“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.” – Charles Caleb Colton When Colton, the English cleric, wrote this in the 1820s, bourbon was barely a blip on the radar. Kentucky distillers were placing barrels on flatboats and just beginning their rise. Nobody wanted to imitate … Continue readingBorrowing Bourbon Equity
At the Bourbon Classic, I moderated an industry leader panel and posed the question: Will we see a marijuana-flavored bourbon? The crowd erupted with laughter. But it was a serious question, and I wrote about the issue in March. Everybody on the stage seemed to … Continue readingMary Jane’s Primo Hemp Whisky
In what may go down as one of the better press trips of my career, I met Davin de Kergommeaux on the same Canadian Mist trip I met Chuck Cowdery. Davin’s the world’s foremost authority on Canadian whisky and has written the most-comprehensive book ever … Continue readingCanadian Whisky Author Gives the World Its 1st Canadian Whisky Book