Those familiar with single malts will recognize the tiny, wild island of Islay as the birthplace of Scotland’s most heavily peated whiskies. Once home to over 20 distilleries, Islay (pronounced “eye-lah”) now hosts just eight, but the few remaining are some of…
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When it comes to whiskey, experimentation should be done with caution. There’s a reason the rules are in place, but great things can come from coloring outside the lines. Distiller Lincoln Henderson of Louisville Distilling Company…
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1. Basquiat’s Unseen Work After a year of record breaking sales at Gagosian Gallery, the public’s voracious appetite for the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat is undeniable. In the wake of this recent rush, his former girlfriend Alexis Alder has come forward with a…
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We ate and drank the best of 2012 and plan to do the same in 2013. This is the heyday of the gourmand, with everyone everywhere experimenting with ingredients and looking to explore the final reaches of the food-obsessed revolution. Below you’ll find pairings of our favorite food and drink…
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At a dinner celebrating the 50-year career of The Balvenie’s Malt Master David Stewart, highlights of the night included the opportunity to taste the company’s most recent bottling of their extremely rare 50 year old whiskey. Cased in hand-blown glass and housed in an astonishing hand-crafted wood box made…
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In addressing the challenge of producing a Kentucky bourbon whiskey in Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood, Cacao Prieto distillery looked to the Widow Jane Mine in Rosendale, NY. Heavy in minerals and naturally filtered through limestone, the water makes an uncanny pair with the aged spirit. The mine also provided…
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Designed as a special collaboration between NYC’s influential menswear maker Freemans Sporting Club and Dewar’s whisky, the limited-edition Travel Roll is what the brand is calling a “modern take on the vintage utility roll used by Tommy Dewar to carry his father’s whisky around the world.” Made in NYC,…
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Spirit and cocktails enthusiasts gathered downtown at LA’s GreenBar Collective recently to sample their latest offering, Slow Hand White Whiskey. Made from three organic grains (oats, malt and spelt), this new variety is meant to drink immediately rather than being barreled and aged. Slow Hand is one of many…
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Expert Ian Buxton catalogs the globe’s most essential drams
Building on his already immense knowledge, whiskey expert Ian Buxton continues the enviable job of tippling his way across the globe. In his follow-up spirits directory, “101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die,” Buxton shares his favorite bottles from Tasmania to Honshu and Bangalore to Cork, offering insight…
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Touring and tasting at the NYC distillery’s new Brooklyn Navy Yard locale
“People are often expecting something more intense from the moonshine,” said Kings County Distillery co-owner Colin Spoelman as he passed out samples of the signature clear, unaged white corn whiskey made at his Brooklyn-based micro-distillery. The tasting took place at the end of a recent tour of the distillery’s…
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