Proof Whisky
Blended - Canada - 42.00%
6 I remain baffled, but will be using the remnants of the sample to make
a cocktail.
How to prove it
In the latest in the series on whisky terminology we look at the letter P – and the proof system.
April 2008, Issue 71, page 33
High Strength Bourbon
Our man behind the stick ups the ABV for a different type of drink.
April 2013, Issue 111, page 60
Making a Mark
Liza Weisstuch is a Whisky Magazine American contributing editor who writes about travel, business
and lifestyle topics for American newspapers and magazines....
March 2013, Issue 110, page 12
Is it a bear or a bull?
John Rose with another selection of outstanding collectible bottles
July 2006, Issue 57, page 62
World's Best Whisky Liqueur
Wild Turky American Honey
April 2008, Issue 71, page 18
White Dog Days
Liza Weisstuchis a spirit, lifestyle and business journalist who's work has appeared in the Boston Globe and the New York Times
February 2012, Issue 101, page 11
Liquid education
Charles Cowdery discovers what the Scots taught the world.
October 2008, Issue 75, page 23
Premium Economy
Jonny McCormick takes a look at the auction houses.
April 2013, Issue 111, page 80
Ask the expert
Some time ago I found this really nice old whisky decanter. It is gallon Watsons Dundee Whisky, which shows a picture of a Highlander throwing a big rock.Well I have read a bit on the web, and I know ...
November 2008, Issue 76, page 37
The online bidder
Jonny McCormick reports on the Italian collection sold by Christie's, London
December 2010, Issue 92, page 74
Mordecai's Macallan
Which whisky wins the bookish prize? Self's Laphroaig, Black's Glenfiddich 18 ...or Michael Jackson's Bellow Bourbon?
October 1999, Issue 6, page 7
Global Gifts
The term ‘blue sky thinking' could not be more apt than when used about travel retail
December 2012, Issue 108, page 13
The Last American hero
Jim Leggettmeets the
moonshiner legend from the
glory days of liquor making
October 2012, Issue 107, page 18
East Meets West
Liza Weisstuch reports on a meeting of minds at Mdount Vernon
July 2012, Issue 105, page 24
How do the Scots like their whisky? They love it LIVE
The water of life flowed freely at this year's Whisky Live show in Glasgow, with thousands of dram hunters making the pilgrimage to the event held in the main square of Scotland's biggest city.
With ...
October 2005, Issue 51, page 15
Ask The Expert
I have several hand-blown bottles of the Bowmore Bicentennial edition, complete with the wooden case. It is one of the finest whiskies I have ever tasted but it seems too valuable for me to drink at t...
October 2012, Issue 107, page 74
Gentleman's relish
Lynn Seldon charts the history and success of a bourbon made beyond Kentucky:
Virginia Gentleman
July 2003, Issue 32, page 32
Booker Noe
Uncut, unfiltered and straight from the barrel Stuart Maclean Ramsay visits the house that Jim Beam built and has dinner with boubon legen, Booker Noe.
December 2000, Issue 13, page 63
New Build Bonanza
Charles K. Cowdery delves into the new $50m Wild Turkey Distillery
July 2011, Issue 97, page 14
The big five
Iconic distillery releases its latest antique collection
January 2007, Issue 61, page 17
The forgotten blend
Tynron is a sleepy Scottish town and it once had its own whisky. Dave McFadzean goes in search of this unusual blend
November 2005, Issue 52, page 67
On the rebound
Rye is on the rise again,William M.Dowd looks at what's hot out there at the moment
July 2007, Issue 65, page 24
Teaching an old distillery new tricks
Buffalo Trace takes its name from the great pioneering days when Kentucky marked the new frontier.Today, it's still blazing a trail for whiskey. Charles K. Cowdery reports
June 2004, Issue 40, page 38
The liquid future
Woodford Reserve has been testing American whiskey's boundaries with its annual Master's Collection releases. Charles K. Cowdery got an exclusive glimpse of what might be in store for the future.
July 2010, Issue 89, page 25
Bright young things
There is a new wave of whisky drinkers who are confident, intelligent, young and individualistic. Many of them are women. Dominic Roskrow reports
September 2004, Issue 42, page 19
Throw another drink on the barby
Each year Jack Daniel's holds a World Championship Barbecue and all sorts of enthusiasts attend. Peter Krass went along
June 2005, Issue 48, page 52
Small wonders
What does smal batch whiskey actually mean? The explanation is far from simple Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan discovered.
