Celebrate friendship with Laphroaig’s latest peaty, cask-strength offering
On a recent night I opened a sample of Cairdeas Triple Wood from Laphroaig, which produces some of the finest Islay peat monsters available. I...
Knocking on … Heaven’s Door creative cocktails
This summer, Heaven’s Door Whiskey has teamed up with popular spirits mixologist and influencers to create their own recipe using the brand’s core expressions: Tennessee...
Summertime cocktails, and National Tequila Day
Surely, somewhere in the world’ the weather is temperate, cool even. Not in the U.S., though. Combatting the heat just starts with a little imagination...
‘Game-changer’ alcohol bill on Cooper’s desk; governor expected to sign
By John Trump Parity. It’s what North Carolina’s craft distillers wanted most, really. To, in a regulatory and statutory sense, take their place in line...
Uncle Nearest: A wonderful whiskey from a distilling legend
Truth, like the first sip of a splendidly aged whiskey, can be a powerful thing. Sometimes, though, it takes awhile to get there. Uncle Nearest...
Basil Hayden’s marries rye and rum for new Caribbean Reserve Rye
Basil Hayden’s bourbon, the smooth-sipping cousin to barrel-strength behemoth Booker’s, has lately taken a big interest in rye. The Dark Rye and Two by Two...
Most awarded tequila, Familia Camarena Tequila, partners with concacaf for 2019 Gold Cup
Camarena Tequila, the most awarded tequila, a company news release says, has announced a partnership with the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football as...
Heaven’s Door Spirits announces two new limited-release whiskeys
Heaven’s Door Spirits, those co-created by iconic musician and artist Bob Dylan, will release the final bottles of its 10-year, 100-proof Tennessee Straight Bourbon in...
Booker’s, always complex and nuanced, releases ‘Shiny Barrel’
By John Trump Booker’s is and — I’m guessing — will continue to be one of my favorite bourbons. For myriad reasons, but mostly because...
The Steel Wheels head to Rooster Walk 11, The Rooster’s Wife for the holiday weekend
By Lisa Snedeker The Steel Wheels are having a double rooster of a holiday weekend. First up, they are set to perform on Saturday at the 11th...