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What is a single-malt whisky? Plus some prime examples

  Dylan de Jonge Few spirits have captured the hearts and palates of spirits enthusiasts quite like whisky, a sophisticated elixir born from the perfect blend of time-honored tradition, premium ingredients, and meticulous craftsmanship. Distilled in Scotland and Ireland since at least the 15th century, single malt is now also produced in more than two dozen other countries, even including the likes of Brazil, Lebanon, Pakistan, South Africa, and Taiwan. Whisky is also widely available…

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A quick guide to the 6 types of Tequila

  Tequila is a distilled mezcal (meaning one of any kind of spirits made from a cactuslike plant of Mexico's western Jalisco state called the blue agave). Predated by also-agave-derived pulque - distilled for thousands of years during pre-Columbian times - tequila was created in the mid-17th century in the town after which it it is named, These days it is counted as among the world's top five most popular spirits, and can be be consumed straight up, on the rocks, or in a mixed drink. It's…

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  • Doc Lawrence February 15, 2010 at 1:08am
    I have a syndicated column headquarted in Atlanta, Spirits of the South, and am open to any information regarding cocktails, new releases, great new or venerable bars and wonderful stories springing from the spirits culture.
  • Darryl Musick February 9, 2010 at 7:20pm
    Wine and Beer Week continues with a beer taste off: http://tinyurl.com/yba2zno
  • Mark Gillespie February 5, 2010 at 11:25pm
    OK...here's the story. By law, the term "whisky" cannot be applied to spirit distilled in the UK until it's a minimum of three years old. The first batch of St. George's was bottled right after it turned three...but that does not mean all future batches will be. Terence, the idea that single malts need at least 10 years to mature is based on the "older is better" theory, which is dead wrong. There are many good whiskies bottled at younger ages...and most blends have young malts in them. I'm not sure where the "7-year-old whiskies should be avoided" idea came from, but whiskies are like people. Some mature at an early age, while some take years to mature. I've tasted the St. George 3-year-old, and while it's not a classic, it's very drinkable. I'll be posting tasting notes for it on WhiskyCast.com in the next few days. Hope this helps...

    Mark
  • Terence Baker January 23, 2010 at 11:33pm
    On my Superlatives Guide to Our Planet group thread, recently, I mentioned a new whisky to be produced in England, of all places and my native country. An article on this St. George Whisky mentioned that it was ready for bottling after three years. Three years? I wrote to them, but they were inundated and could not write back, but I always thought a single malt needed at least 10 years to mature. As you know, whiskies that are 15, 18, 20, 25, etc., years old are more expensive, and that even 7-year old whiskies should be avoided, so how comes this one--and experts said that it held its own--is ready after three. Am I missing something. My favourite single-malt whiskies, by the way, are Ardbeg, Balvenie and Scapa Flow.
  • Darryl Musick January 17, 2010 at 7:03pm
    This week's cocktail is the daiquiri...Hemingway's drink made the way he would have had it (in other words, not a rum smoothie). Join us, and the birds, on the patio with your own daiquiri. http://tinyurl.com/yam5d8n
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  • Darryl Musick December 20, 2009 at 10:00pm
    How about a great margarita recipe? Start off with a quality tequila, 100% puro de agave. http://tinyurl.com/yczs8b4
  • David Paul Appell December 20, 2009 at 5:08pm
    Sounds inteteresting, Adina -- like slivovice, no? Do you know if it's exported, or just for domestic consumption?
  • Adina Nutu - Explore Romania December 20, 2009 at 4:50pm
    Have you heard of Horinca or Palinca? It's the local spirit in Romania. It leaves a strong memory to everybody who tastes it. Normally it's made of plums, but it can be done of apples and pears too, and the real one, coming from the region of Maramures, is about 50 degrees. The best one is the home made one of course, and if you want you can visit the places where the locals make it. All foreigners who have tried it declared themselves in love with it :)
  • David Paul Appell December 15, 2009 at 10:42pm
    Get the latest news on enjoying tequila in Tequila, in this week's blog post, Tequila, Mexico -- Not Just a Day Trip Any More
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  • Mark Gillespie December 13, 2009 at 6:54pm
    Sheri, I haven't been there yet, but the Malt Whisky Trail website would be a good place to start. http://www.maltwhiskytrail.com
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