Whiskey's New Spirit

From Men's Health magazine, Whiskey's New Spirit. Plenty of information on the new whiskey trends to try. Hey... we have whiskey trends?

Balvenie Creates Education Academy

Balvenie whiskey has opened up an academy for people to learn more about whiskey:  in general and I suspect, it's own. See the full story here from Luxist:

Valentine's Day Advice

Some suggestions on what to get your date for Valentine's Day, that is if your significant other happens to like Whiskey. Of the ones mentioned, I've had the Glenmorangie 18-year old; very nice and recommended. (Link to full story)

Ltd. Edition Balvenie 40 Year Old Comes to U.S.

50 bottles (out of the total production of 150) available in the U.S. starting this month, priced at $3,999. (Link to Full Story)

Best Stiff Drinks for a Bear Market

Not exactly Scotch or Whiskey, but definitely in the same ballpark, CNNMoney.com has named Mount Gay Rum Eclipse as their rum of choice for today's trying times. Also on their list are Smirnoff Premium Triple Distilled Vodka and Old Grand-Dad Kentucky Straight Bourbon. Interesting choices, and certainly something to spice up your next trip to the store.

Whiskey in a Can? Blasphemy!

Just a quick post to keep this blog alive and possibly reinvigorate it.  Over the years there have been many attempts to market scotch and whiskey to an ever-growing number of people, thus ensuring the demand of the product. The latest endeavor however, is quite possibility going a bit too far: whiskey in a can. Considering that most whiskeys are decidedly not on the cheap side, can easily cost well over $50 a bottle, and generally cater to an upscale and affluent audience (not so much as scotch, but generally well ahead of the beer crowd) this latest move could be interpreted as reaching out to a different audience, akin to the dumbing down of the product. Time will tell if this catches on, but for everyone's sake, here's hoping it doesn't.

For further reading, and discussion: http://gawker.com/5735787/

What You Need to Know About Scotch

From GQ Magazine, March 2007:

You've Got to See This....

Check this out. I was trying to load our blog here, and I didn't rely on my bookmark. Since it's titled "Whiskey Business" and I knew it was hosted by Blogspot, I typed this in:
http://www.whiskeybusiness.blogspot.com/

I got a big surprise. Don't worry, it's safe for work, but still... check it out.