Interview with Chris Fletcher – Jack Daniel’s Master Distiller
There is an axiom, said to Peter Parker by his uncle Ben, that has reached the status of an aphorism. “With great power comes great responsibility.” The concept is easy […]
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Lincoln County Process – Geeking in TN
This is the first article on the press trip to Brown-Forman distilleries in the United States. This time, Jack Daniel’s. Or rather, something very specific, almost a detail, within the […]
New Rules for Japanese Whisky – 2021
Portugal and Japan have a much deeper connection than you might think. The Portuguese were the first western culture to have contact and trade with the Japanese. And like any […]
Whisky Myths and Legends – Part II
Monday, eleven o’clock at night. My daughter sneaks into the dark room in her socks, where she surprises me putting the finishing touches on a bucket of whiskey and Angostura […]
Whisky Myths and Legends – Part I
This is the first part of a two-part post about myths and legends in the world of whiskey. Get ready, dear readers. Time to get nervous. Boitatá, curupira, headless mule. […]
Interview with Chris Morris – Woodford Reserve Master Distiller
Tom Freston once said that innovation is taking two things that already exist and putting them together in a new way. But what Freston refrained from saying is that sometimes […]
Suntory Haku Vodka – On Distinct Experiences
A couple of years ago, I went with my father to a sophisticated Chinese restaurant and ordered an improbable dish. Shark fin soup. We went there just for that, in […]