Ireland

Dublin’s Liberties neighborhood was once the center of the whiskey universe at a time when Irish Whiskey ruled the world more than 100 years ago.… Read More

In 2015, Brown-Forman acknowledged what had been an open secret around Lynchburg, Tennessee for generations – that Jack Daniel’s distilling mentor was Nathan “Nearest” Green,… Read More

Distillers from around the United States gathered at Virginia’s Mount Vernon this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of George Washington’s Distillery… Read More

This week, we’re in Ireland for the annual release of Midleton Very Rare from Irish Distillers. There’s something different about the 2017 edition, though…it’s made… Read More

It’s often said that wood is responsible for most of a whisky’s flavor, and if that’s the case, then the people who make the barrels… Read More

Flavor, aroma, and taste. We all know what they mean…or do we? Gerry Nicholls isn’t so sure. He’s a veteran judge in beer and coffee… Read More

Around 6,000 people combined last Monday’s total solar eclipse with whiskey – watching the celestial spectacle from the fields around MB Roland Distillery in Pembroke,… Read More

Whiskies are celebrated at festivals all over the world these days, but there’s no place quite like Ireland when it comes to whisk(e)y. The inaugural… Read More

Jim Boyko’s career took him from the old Seagram’s distillery in Waterloo, Ontario to the Canadian prairie in Gimli, Manitoba, and eventually around the world… Read More

July 17, 2017 – Quintessential Brands has sold a 25 percent stake in its Irish Whiskey subsidiary to Stock Spirits, the London-based drinks company with… Read More

June 30, 2017  – With Irish Whiskey sales continuing to grow in the United States and worldwide, Bacardi Limited has decided to enter the market.… Read More

Last year, Balcones Distilling left behind its original distillery – hand-built in an old welding shop underneath the 17th Street bridge in Waco, Texas –… Read More