June 2000, Issue 10, page 66
The feast of Bourbon
The Kentucky Bourbon Festival is starting to attract people from across the world. Dominic Roskrow went to find out why
November 2003, Issue 35, page 27
A Little Piece of History
Once, Old Crow was synonymous with quality bourbon, but for some years it has been lost in the wilderness. Now it's set a new lease of life. Dominic Roskrow reports
January 2011, Issue 93, page 22
Past masters
In the second part of their American whiskey odyssey, Gary Regan and Mardee Haidin Regan uncover the traditional practices that makes each bottling unique.
December 1999, Issue 7, page 38
Whisky, cocktails, and all that jazz (Be Bop Bar)
Ken Hoskins travels to eastern Europe and puts his feet up in the Be Bop Bar with his new Czech mate.
November 2000, Issue 12, page 76
Racing horses and drinking bourbon
Ken Hoskins visits Churchill Downs racetrack in Kentucky in an attempt to understand the people of Kentucky's keen taste for
horse racing, bourbon and the Mint Julep
November 2001, Issue 19, page 68
How old is too old?
Charles K. Cowdery looks at the best ages for whisky and bourbon.
April 2008, Issue 71, page 52
Fine American Dining
Charles K. Cowdery goes in search of the Bourbon
restaurant experience
February 2012, Issue 101, page 53
Global appeal
We chat to two of Beam Global's top men, CEO and President TomFlocco and seventh generation master distiller Fred Noe
November 2007, Issue 67, page 54
A bourbon thoroughbred
Stuart Maclean Ramsay was totally sedcued by Kentucky's smallest distillery, which uses Scottish copper pot stills and a rare method of distillation.
December 1999, Issue 7, page 30
Inside track
Keir Sword of Royal Mile Whiskies is in the chair
July 2002, Issue 24, page 72
Future proof?
The world may be going somewhere in a handbag,but the bourbon industry seems to be pretty buoyant at the moment.
January 2009, Issue 77, page 51
Up and Up
Jonny McCormick on a record breaking month
January 2011, Issue 93, page 74
The Mark of a classic (Maker's Mark)
Hand-made Maker's Mark bourbon tastes irresistibly good. Stuart MacLean Ramsay describes an enthralling encounter
with Kentucky's alchemists
February 2000, Issue 8, page 38
Mellowing in Lynchburgh
Davin de Kergommeaux gets under the skin of the Tennessee giant
July 2011, Issue 97, page 28
Trying to blend in
What is wrong with American blended whiskey? Maligned and misunderstood, American blends may be due for revival by Charles K. Cowdery.
April 2010, Issue 87, page 46
Nothing wrong with being a cheeky Monkey
Perhaps it's because of what we British call the ‘silly season', but over the summer months I seem to get a larger than normal number of calls from national journalists wanting to write about whisky...
July 2005, Issue 49, page 5
Ask the expert
I have an unusual bottle of Scotch, no knowledge of whisky or collecting it, and thought you might know if I have anything out of the ordinary. In 1986 I was working as an aircraft mechanic for an air...
July 2010, Issue 89, page 80
Teach our children to drink
In California, Michael Jackson takes a stand
April 2005, Issue 47, page 11
Well set in Soho
An extended tasting area and showroom at London's Vintage House reflect how malt whisky is evolving as customers demand more choice. Dominic Roskrow reports
September 2003, Issue 33, page 26
The Miller's Tale
One aspect of the readership of Whisky Magazine that I have never fully appreciated is that so many of you are excellent proof-readers.
What was intended as a light-hearted joke – or, as regular Wh...
April 2003, Issue 30, page 5
The History man
Kentuckian Mike Veachhas dedicated his adult life to archiving bourbon. Now he's seeing it gets the respect it deserves.
October 2009, Issue 83, page 32
Under the hammer
Now you can find both of John Rose's superb articles about collecting whisky in one place. In collections,he looks at some of the latest bottles to come up at auction. In questions,he fields your enqu...
February 2008, Issue 70, page 34
Ask the expert
I am a representative from a liquor board in Winnipeg, Manitoba. I have a customer who owns a bottle of Haig Dimple which he believes dates back to the early part of the 20th century.The owner is gett...
April 2008, Issue 71, page 37


