Many are the countries that offer their very own fascinating & tasty distillations -- Scottish single malts, Mexico's tequila, Kentucky bourbon, habushu in Japan -- you name it. An intoxicating way of exploring the world! And of course most countries also have their own beers - often very distinctive indeed. We raise a glass to all of it here!

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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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  • Darryl Musick May 19, 2010 at 2:57am
    It will be a little while before I can get the full reports together, but if you'd like to see the highlights (and a couple of disappointments) from our recent Midwest Baseball Tour, go to this link at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/2de8sat
  • Darryl Musick May 9, 2010 at 3:30pm
    On the first round of the Skid Row Wine Bowl it was a suprise victory by Two Buck Chuck. Will he win again? Today, it's round 2 of the Skid Row Wine Bowl on The World on Wheels' Cocktail Hour. This time it's Merlot.
    http://tinyurl.com/2vkjnvz
    The Cocktail Hour - Skid Row Wine Bowl:Round 2
    It's time for another round of the Skid Row Wine Bowl where we take an ultracheap wine...Two Buck Chuck (Charles Shaw)...and put it up agai...
  • Darryl Musick May 3, 2010 at 5:40pm
    Do you have a place you go to that no one else knows about? We do. You are going to think we've gone off the deep end but, seriously, this is one of the funnest places for us to go for a quick getaway. New trip report, pics, and video today at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/2aeqmrr
  • Darryl Musick May 1, 2010 at 5:14pm
    It's The Cocktail Hour Compendium today on The World on Wheels. Think of it as your video bartender's guide: http://tinyurl.com/ygdebgr
    The World on Wheels
    An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
  • Mark Gillespie April 25, 2010 at 5:08pm
    Releasing the third of 3 special WhiskyCast episodes from my Scotland trip later today...this one focuses on highlights from this past week's World Whiskies Conference, where I was privileged to be a speaker (my comments are not included), and features interviews with Irish Distillers CEO Alexandre Ricard, Drambuie's Miranda Rennie, and longtime Suntory master whisky blender Dr. Koichi Inatomi...

    You'll definitely want to listen to Episode 249 from Monday, where I got to taste the world's oldest single malt whisky...a 70-year-old Mortlach from Gordon & MacPhail...and Episode 248 from last weekend, recorded on location at the Highlander Inn's legendary whisky bar in Craigellachie, Scotland.
  • Darryl Musick April 25, 2010 at 5:06pm
    It's contest time! Today's Cocktail Hour is all about tequila. It's a field report on a tequila tasting event. Bring your souvenir shot glass out and have a taste. For the contest, be the first to answer a trivia question and win a small prize. Details in today's Cocktail Hour at The World on Wheels: http://tinyurl.com/296b3gh
  • Darryl Musick April 18, 2010 at 7:23pm
    That's life on the edge, Anil. ;)
  • Anil April 18, 2010 at 7:02pm
    I loved the copper canyon. I added an extra shot of tequila.
  • Darryl Musick April 18, 2010 at 6:52pm
    Thanks, Ed. I appreciate it.
  • Mark Gillespie April 11, 2010 at 6:53pm
    Heading off to Scotland tomorrow night for a series of distillery visits and a speech at the World Whiskies Conference next week in Glasgow!
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