All the Cocktail and Spirits Books Released in 2018, In Consideration for Gifting or Reading
November 23, 2018
Sixty-plus drink books released in 2018. Wowza. Read more →
Scotland
Huge Fall Drink Book Preview: 27 Cocktails and Spirits (and a few beer and wine) Books to Buy
September 10, 2018
27!!! New drink books out this fall, wowzers. Read more →
Lunch in a Teepee, Dinner in a Castle: A Luxe Trip to The Glenlivet
January 05, 2017
A lovely trip to The Glenlivet distillery in Scotland. Read more →
All the Cocktails and Spirits Books Published in 2016 for Reading or Gifting
December 12, 2016
This year's batch of cocktail and spirits books - all put together in one big list to make your gift list (or your own wish list) easy to see. Read more →
Whisky Distilled in Scotland that is Not Scotch
July 29, 2016
Should you distill a whisky in Scotland and export it for additional aging it is no longer scotch whisky. Here are a couple of new products that do just that. Read more →
Four New Drink Books: Branding, Fernet Branca, Cocktail Lifestyle, and Scottish Distilleries
September 22, 2015
Four new drink books have arrived of late: One a literary account of great drinking, one a visual account of great spirits branding, a third a historical/visual account of a great brand, and the fourth a visual/contextual tour of Scotland's distilleries. Read more →
Islay, Scotland During the Feis Ile Festival: A Good Time to Visit?
February 11, 2015
For years I'd heard about the Islay Festival of Music and Malt aka Feis Ile, and last year I finally was able to attend courtesy of Bunnahabhain. (All pictures on this post of from Bunnahabhain's distillery day.) During Feis Ile, each of the distilleries on the island hosts a party... Read more →
Distillery Visit: Bunnahabhain Single Malt Scotch Whisky on Islay
February 10, 2015
They call Bunnahabhain "the welcoming taste of Islay" because unlike other Islay scotch whiskies, most Bunnahabhain is not smoky. Here are is how the whisky is made. Read more →