Jack Bettridge
Macallan 60 Year Old Scotch Whisky Coming Soon
Not very often do you get the chance to drink Scotch whisky old enough to have gone to Woodstock. That occasion will soon exist as The Macallan 60...more
Posted: November 11, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
September/October 2011 Issue : Drinks
Manhattan Project
A theory of relativity should drive any investigation into what is perhaps the most classic of cocktails: the Manhattan. The brown spirits version...more
Posted: November 7, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
News & Features : News & Features
2011 Big Smoke Saturday Seminars: Today’s Hybrids—The Tobacco Used in Your Cigars
When Christian Eiroa looked into the crowd of cigar enthusiasts gathered at the Big Smoke Las Vegas and confessed “My father is a degenerate...more
Posted: November 2, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
News & Features : News & Features
2011 Big Smoke Saturday Seminars: Size Matters
The final cigar seminar on Saturday was a discussion of shapes and sizes in the cigar world, dubbed Size Matters. “I’m not going to have any...more
Posted: November 2, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Into the Woods with the Single Oak Project
With such choices as small-batch, single-barrel, cask-strength, varied mash bills and different yeast strains, nothing has compared with Bourbon...more
Posted: October 28, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Johnnie Walker Doubles Down on Smoke
If you’re the drinker who enjoys the complexity of a blended Scotch, but always thought you were being short-changed on peat levels, help is on the...more
Posted: October 21, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
It's Suntory Whisky Time, Again
Suntory, the Japanese whisky giant that also has holdings in Scotland, has launched another single malt in the American market. Hakushu 12-Year-Old...more
Posted: October 14, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Of Rock Legends, Tequila and Cigars
Mick Fleetwood is recounting one of his initial impressions of Sammy Hagar. He had just heard the Red Rocker was to replace David Lee Roth as the...more
Posted: October 11, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
A Happy Birthday for Old Forester Bourbon
The effects of extreme conditions of cold and heat during maturation highlight the 2011 version of Old Forester Birthday Bourbon, an annually...more
Posted: October 7, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
September/October 2011 Issue : Good Life Guide
The Savile Row Experience
One of dressing’s supreme joys is owning a Savile Row suit. In the early nineteenth century, tailors began setting up shop on this short street in...more
Posted: October 1, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
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