By: Scott Ritenbaugh EXPECTATIONS The first thing to remember when hosting a whiskey tasting is that whatever you smell and taste is what you smell and taste.… Read more “Hosting a Whisk(e)y Tasting”
Irish Whiskey
By: Scott Ritenbaugh Irish whiskey has more latitude than bourbon, Scotch, or Tennessee whiskey. With no one defined dominant grain or production method, the category of Irish… Read more “Irish Whiskey”
Canadian Whisky
By: Scott Ritenbaugh The regulations under Canada’s Food and Drugs Act stipulate the minimum conditions that must be met in order to label a product as “Canadian… Read more “Canadian Whisky”
WHISK(E)Y PRODUCTION
By: Scott Ritenbaugh Whiskey production at its simplest is converting starch (from grains) into sugar using enzymes (malted barley), converting that sugar into alcohol by adding yeast,… Read more “WHISK(E)Y PRODUCTION”
WHISKEY vs WHISKY
By: Scott Ritenbaugh Perhaps you’ve noticed that there are two different ways that whiskey/whisky is spelled with and without an “E”. This can be traced back to… Read more “WHISKEY vs WHISKY”
WHY ISN’T JACK DANIEL’S CLASSIFIED AS A BOURBON?
By: Scott Ritenbaugh Because it doesn’t want to be a Bourbon. State of Tennessee House Bill 1084 passed in 2013 states that in order be called Tennessee… Read more “WHY ISN’T JACK DANIEL’S CLASSIFIED AS A BOURBON?”
LET’S TALK ABOUT BOURBON
By: Scott Ritenbaugh All Bourbon is Whiskey, but not all Whiskey is Bourbon… There five things that make a bourbon a bourbon, as defined In Title 27… Read more “LET’S TALK ABOUT BOURBON”
BUILDING A WHISKEY FLIGHT
By: Scott Ritenbaugh Once you have made notes on enough whiskeys, you’ll want to build a flight. A flight is three or more glasses of whiskey that… Read more “BUILDING A WHISKEY FLIGHT”
What is Whisk(e)y?
By: Scott Ritenbaugh The term whiskey is basically a blanket term to broadly characterize the myriad of specific whiskeys underneath it. Almost every single bottle that carries… Read more “What is Whisk(e)y?”
THE ANATOMY OF A LABEL
By: Scott Ritenbaugh You probably already know how to read almost everything on a label that you need to if you’re asked a basic question about a… Read more “THE ANATOMY OF A LABEL”
