Old Rip Van Winkle

This Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the fire that destroyed Heaven Hill’s distillery and 90,000 barrels of whiskey in Bardstown, Kentucky. Not a single… Read More

George Washington’s Scottish distiller never made single malt whisky at Mount Vernon in the 18th Century, but Scottish distillers John Campbell, Bill Lumsden, and Andy… Read More

October 14, 2015 – Perhaps one should shed a tear this fall for the whiskey sellers of the world…those poor, downtrodden souls who will be… Read More

Ireland’s Kilbeggan Distillery is said to be the world’s oldest whiskey distillery, and it’s now being run by what may well be one of the… Read More

October 25, 2013 – The “Pappy Posse” may be narrowing the search for a suspect in the theft of $26,000 worth of Pappy Van Winkle’s… Read More

Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve Bourbons may well be some of the hardest whiskies to find, and hundreds of people call the Old Rip Van… Read More

The World Whiskies Conference has ended, with some unusual ideas that may spark some controversy…OK, a lot of controversy. But getting back to whisky, we’ll… Read More

It’s whisky festival season, and that always means new bottlings, along with unusual whiskies that come out of the woodwork to make their debut. In… Read More