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Supreme Single Malts
The relationship between oak casks and single malt Scotch whiskies is more mysterious than Abelard and Heloise. Volumes have been written, over the centuries,...
Well-Travelled Whiskey
Egan's Irish
Irish whiskey (yes, with an “e”, just as the Americans do with Bourbon), is experiencing something of a renaissance. Often, it is an...
True artisanal expression
It was 1890. The Dias family patriarch planted his first
coffee beans, built a plantation high in the hills in Brazil’s Mogiana Valley,
based on sustainable...
My Aim is True
At the Allison Inn and Spa, they hit the bullseye.
Nestled almost coyly into the low
rolling hills at the northern tip of Oregon's willamette Valley...
The Season
Many would argue that any season is cocktail season. Fair enough. But the festive holiday season, which sends out the past year and ushers...
One Pot Only
Stranded on a desert island, if you only had one pot , or pan, to
cook in, what would it be? We asked some experts,...
Irish Oak, Beautiful Spice
The Glendalough Pot Still Irish Whiskey.
We have Irish monks to thank, to begin with. In pursuit of knowledge about the parfumerie processes, they travelled...
A Very Fine House
A. de Fussigny reaches 200 years and counting.
The first barrels for export went out the front gates in 1814. A. de Fussigny still ships...
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Sparkle All the Way
That fabulous time of year when we all celebrate and are festive more than any other time of year is once again upon us. ...
Old Stogies
On my last trip to Montreal, last February, I was not surprised to find snow on the ground and a not so welcoming minus...
Daniel: Simply Sublime
Enter from the sidewalk, pass under the awning at 60 East 65th Street in New York, and you immediately find a world unto itself,...
Well-Travelled Whiskey
Egan's Irish
Irish whiskey (yes, with an “e”, just as the Americans do with Bourbon), is experiencing something of a renaissance. Often, it is an...
A New Legend is Born
Heaven’s Door Whiskey
Let’s start a new urban legend, although it is based on a Western movie. James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, director Sam Peckinpaugh, and...