Elephant Flip
A bittersweet take on the Colonial flip, Sara Justice builds on a base of Ramazzotti, Jamaican rum and bourbon, adds flavors of chocolate and pomegranate and tops it all with…
Bourbon and Tennessee Whiskey Exports Top $1 Billion
Bourbon and Tennessee whiskey are gaining fans outside of America. Mirroring their revenue and volume gains from 2013, domestic volume increased by 7.4 percent in 2014 with international exports expected to top…
Maker’s Mark Is Being Sued for “False Advertising”
In booze-related lawsuits, two California residents are suing Kentucky’s Maker’s Mark distillery for alleged false advertising claiming the spirit is handmade, when in fact most of Maker’s distilling methods are automated. The pair…
Public Services Wine & Whisky
Don’t let the tastefully appointed room—styled after a parlor in a Connery Bond flick—fool you. This is the work of madman sommelier Justin Vann, who's fashioned a progressive list of…
Where’s the Truth in Whiskey Marketing?
Spirits marketing runs the gamut from blatant lies to harmless, but fanciful stories. At the height of bourbon mania, Diageo's Orphan Barrel Bourbons claim origins in tales of barrels lost…
- story: Lauren Sloss
- photo: John Haslam
The Pappy Van Winkle Bandit Is Still on the Loose
On October 15th, 2013, 200 bottles of 20-year Pappy Van Winkle vanished from the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Frankfort. Kentucky.com reports that one year later, October 15th, 2014, police are still on…
Cold Fashioned
If the Old-Fashioned tried to make like a Long Island Iced Tea, it might look like this.
