Jack Bettridge
Bombay Sapphire Goes (Farther) East
It may seem a tad redundant for a spirit already named after a city in India to an invent a line extension called East, but Bombay Sapphire’s first...more
Posted: December 2, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
November/December 2011 Issue : Good Life Guide
The Looking Dap App
The fashion world is well-represented in the small-screen venue of the smartphone. A number of apps will clue you to the latest looks and where to...more
Posted: December 1, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Two Pockets Full of Rye From Woodford
You named your latest release well, Woodford Reserve. Your Rare Rye Selection manages rarity on many levels. The first rye whisky from the Woodford...more
Posted: November 23, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
First Taste of Evan Williams 2002 Bourbon
Bottling of the 17th annual version of Evan Williams Single Barrel Vintage has begun and the popular vintage-dated Bourbon is scheduled to reach...more
Posted: November 18, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Sense of (Smoking) Place
A blog I wrote recently about having a cigar at New York's Explorer's Club got me thinking about smoking venues and the idea that where—and...more
Posted: November 15, 2011 By Jack Bettridge
Re-Exploring the Room
Back in June, I wrote in this space about missing out on a windfall cigar opportunity because I wasn’t packing heaters (as I normally would have...more
Posted: November 14, 2011 By 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
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