…
The New Face (and legs) of Jim Beam
Mila Kunis is a 30 year-old, Ukrainian-born American actress, best known for making “most beautiful…
Balcones Brimstone Corn Whisky: Purification Through A Texas Fire
Brimstone is another name for sulfur. The name of a DC Comics character. A novel…
Laphroaig Select: TD’s Whisky of the Month
The editors of Transcendental Dram are excited about our selection of Laphroaig Select as TD’s…
Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
Absinthe was first used as a way to prevent French soldiers from getting malaria during…
On Target With Bulleit
From the Bulleit website: “A tavern keeper in 1830s Louisville, Kentucky, Augustus Bulleit was dedicated…
The Porch of Maidens with TD Update
This is TD’s view of the Erechtheum’s “Porch of Maidens,” an ancient Greek temple on…
Ray’s Manhattan: TD’s First Out of the Way Cocktail
You can’t order this cocktail at The Ritz, George V, The Peninsula, Villa San Michele,…
I Took Heart From Omaha Beach
If you visit any National Park in the USA, or any shoreline, it is against…
The Grouse & The Commonwealth Games 2014
(Editor’s Correction: Originally, this post showed the gymnast pictured here wearing the Union Jack flag,…
What Do You Get When You Mix Dom Perignon With David Lynch?
This. David Lynch is the Dom Perignon of filmmakers. He has developed a unique, surrealistic…
Elijah Craig 12 Year Bourbon
Everybody who loves great bourbon knows that times are hard right now. The main players…
Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of Plantation Guadaloupe 1998 Rhum Agricole
This is not the rum from the song in Robert Louis Stevenson’s book, Treasure Island,…
Is Woodford Reserve’s TV Commercial Sexist?
“When I see a man drinking bourbon, I expect him to be the kind who…
Time To Create A California Chrome Cocktail
What does France’s Frank Sinatra, Charles Aznavour, pictured here, have in common with California Chrome,…
White Manhattans?
This iconic gargoyle has seen many things since finding its perch on the art deco…
Best Poker Scene in Movies
Poker is not made for the movies: it moves too slowly, the real action is…
Whiskey Poker with a Widow’s Hand
Not sure how this one got called Whiskey Poker, but the game folks over at…
El Cinco de Mayo: Salute!
There are three sides to El Cinco de Mayo: the fun side, the serious side,…
The Buzz About Tom Cat Gin
Tom Cat is many things to different people! A male cat. A Grumman F-14 Tomcat,…
Jack Daniel’s Pan-Seared Duck with Orange Balsamic Glaze
Jack Daniel’s presents this recipe as part of their current advertising campaign for their Single…
Kavalan’s ex-Bourbon Cask: TD’s Whisky of the Month
The intense expression on this gentlemen’s face (Mr. Ian Chang) was just like mine the…
Interest In U.S. Straight (Single) Malts Is Soaring
Of all the knots used to tie two ropes together the Zeppelin Bend is the…