How to Taste Bookish Notes in Whisky

From leather bound tomes to antique pages, learn how to pick up on notes otherwise found in your local library or book store.

How to Taste Maritime Notes in Whisky

Sometimes, seaside flavors can appear within your whisky glass, offering up notes of rock pools, vanilla ice cream, beach barbecue, smoked shellfish, and more.

How to Taste Nutty Flavors in Whisky

Nuttiness presents itself in both new-make spirit and mature whiskies, and you can even call specific nuts out by name when tasting whisky.

Whisky Cocktails Made Simple: Hot Toddy and Gold Rush [Video]

Make these classic whisky cocktails using ingredients that are already in your kitchen like honey, lemon juice, and baking spices.

Pair Bourbon and Smoked Brisket at Your Next Cookout [Video]

With smoked brisket on the menu, we explore different pairing opportunities with bourbon neat and in a refreshing summer cocktail.

How To Make Candied Ginger

With just four ingredients, this simple recipe for candied ginger will make your cocktails look and taste better.

Garnish Your Cocktails With Homemade Candied Ginger

More than just a garnish, adding homemade candied ginger to your cocktails puts a personal touch on a Mule, Sour, or other classic.

How to Taste Coffee Flavors in Whisky

Coffee flavors and whisky are oft interwoven in delightful ways, in things like Irish Coffee, whisky-flavored coffee beans, and coffee-flavored whiskey.

How to Taste Berry Flavors in Whisky

Whiskies of all sorts can run the gamut of berry flavors, from tart red berries to tangy blueberries and juicy blackberries.

Build Your Best Mint Julep

Even if you’re out of mint, a refreshing Julep is still within reach.

Build Your Best Whiskey Sour

Keep the whiskey in balance with sweet and tart flavors, and you can tweak the Sour to suit every palate.

Build Your Best Highball

Got whisky, ice, and fizzy water? You’re on the way to a flawless Highball.

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