Ohishi is a relatively unknown distillery to our dearest whiskey fans. With Ohishi’s rare Banyuls cask whiskey being our next member offering, we secured an interview with Chris Udhe – vice president of ImpEx Beverages to share with us the mysterious distillery from the land of cherry blossoms.…
My brother currently lives in Fargo, North Dakota; yup the one that features in the film and TV series. Just south east of Sid and his family is a town called Eau Claire; you travel through Minnesota and on to Wisconsin and you wake up to those vast open spaces. Eau Claire follows the Chippewa River as it meanders from the Great Lakes down to the Mississippi River in the…
The Whisky Lovers’ Ideal Gift. Are you struggling to find your partner a gift for their birthday? You’ve landed here because you know they love whisky. There are some gifts I would definitely avoid and there are some that might make you laugh out loud – however think carefully, the taint of my 30 year Old Pultney going through a plastic syphon doesn’t fill me with glee! I’m…
On my voyage of discovery in the whisky industry I seem to be distracted by the innumerable businesses that either support or make their living from associated trades. I’ve previously mentioned the firm that laid floors in Google’s Headquarters made from whisky barrels [https://blog.craftwhiskyclub.com/google-do-craft-whisky/], sun glasses made from Glenmorangie whisky casks [https://blog.craftwhiskyclub.com/jenson-button-david-gandy-and-rhianna-do-would-you/] and of course the handcrafted whis…
There are those of us that consider it a sacrilege to put ice in our glass. Whether to add water "to release the flavour" or take it neat? Each to their own. I am finding more and more that my personal taste, which is developing, is gaining ground. I’ve just signed up to the Craft Whisky Club [https://www.craftwhiskyclub.com/], I want to expand my knowledge…