All | Beer | Bourbon | Brandy | Cocktails | Gin | Rum | Scotch | Tequila | Vodka | Whiskey | Wine
Buy the Whole Barrel
Sure you can spend time and money hunting for trophy bottles of single malt at auction, but the biggest prize—literally—in the spirits is to buy...more
Posted: October 19, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Serendipity for Old Forester's Birthday Bourbon
On February 15, 2000, a mash-floor operator at the Brown-Forman distillery made a mistake. He put 2 percent barley malt too much in the day’s...more
Posted: October 12, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
A Sweet Cigar Pairing with Bacardi's Reserva Limited Rum
Ever had Bacardi Reserva Limitada Founder’s Blend? The answer is likely “no.” There was a time when you needed a connection to the Bacardi...more
Posted: October 5, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Highland Park Swings Thor's Hammer
When you have Scotland's northern most distillery (Highland Park) on a remote island (Orkney) that was once part of Norway, it's very tempting to...more
Posted: September 21, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Ale To The Chief
As election season begins in earnest, booze expert Jack Bettridge casts a sober glance on the drinking habits of our U.S....more
Posted: September 7, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Getting with Scotch and Cigars
When a gentleman with an untamed beard and a kilt who self-styles himself as a Wild Scotsman takes the trouble to attend the IPCPR convention to...more
Posted: August 31, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Coming Through with Rye
A little over a decade ago something was afoot. First a handful of expressive rye whiskeys—like Old Potrero and Sazerac—turned up. Then a new...more
Posted: August 24, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Jefferson's Releases Limited-Edition, Sea-Aged Bourbon
Think of Kentucky straight Bourbon whiskey and a picture of racehorses grazing on rolling hills might come to mind, but few would conjure an image of...more
Posted: August 17, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Pairing Cigars with Cask-Strength Whisky
One of the latest trends in whisky has been a proliferation in the market of cask-strength spirits (those whiskies bottled straight out of the wood...more
Posted: August 10, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Steal this Drink
Here’s one you’ll want to pilfer from your buddy’s liquor cabinet: Larceny, Heaven Hill’s newly released wheated Bourbon with a taste that...more
Posted: August 3, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Tito’s Midsummer’s Night Cocktails
Survey the season at midpoint and you see a summer of weather extremes. Between parching drought in the Heartland and vagrant tornadoes in the...more
Posted: July 27, 2012 By Jack Bettridge
Shmaltz Brings the Funk with Funky Jewbelation
Shmaltz Brewing Company’s Funky Jewbelation, the newest addition to its Limited Engagement Barrel-Aged series, mashes together six beers aged for...more
Posted: July 20, 2012 By Andrew Nagy
RSS