(part of a series of posts on a recent panel tasting of 18 American rye whiskies that starts here. For more information on rye whiskey and additional tasting notes, pick up the January/February 2007 issue of Imbibe magazine.) For much of the time between rye’s near-demise during Prohibition and the late 1990s, there was no… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: January 2007
MxMo XI: Flipping Out
Why was it that the good folks at Imbibe Unfiltered decided to choose “Winter Warmers” for the theme of this Mixology Monday? Did they somehow foresee that good chunks of the Pacific Northwest — including their base in Portland, and mine in Seattle — would be socked in for days on end with temperatures barely… Continue Reading
Rye Tasting III: Michter’s
(part of a series of posts on a recent panel tasting of 18 American rye whiskies that starts here. For more information on rye whiskey and additional tasting notes, pick up the January/February 2007 issue of Imbibe magazine.) If Old Overholt traces its roots back to the early 19th century, Michter’s goes back even further.… Continue Reading
MxMo XI reminder
I’d like to briefly pause from the mondo rye fiesta to remind everyone that this coming Monday, January 15, is the first Mixology Monday of 2007. Hosting the event will be the wonderful folks over at Imbibe Unfiltered. For the January event the hosts have chosen Winter Warmers for the topic — and as I… Continue Reading
Rye Tasting II: The Tale of Rittenhouse
(part of a series of posts on a recent panel tasting of 18 American rye whiskies that starts here. For more information on rye whiskey and additional tasting notes, pick up the January/February 2007 issue of Imbibe magazine.) In the past couple of years it’s become hard to read a published article or blog post… Continue Reading
