Highlands Vs. Lowlands: The Facts And Fiction Behind Tequila’s “Terroir”
The word terroir, meaning ‘of the earth,’ is thrown about casually in wine circles to describe the influence of soil types, climatic structure, and historical…
HEY BARTENDER! Sage Advice By Resident Mixologist Leah Pupkin on Life, Love, And Drinking Well
The secret to an excellent cocktail is freshly squeezed lime juice. Whichever way you go, I guarantee your lady friend will be impressed that you went the…
Spirits We Love!
Check out this week's edition of Spirit's We Love!, featuring Five Farms Irish Cream Liqueur, El Encanto Silver Rum, Tiger Gin, King’s Family Distillery…
Craft Producers Usher In The Triumphant Return Of New England Rum
When you think of rum, Caribbean islands like Jamaica or Barbados or Latin American nations like Panama or Venezuela may spring to mind. Places like Newport,…
SPOTLIGHT! High Wire Distilling Scott Blackwell And Ann Marshall’s Quest For The Ultimate Bourbon Corn
High Wire’s Scott Blackwell has seemingly done it all in food and hospitality. The serial entrepreneur’s career began as a college student in 1983 when his…
Quick Shot: A 1-Minute St. Patrick’s Day Irish Whiskey Refresher
The vast majority of Irish whiskey is light, quaffable, triple distilled blends of malted and unmalted barley and grains. Jameson, Power’s, and Tullamore…
Investing In Whisky: A User’s Guide
Investment whisky like The Glenrothes 50-Year-Old, a marriage of sherry cask and ex-bourbon barrel whiskies, is a growing trend that's been growing…
Understanding The Mysterious World Of Canadian Whisky
Canada already sells a lot of whisky in the United States. Crown Royal is the second highest-selling whisky, second only to Jack Daniels. Crown sold 7.5…
Five Modern Gins And Five Cocktails In Which They Shine
It’s a glorious time to be a gin lover. The evolution of craft distilling has helped perpetuate an onslaught of new gins that come in a myriad of flavors by…
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Check out Barleycorn Contributor and author of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book, Frank Caiafa’s review of Vermont’s honey-laden Barr Hill Gins from Caledonia Spirits, then serves up a few perfect cocktails with which to enjoy.
Is Imitation the sincerest form of flattery? When it comes to lifting a writer’s work and claiming it for your own, chances are they’ll feel more litigious than flattered. It happened to Barleycorn judge and contributor Tony Sachs, who discusses being thieved by a French website, and what he did about it.
In The Daily Beast, Barleycorn’s Wayne Curtis’ focuses on Cooper Spirits’ resurgence, purveyors of Hochstadlers Slow & Low Rock-and-Rye, after founder Rob Cooper’s passing in 2016.
This week Amanda Schuster de-mystifies the seemingly complicated sherry category by exploring Lustau’s incredible portfolio at Forbes.com.
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