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The Twenty Whiskies That Changed The World collection offers up 3 cl (a little over one ounce) samples of the 20 whiskies that have had the most dramatic impact on both the global whisky market, as well as the two Singh brothers personally.

1618 N. Mills Ave. has been home to a lot of different restaurants in its life. Next up: Bites & Bubbles A pigzzaria, a new rooftop deck opening, an old rooftop deck being reopened, and other Orlando food news  OPENINGS: Pigzza, a pizza joint by Pig Floyds owner Thomas Ward and Al Palo of Stasios Italian Deli, will open in Mills 50 this fall. The "pigzzaria" will fire out pies from the cool building at 1050 N. Mills Ave., next door to Wills Pub ... Over in Ivanhoe Village, the Harmon Photo b...

Filey Bay Flagship The Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery’s Filey Bay is Yorkshire’s first single malt whisky. A number of varieties are on offer, including Filey Bay STR Finish, Filey Bay Moscatel Finish and the Filey Bay Flagship. Distilled in 2016 and matured in bourbon casks, the field-to-bottle Flagship is made with 100% homegrown barley from the distillery’s farm. The Whisky Unplugged blog describes the Flagship as something “new and exciting” and we fully agree. Light and sweet wi...

The SFWSC identifies the Best in Show, the highest accolade it bestows, for Best White Spirit, Best Whisky, Best Brandy and Best Liqueur. It also awards Best in Category awards across 79 different classes of spirits. Key spirit categories, like whisky or brandy, include numerous subcategories.

Compass Box recently announced the arrival of its latest limited edition Menagerie Blended Malt Whisky in the United States after first debuting it overseas. It is described as an exploration of Scotch whisky’s wilder side and has a 46% ABV and just 7,741 bottles being distributed globally.  Lead Whiskymaker James Saxon brought together the blend of single malts from four distilleries: Mortlach Distillery, Deanston Distillery, Laphroaig Distillery and Glen Elgin Distillery. Those four combin...

Cheffy gin, Indian wine, wild whisky and zero-alcohol tipples make up some of the new launches for the drinks trade this month. Anne-Sophie Pic’s gin Audemus Spirits has created a limited-edition gin with high-profile French chef Anne-Sophie Pic and her Argentine sommelier Paz Levinson. Rich in pepper and fresh citrus, the gin is said to be inspired by Pic’s cuisine and features Meyer lemons harvested in south-west France, Cubeb pepper, passion berry and juniper....

Egan’s Vintage Grain  Originally founded in 1852 in Tullamore, County Offaly, Egan’s Irish Whiskey was resurrected in 2013 by members of the Egan family and today it has the fifth and sixth generation, Maurice and Jonathan Egan, continuing the traditions and legacy.  We tasted two varieties from the Egan’s collection: Fortitude and Vintage Grain. Fortitude, which is the first Irish single malt whiskey to be matured exclusively in Pedro Ximénez casks, is a full fruity number with sherry...

Dell Technologies In today’s world, the power of artificial intelligence is everywhere. From agriculture to healthcare, from shopping to dating, from the vehicles we drive to the way we do business, our experiences are increasingly shaped by AI. This is true even when it comes to whiskey tasting, although in this case the intelligence is driven by our senses and our reasoning rather than sophisticated algorithms. This is a topic that is close to my heart, given that I’m a dir...

Limited-edition release Menagerie captures the wilder side of Scotch whisky

Portland’s whisky expert, Stuart MacLean Ramsay, is back and ready to host his Ramsay Dram Whisky Classes but this spring classes will be held virtually on Sunday and Wednesday. Normally Ramsay hosts these classes in an intimate setting in his living room but due to the pandemic he is taking the classes to Zoom! Ramsay has a storied history in Portland’s libation scene as he moved to the Rose City to open and manage the now defunct BridgePort Brewpub in 1986. He is also a well-known and re...