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Get To Know The Whisky Cask And Its Dirty Little Secrets!

Get To Know The Whisky Cask And Its Dirty Little Secrets!

31/07/2017

You have to admit that one of the more magical parts of making Whisky is the maturation process. After a few days of production, a clear distilled spirit is added...

Daily ration of rum in the old Royal Navy

Black Tot Day: When Rum-soaked Royal Navy Finally Sobered Up!

26/07/2017

The notion of the daily Rum ration in the British Royal Navy has a somewhat romanticised air these days and whilst I’m certain not looking to put a damper on...

It's Time to Get Schooled In Reading Bourbon Labels

It's Time to Get Schooled In Reading Bourbon Labels

24/07/2017

Many decades ago in the United States there were no laws whatsoever regarding labeling the products you might buy from a traveling salesman or even at your local pharmacy. We’re...

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Wheated Bourbon

Here's Everything You Need to Know About Wheated Bourbon

17/07/2017

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years, you’ve heard of Wheated Bourbon, or “wheaters”. The meteoric rise of the Pappy Van Winkle line of Whiskeys...

Copper Fox Is Making Some Pretty Smokin' American ‘Whisky'

Copper Fox Is Making Some Pretty Smokin' American ‘Whisky'

13/07/2017

They say an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But... C’mon. We like fruit and all, but it’s going to take a lot more than a humble apple to...

6 Things That Changed The Course Of Bourbon History

6 Things That Changed The Course Of Bourbon History

10/07/2017

Bourbon fans today often begin their Bourbon journeys with the assumption that Bourbon has always been Bourbon and it has always existed in a secure womb called Kentucky where the...