The VA250 Four-Grain-Whiskey: A Cask-Strength Portrait of Virginia Whiskey

Presenting: The VA250 Commemorative Whiskey This bottle holds a true “Virginia” whiskey. Not bourbon, not rye, not single malt – the liquid is an expression of the commonwealth, meticulously blended from 10 highly prized barrels produced by four world-class distillers. The whiskeys used to build this historic dram include:  35% 5-year-old bourbon (55-C/35-W/10-M) from Ironclad […]

Belly Up to the Bar: Lessons Before You Take a Sip of Whiskey

Pouring whiskey

Adapted excerpt from Make it a Double: From Wretched to Wondrous: Tales of One Woman’s Lifelong Discovery of Whiskey  Learning the art – or act for some of us – of whiskey nosing and tasting is a most pleasurable task, made more agreeable by the fact that it must be done with great repetition. But […]