Whiskey Making Essential ingredients
Distillers are using science and traditional methods to take advantage of the infinite range of tastes, tones, colors, aromas, but it still begins with the combination of grains used in the mash.
Rice Based Whiskies Are Changing Hearts, Minds and Palettes: What You Need To Know
RICE GRAIN DISTILLED SPIRITS If you are a connoisseur of whiskey and a big fan of rice, then you are in for a treat. Whiskies distilled from rice are relatively new to the scene, even in Asia. Here in America a handful of Japanese rice whisky expressions have already made their mark, changing the hearts, […]
What Makes A Whisky Real Japanese: Top 7 Things To Know
Wine & Spirits Journal top 7 list of what makes a whisky 100% real Japanese.
TEITESSA is the One Rare Japanese whisky You Need To Try
The Japanese made “Sato Still” with its signature beehive design When the master distiller of Teitessa began making whisky more than sixty years ago, he had one goal in mind: Create an expression that is 100% real Japanese whisky in both character and method. Whereas Scotch whiskies use the traditional copper pot still for […]
How a 19th Century Whiskey Pioneer Became Japan’s First Cultural Ambassador to New York City
In the late 19th Century, Dr. Jōkichi Takamine tried to teach the American liquor industry how to use koji to make whiskey more efficiently. But things did not go as planned––when rivals from the powerful Maltsters Union were accused, but never convicted of burning his Peoria, Illinois distillery to the ground in 1890. Destined for success […]
Our Most Popular Pours at Whiskeyfest NYC 2022
Rare and popular whiskey makers from around the world descended on the Marriott Marquis in New York City’s Times Square for Whiskeyfest 2022! Wine and Spirits Journal was there to taste and lend a helping hand with the most popular pours for New York City. With hundreds of distilled spirits available at Whiskeyfest, the most difficult […]
Japan: The Land of Rising Whisky Spirits
Within the brief history of Japanese whisky, one hundred years later in the land of rising whisky spirits – a new masterclass of Japanese distillers has emerged. Names defining what it means to be real 100% Japanese whisky. A Brief History of Japanese Whisky The method of fermenting rice into a alcoholic beverages was believed […]
A Brief History of Barrels and Aging
The history of barrels and aging begins with the discovery by Dutch merchants that distilled wine (brandywine) from Cognac took on an exceptional new flavor as it aged in barrels on route to its destination. The longer the voyage, the better it tasted, and the higher the asking price at port. Naturally, those clever Scotts […]
Irish Style Whiskey
IRISH WHISKEY Irish whiskey has a smoother finish, in contrast to the smoky, earthy overtones common to Scotch whisky, due in part to peating. Irish whiskey was one of the earliest known distilled spirits in Europe, arising around the 12th century. It is believed that Irish monks brought the technique of distilling perfume back to […]
Canadian Style Whiskey
CANADIAN WHISKEY During the Prohibition Era, seventy-five percent of all the alcohol smuggled into the United States was smuggled from Canada, where it was still legal. The Canadians were making the best quality whiskey, at the time when an American bootleggers were selling just about anything they could get their hands on to turn a […]