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Neil Giraldo Three Chord Bourbon Interview

Published by SpiritedDoug on November 7, 2018 - 10:40am

In the last few years, multiple celebrities have launched their own spirits brands. Some successfully, some not so much. Last spring I had the opportunity to try Three Chord Bourbon, created by music industry legend Neil Giraldo and a world class team of spirits industry veterans he has assembled around him. I wasn't expecting much...and man, was I wrong.

Smugglers Notch Distilling: ForWhiskeyLovers Conversation with Jeremy Elliott

Published by Tylerg on August 6, 2018 - 1:20pm

Smugglers Notch Vermont is world renown for amazing skiiing, and a plethora of outdoor activities...and now a world class distillery. ForWhiskeyLovers recently sat down with distillery president/co-owner Jeremy Elliott to see what what he and his father Ron are cooking in the woods of Vermont.

The Making of a Whiskey Legend

Published by Tylerg on July 24, 2018 - 2:57pm

FWL's Contributing Editor, Caroline Dewar Sits Down With Trey Zoeller Recently our own Caroline Dewar sat down with Jefferson Bourbon’s Master Blender Trey Zoeller to ask him distilling related questions, as well as questions about Jefferson Bourbon.

ForWhiskeyLover's One-On-One Interview with Grand Traverse Distillery Landis Rabish

Published by Tylerg on June 3, 2018 - 3:43pm

Father and son founders of Grand Traverse Distillery, Kent and Landis Rabish, began their distillery journey in the early 2000s. When the duo opened their distillery, they had one primary objective, to “create an exceptional locally-sourced spirit and waste not.” To perfect their spirits, the Rabish family had to make some sacrifices along the way, but with perfection in mind, they stood firm for true craft distilling, all the way down to the grain.

ForWhiskeyLover's One-On-One Interview with Alpine Distilling's Rob Sergent

Published by Tylerg on May 27, 2018 - 6:07pm

Since our inception almost 7 years ago, ForWhiskeyLovers has had the honor of getting to know some of the most exciting and innovative distillers in the United States...the folks who are breaking the rules… experimenting… pushing the envelope and going where no distiller has gone before. These are the folks who are placing American whiskey at the epicenter of a global obsession with brown spirits and the reason you read so much about whiskey shortages (real or not) where products sell out within hours of becoming available.

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The Dumbarton 31 Year 1987 Hunter Laing’s The Sovereign bottled for The Whisky Barrel

Tasting notes:The nose on the Dumbarton 31 Year 1987 Hunter Laing’s The Sovereign opens with a few discordant spice notes that sneakily end up harmonizing wonderfully, weirdly, like a partial reunion on MTV Unplugged of the Spice Girls. So creamy! So lemonade-sweet! We got also mango...

Published by The Malt Impostor on Saturday, January 19, 2019 - 9:38am

On the Road at the 2019 Victoria Whisky Festival

This is the first of our two episodes from the 14th annual Victoria Whisky Festival in Victoria, British Columbia. One of the highlights of the festival each year is the Canadian Whisky Awards, and Forty Creek returned to the top of the podium this year for the first time in five years with a new...

Published by WhiskyCast on Friday, January 18, 2019 - 11:50pm

Inbox - The Week's Whisky News (January 18, 2019)

Welcome to Inbox, our weekly round up of whisky news and PR material that has found its way in to our WFE email. It was created as we cannot write full articles or do justice to every piece received. It features items from around the world of whisky and is published by us each Friday.Within Inbox...

Published by Whisky For Everyone on Friday, January 18, 2019 - 2:26am

Glenfiddich Age of Discovery – Bourbon Cask Reserve

Glenfiddich Age of Discovery – Bourbon Cask Reserve 19 yrs old 40% ABV $165-$180 Website What the Distiller Says The Great American Rivers once transported fine oak casks filled with American bourbon towards New Orleans. Bourbon casks could only be used once, their aromas and flavours...

Published by Whisk(e)y Apostle on Thursday, January 17, 2019 - 12:00pm

Johnnie Walker White Walker

Johnnie Walker White Walker 41.7% ABV $50 Website What the Blender Says WHITE WALKER BY JOHNNIE WALKER In celebration of the final season of the critically-acclaimed HBO series, Game of Thrones, Johnnie Walker is proud to introduce White Walker by Johnnie Walker. This new blend perfectly reminds...

Published by Whisk(e)y Apostle on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - 3:00pm

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Whiskey Exploration

WHISKEY EXPLORATION CLUBS FOR EVERY WHISKEY TASTE

ForWhiskeyLovers offers three exciting clubs, for every whiskey taste. Whether you're a Single Malt Whisky drinker, a Bourbon lover, or a whiskey lover in general, FWL has a club for you:

The Whiskey Explorers

For aficionados, eager to experience the widest variety of whiskies and increase their knowledge of whiskey along the way, we offer The Whiskey Explorers.

Inspired by the "blind tasting" bar game, we designed The Whiskey Explorers to introduce members amazing whiskies they most likely have not experienced before, free of any pre-conceived notion of a "brand", price or age as an indicators of quality, or even a prior experience with a type of whisky. Learn more here.

World Malts Club

Created for Single Malt Scotch Whisky enthusiasts, ForWhiskeyLovers' World Malts Club sends quarterly shipments of superb malt whiskies from around the world.

If you want to experience the world's best malt whiskies delivered to your door, our World Malts Club® is for you. Learn More Here.

American Whiskey Club

Designed for the Bourbon Whiskey enthusiast, ForWhiskeyLovers' American Whiskey Club® sends quarterly* shipments of spectacular whiskies created by the leading small Craft Distilleries in the United States.

If you want to experience the best whiskies Made in America, our American Whiskey Club® is made for you. Learn more here.FWhiskeyLovers Whiskey of the Month Club

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Glenfarclas Pagoda Reserve Trilogy | SCOTLAND'S FINEST SINGLE MALT

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The Great Whiskey Heist

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Keep Calm and Drink Whiskey

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Ooshka! - A Festival Here to Stay

Published by WhiskyCorrespondent on September 28, 2017 - 9:47am

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The 2018 Drammie Awards

The winners of the for The 2018 Drammie Awards, The Voice of the Whiskey Enthusiast, have been determined, with thousands of WhiskeyLovers from 15 different countries sharing their opinions.

The mission of the Drammie Awards is to put the power of “recognition” in the hands of the whiskey enthusiast.

Check out the winners for all twenty-five 2018 Drammie Award categories here.

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