Whisky, Hollywood Style
Filmland Spirits founders Troy Bolotnick and Charlie Flint created their brand as an homage to the classic “B Movies” of the 1950’s and 60’s. With… Read More
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Glendronach Releases The Master’s Anthology Series
Scotland’s Glendronach Distillery has released a new collection of three no-age-statement single malts created by master blender Dr. Rachel Barrie, including a rare peated Glendronach.… Read More
Ardbeg Unleashes Smokiverse
Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has released Smokiverse – their 2025 Fèis Ìle special whisky bottling for “Ardbeg Day” – an annual celebration held on the last Saturday of Islay’s Festival of Music and Malt, Fèis Ìle – which will take place this year from May 23-31, 2025. The Ardbeg 2025 limited edition single malt Smokiverse, emanates […]
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Inside the Johnnie Walker Vault
Deep below the Johnnie Walker Princes Street experience in Edinburgh lies Dr. Emma Walker’s personal playground. The Johnnie Walker master blender curates around 500 of… Read More
Rye or Rye Not?
Europeans have been making rye whisky for generations, but a 20-year-old treaty between the European Union and Canada is affecting their ability to call their… Read More
Ardbeg Travels To Napa Valley For Smoketrails
Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has traveled to California’s famed Napa Valley and released the third edition of their Smoketrails series, partially aged in red wine casks from Napa Valley as an addition to their Travel Series for global travel retail venues. Ardbeg is, of course, known for their peat-heavy whiskies and their Smoketrails Napa Valley is […]
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The king is dead, long live the king!
Ardbeg 17 Committee Exclusive (2024)Bottled 2023 (Released 2024)40% abvWe screamed for years for Ardbeg to give us back the 17 instead of another cleverly concocted (and marketed) limited release*. It seems our pleas have not fallen on deaf ears or, more likely, the good people at Ardbeg were already miles ahead of us. I’d almost […]
25 Years of the Ardbeg Committee
The Ardbeg Committee was one of whisky’s first online affinity groups, and celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. We’ll talk with Committee chair Jackie Thomson… Read More
Elixir: San Francisco’s Best Whisky Bar
San Francisco’s Elixir dates its history back to 1858, when it opened in the city’s Mission District along a plank road at the corner of… Read More
Hotaling & Co.’s Bruce Joseph Retires After 45 Years
Bruce Joseph started out as a brewer at what was then Anchor Brewing in San Francisco, and became a distiller when owner Fritz Maytag decided… Read More