FILED IN: Bourbon
Filed In: Bourbon, Culture, History, Toasting the Hunt
Hundreds of years ago, long before iron rails and interstate highways, navigating the American frontier involved following the buffalo. ...
Filed In: Bourbon, Drink, Toasting the Hunt
An excerpt…In the realm of American whiskey, the term blend is a dirty word. Americans prefer to use “mingle” when referring to joining one barrel’s whiskey with another’s. Although the......
Filed In: Bourbon, Drink, Toasting the Hunt
I have some bad news. There’s a bourbon shortage—and it’s only getting worse. Unprecedented domestic demand and export growth, combined with the lack of quality American white oak with which......
Filed In: Bourbon, Drink, Toasting the Hunt
If you’ve read this column for the past three years, you know I don’t like to stray from the topic of whiskey. But brandy—which essentially means distilled fruit—is sublime. Like......
Filed In: Bourbon, Drink, Toasting the Hunt
American whiskey is going through a growth spurt right now resulting in lawsuits, investors giving founders the boot, and debates starting over fanciful terminology. At the center of all this......
Filed In: Bourbon, Drink, Food, Recipe, Toasting the Hunt
Great food sends chills down my spine, puts tingles in my belly, and makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck, almost like a daydream. When Chef......
Filed In: Bourbon, Campfire, Drink, Toasting the Hunt
Before the standardization of American whiskey distilling techniques and barrel maturation, whiskey often tasted unruly. People flavored their drinks with cinnamon, fruits, and even tobacco plugs. The...
Filed In: Bourbon, Drink, Toasting to the Hunt
Rye whiskey’s roots run deep in our great land. Throughout the 1600s and 1700s, settlers found that rye could not only grow anywhere but it also thrived in the Northeast’s......