I was asked by Tasting Table to answer a number of whiskey related questions. They wanted to know all about warming up your palate before a whiskey tasting and how the best way to cleanse your palate during a tasting. They were even curious about pairing whiskey cocktails with fish dishes. I’ve included summaried of my answers along with links to the full articles.

The industry as a whole feels somewhat intimidating and vast! So typically people will get comfortable in one category and not branch out to other categories because they are unknown. I understand this from a personal level and want to help others open their minds to other categories by making it simpler to understand the different types of spirits categories and subcategories without completely dumbing things down. I turned to ChatGPT to see if it could help me and to test it’s distilled spirits knowledge!

I’m currently bundled up on the couch online shopping for Christmas gifts. My default is to give everyone whiskey themed gifts because that’s what I know best. Luckily, most of my friends and family are whiskey drinkers anyways. If you’re looking for gift ideas for the whiskey lover in your life, then here are 5 types of gifts that would be perfect for any whiskey lover… along with many examples!

Jerry and I took an impromptu trip and our first stop was Denver. We only had time to visit one distillery while we were there. I chose a distillery that produces exclusively single malts, sourcing 90% of the barley that they use from local farms and paving the way for the American single malt category. They were founded in 2004 making them the first distillery to open in Colorado after prohibition. You already know who I’m talking about… we visited Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey!