“She drank Canadian whiskey
Pure blended whiskey
She drank it like wine
Her eyes were the color of Canadian whiskey
Pure blended whiskey
So light brown and fine”
Tom Russell, ‘Canadian Whiskey’
Canadian whisky does not get the respect it deserves. Among […]
“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk.
That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
~ Ernest Hemingway
In 1935, Ernest Hemingway was invited to contribute to So Red the Nose or Breath in the […]
“Para todo mal, mezcal. Y para todo bien, también.”
(“For everything bad, mezcal. And for everything good, too.”)
~ Oaxaca proverb
First things first: While all tequilas are technically mezcals, mezcal is not tequila. They’re both made from the agave plant – a type […]
“Quality is never an accident. It is always the result of intelligent effort.”
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“Aye, but today’s rain is tomorrow’s whisky.”
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“Charm is a product of the unexpected.”
~Jose Marti
The practice of distilling fermented grains is said to have begun with either the Babylonians in 2nd Century BC Mesopotamia or the Greeks in the 1st Century AD. What is known for certain is that the technology evolved from the medieval Arabs, with the earliest records discovered in […]
“The best thing about the Kentucky Derby is that it is only two minutes long. It is the quickest event in sports, except for sumo wrestling & Mike Tyson fights. Maybe drag racing is quicker, but I have never been attracted to it.”
~ Hunter S. Thompson
“Kentucky has always said […]
“May your glass be ever full,
May the roof over your head be always strong,
And may you be in heaven
Half an hour before the devil knows you’re dead.”
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— Raymond Chandler
Everyone from cocktail chemists to casual sippers can tell you that these are exciting times for American whiskey. Across the country, small-batch distilleries are making craft whiskies and blends […]