The Name Behind The Labels
So you like your Talisker, your Caol Ila, your Cragganmore. Some of you may even…
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The Face Behind Bourbon Labels
Last week whilst sipping on the Elijah Craig 12 Year bourbon from Heaven Hills, it…
One From The Heart
After completing Apocalypse Now, Francis Ford Coppola initially planned for his next picture to be…
Whiskey, The Times They Are A-Changin’
The times have never been so good for us whisky drinkers. More and more fascinating…
OYO Wheat Whiskey… TD’s Whisky of the Month
What goes around comes around. I introduced my daughter Kimberly to whisky in the late…
Talisker Storm… Let’er Rip
(Editor’s Note: This is the kind of storm we prefer over polar vortex chills and…
Stoke’em Up… Fireside Cocktails
This is the time of year TD searches out bars and restaurants with fireplaces. I’m…
Armorik… qu’est que c’est?
There is nothing quite as awe-inspiring as seeing the haunting image of Mont Saint-Michel we showed…
Like Sacred Mount Fuji—Perfectly Shaped Whiskies from Japan
The sacred Mount Fuji, located on Honshu Island in Japan, has an exceptionally symmetrical cone…
Suntory…Not “Lost in Translation”
What most Americans know about Japanese whisky comes from the 2003 Best Picture-nominated movie “Lost…
Beer, Baseball and Boys
Editor’s note: Continuing the conversation from the Virtual Bar. Dr. Eric: Joe Nuxhall used to…
Resolutions without plans are like ladders without rungs
According to Forbes magazine, only 8 percent of us keep our New Year’s resolutions. About…
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet…
Sometime today you will sing or hum “Should all acquaintance be forgot and never thought…
“Founding Spirits”: George Washington’s Eggnog Recipe (Seriously)
This is the guy who used arms to squash the Whiskey Rebellion of small Western…
The Drunkard and the Drammard
Consider the drunkard,
He reeks of the junkyard,
The sick sticky floor of the bar.
Shots vs. Wee Drams: Drinking Patterns Mirror National Cultures
The illustration says it better: Countries have DNA just as individuals do. These are the…
Have you drunk Irish recently?
I have recently been revisiting albums from my more youthful years! Whilst browsing my library…
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Eighty years ago today, on December 5, 1933, prohibition of alcohol use ended in the…
Speyburn: TD’s First Holiday Whisky of the Month
Three French hens, three wise men from the East, and now three Scottish whiskies for…
Our First Annual Whisky and Bourbon/Rye Gift List
This is TD’s First Annual Whisky Gift List for all of you out there that…
The Start of a New Thanksgiving Dinner Tradition
I know Thanksgiving dinner is a matter of tradition. I learned the hard way when…
Sun, Sea, Sand and you got it!…Whisky
I just came back from a trip to Barbados, the home of the most important…
Remember the Maine…The Cocktail
There is no Waterloo whisky, no Bulge bourbon, no Yorktown cocktail, no Titanic tonic, but…
In Wine as in Music, the Three Bs Suffice
This is more BarTalk, our pages on TD for the miscellaneous whisky, wine, beer stuff.…
The Story of How the First Two Cans of Schlitz Beer Landed in Normandy on D-Day
Sam Gibbons was my Congressman when I was in college. What I remember about him…
How to Spot a Democrat and a Republican
This one is fun, worth a laugh or two. God knows there is not much…
Hunting Antique Buffalo?
At around this time every year, one of big questions whisky drinkers, especially bourbon drinkers,…
Cask Strength: The Ins and Outs
What is cask strength? Is it how strong the cask is? Is it the stress…
The 31 Year-old Inchgower: A Very Rare Whisky
It’s rare that I come across a single malt whisky that I had never heard…
Glenkinchie Distillers Edition
Glenkinchie distillery, located 15 miles outside of Edinburgh, is one of only four currently active…