Nicola Riske News Today

To understand the complexity of making one of the world's finest single malts, I journey not to Speyside, Scotland, but to Andalucía, Spain.

Century Grand in Phoenix won Best U.S. Cocktail Bar and New York’s Martiny’s was named the best new cocktail bar in America at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.

The Tales of the Cocktail Foundation has named Barcelona-based Sips as the World's Best Bar at the 17th annual Spirited Awards.

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is honored to announce the Winners of the 17th annual Spirited Awards®. Since its

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is honored to announce the winners of the 2022 Spirited Awards®. Since its inception in

NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is honored to share this year’s Spirited Awards Digital Playbill and Top Four Finalists

OurWhisky founder Becky Paskin has launched a nonprofit foundation to support women in the global whisky industry.

May 11, 2021 NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (May 10, 2021) -- Tales of the Cocktail Foundation (TOTCF) is pleased to celebrate the 15th annual Spirited Awards® through the lens of the organization’s 2021 theme, Community. This year’s Spirited Awards Ceremony will announce winners for the Helen David Lifetime Achievement Award, Pioneer Award, Timeless U.S. Award, Timeless International Award, and the five awards within the Writing and Mediacategories. Due to bar closures, differing ti...

Gable Erenzo, Young Whiskey Distiller Extraordinaire, Leaves Us Too Early Gable Erenzo, Young Whiskey Distiller Extraordinaire, Leaves Us Too Early To many, including myself, he was the face of the entire craft whiskey boom in America.  I first encountered Gable Erenzo in 2009 at a whiskey festival in New Jersey.  He bounced over to my table in overalls, a T-shirt, a beard, a huge grin and a clipboard.  “Hey, I’m Gable, we’re making whiskey in the Hudson Valley and we’re trying to ge...