British breweries still have a little something to learn from their US counterparts; we may have imported their hops, their “craft cool” and even their cans, but so far we don’t seem to have embraced the “brewery tap as restaurant and tasting experience” to the same extent as our American friends. Blue Mountain Brewery is… Read more »
When thinking about US spirit production, I have to admit that Virginia is not the first state that comes to mind. The big ones, obviously, are Kentucky and Tennessee, but it turns out that every US state (with the exception of Hawaii) has at least one distillery in action. Silverback are a recent addition to… Read more »
It’s fairly well known that Japan loves it’s vending machines, but you don’t really appreciate how ubiquitous they are until you go there. It’s said that in London you’re never more than ten feet from a rat – well in Japan, the same is true of the vending machine. Of course, being Japan it’s not… Read more »
In Japan, it seems as though everything is available from a vending machine. In this case, whisky – Nikka’s Rare Old Super blend, with water added for you. To bring the volume up to 250ml, the watering has been fairy heavy handed which means that the aroma is barely detectable. There’s a hint of whisky… Read more »
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