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Get To Know The Whisky Cask And Its Dirty Little Secrets!

Get To Know The Whisky Cask And Its Dirty Little Secrets!

31/07/2017

You have to admit that one of the more magical parts of making Whisky is the maturation process. After a few days of production, a clear distilled spirit is added...

Daily ration of rum in the old Royal Navy

Black Tot Day: When Rum-soaked Royal Navy Finally Sobered Up!

26/07/2017

The notion of the daily Rum ration in the British Royal Navy has a somewhat romanticised air these days and whilst I’m certain not looking to put a damper on...

It's Time to Get Schooled In Reading Bourbon Labels

It's Time to Get Schooled In Reading Bourbon Labels

24/07/2017

Many decades ago in the United States there were no laws whatsoever regarding labeling the products you might buy from a traveling salesman or even at your local pharmacy. We’re...

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Wheated Bourbon

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Wheated Bourbon

17/07/2017

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you’ve heard of Wheated Bourbon, or β€œwheaters”. The meteoric rise of the Pappy Van Winkle line of Whiskeys...

Copper Fox Is Making Some Pretty Smokin' American β€˜Whisky'

Copper Fox Is Making Some Pretty Smokin' American β€˜Whisky'

13/07/2017

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But... C’mon. We like fruit and all, but it’s going to take a lot more than a humble apple to...

6 Things That Changed The Course Of Bourbon History

6 Things That Changed The Course Of Bourbon History

10/07/2017

Bourbon fans today often begin their Bourbon journeys with the assumption that Bourbon has always been Bourbon and it has always existed in a secure womb called Kentucky where the...