Naren Young packs his library card and is welcomed to one of New York’s newest centres of higher learning
Sure this is no Julliard or NYU, but if you have any interest at all in learning more about many of the world’s great spirits, then there are few places on earth that boast the range of liquor and the staff that know about them in detail like the Brandy Library.
Located in the rather staid Tribeca,...
Whisky Spotlight
from Issue 63 published on 20/04/2007
Fidel’s in Melbourne is giving Australia’s finest city a taste of true luxury – but don’t tell anybody. Naren Young reports
The Macallan 1946 at $210 a pop. Mmm, nice. The Glenfarclas 40 year old at $352 a nip. Things are getting serious. The Glenfiddich 50 year for $495. Wow! The Glenffidich 1937 – yet to be priced, but while still waiting for further offers, is estimated at between $20,000 and $30,000AUD for the bottle...
Great whisky bars
from Issue 54 published on 03/03/2006
Whisky and food is a new concept in Australia,but trendy Sydney restaurant China Doll was prepared to give it a go. Naren Young went along
Australia is not renowned as a land of whisky lovers. Well not Scotch whisky anyway. The spirit certainly doesn’t have the cachet it boasts in many other parts of the world.
Part of this problem stems from our climate, which, by and large, is consistently warm throughout the year.
Add to that a la...
Whisky and Food
from Issue 52 published on 30/11/2005
Modern whisky cocktails are impacting across the world. Australian drinks writer Naren Young takes a global view
It’s quite ironic that even though many of the world’s most famous mixed drinks and cocktails are whisky-based (think Mint Julep, Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Rob Roy, among several others), they’re served with alarming irregularity in many corners of the globe. As more consumers jump on the white spir...
Whisky Trends
from Issue 49 published on 15/07/2005
