Tasting The New Courvoisier Avant-Garde Bourbon Cask
Courvoisier Tasting & A Walk Down Memory Lane to Cognac Country One of the best and most formative ventures of my early booze journalism days was a DISCUS (Distilled Spirits Council) trip to Cognac, France. We visited all of the region’s prestige houses, including Hennessy, Martell, Courvoisier and Remy Martin, in addition to a number of small winegrowers, or bouilleurs de cru, and the Baron Otard Château de Cognac, which...
Hands-on Whiskey Blending to Create the Flaviar x WhistlePig Whiskey
New WhistlePig Homestock Whiskey Crowdsourced With Flaviar Flaviar, the spirits subscription service and tasting club, teamed up with WhistlePig for a unique initiative as we all remained stuck in lockdown during the pandemic. The goal was the creation of the new Flaviar X WhistlePig Whiskey collaboration, WhistlePig Homestock Whiskey, with a tagline of, “Blended Together, While Apart.” As the name implies though, this...
Why Being “First” Isn’t Enough: A Call to Craft Distilleries in the U.S.
Earlier this week, an editorial I had published on Distiller.com seemed to strike a chord with the whiskey drinking public. Called “What We Consumers Want from Craft Distilleries,” the piece advocates for craft producers to stop all the B.S. and just give us what we care about—first and foremost, quality products, and those that are made and showcased with transparency, authenticity, and meaningful locality. I originally...
Undone Watch Review: Thousands of Ways to Customize Your Next Watch
Watch Customization Made Easy with Undone Watches Remember the days when you might have liked a watch you saw in the store, except for the strap? You found the perfect style, but hated the watch face color? You couldn’t find the watch that was just right? Well, those days are long gone with a little help from Undone, a company which has mastered the world of easy watch customization. Undone currently has two watch collections,...
Westland Distillery Releases Sport Dram, a Whiskey Workout Drink
One of the most prominent producers of American single malt whiskey has just unveiled its newest surefire smash hit: Sport Dram, the Whiskey Kwencher. Billed as “a whiskey for winners,” this is the whiskey workout drink you’ve been waiting for, and it’s ready to help whip you into shape. Sport Dram is available in three never before seen flavors, or muscular colors, including Red Slam, Blue Buzz and Green Grip....