AltWeeklies Wire
Mr. Whiskeynew
Fionnan O'Connor wants to cultivate the blossoming whiskey renaissance in the Bay Area. But a backwards state law may prevent his dream from ever becoming reality.
East Bay Express |
Bailey Pennick |
06-17-2011 |
Food+Drink
A Whiskey Still Maker Talks Copper, Spirits and the Lawnew
The whiskey stills The Colonel builds are undoubtedly art. For a gadget geek like me, there is a loveliness to The Colonel's creations that is not unlike the loveliness of a tumbler of good whiskey.
Arkansas Times |
David Koon |
12-17-2009 |
Food+Drink
Kate Hopkins Creates a Boozy Travelogue with '99 Drams of Whiskey'new
Hopkins is an entertaining storyteller, which works in a book dedicated to a storied beverage. Moors, alchemists, gangsters, and politicians all show up in whiskey's history, and Hopkins' language lends fullness to the characters responsible for its mystique.
The Portland Mercury |
Patrick Alan Coleman |
06-19-2009 |
Nonfiction
Corkscrew: Scotch Basics, From 'E' to 'Y'new
I didn't think my tender, newbie palate (or stomach) could handle it, but I actually survived Scotch whisky.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
06-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
How a Local Plumber Became One of Tennessee's Most-wanted Bootleggersnew
The Alcoholic Beverage Commission swooped in on a stunned Randy Piper at the two cramped souvenir shops he runs in Lynchburg's sleepy town square. He doesn't know what they expected, but he does know what they confiscated: nearly $600,000 worth of his whiskey collection.
Nashville Scene |
Elizabeth Ulrich |
05-30-2008 |
Food+Drink
Loud and Proud: R.L. Burnside, 1926–2005new
Rural Burnside began recording in 1967 when musicologist George Mitchell visited his North Mississippi home to make field recordings. He stopped last December, when a heart attack robbed him of his vitality. On Sept. 1, he died.
Boston Phoenix |
Ted Drozdowski |
09-16-2005 |
Music
