Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2023 i American Whiskey Magazine

In my humble opinion, transparency is seriously underrated, particularly in relationships, of all kinds, and the working world. Like many, a lot of my formative years were spent trying to fit in as quietly as possible, rather than living with some semblance of authenticity outside of the four walls of my home. It’s scary, I get that, and it certainly doesn’t get any less scary as you get older. However, sometimes you find yourself stumbling into a place where transparency and authenticity are celebrated and you’ve finally found your place in the world. This happened to me around five years ago now, when I landed a job writing about spirits. Here I’ve been able to write as myself, with all of my eccentricities, comical (in my opinion) references, long and…

Despite a handful of positive developments in policies pertaining to whiskey, there remains room for an opportunity with the help of new and amended regulations. And it is the mission of Justin and Jennifer Stiefel – the husband-wife team behind Heritage Distilling Company – to motivate US legislature to act in driving even more momentum in the growth of the whiskey industry. The Stiefels founded Heritage Distilling Company in 2011 with a love of craft spirits and a wealth of experience from their government backgrounds. Justin has long held an interest in the art of whiskey making. At six years old, he watched re-runs of M*A*S*H with his father, where the soldiers in the TV series built a still in their tent. In seventh grade, he made a still for…

Grant McCracken spent the first part of his career in business consulting. Constantly distracted by his home-brewing hobby, he returned to school and graduated from the American Brewers Guild in 2008. In the years that followed, McCracken returned to school again (this time for distilling), eventually joining law-changing upstart Chattanooga Whiskey in 2014 as its founding distiller. WHISKEY #1 Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection, Maple Wood Finish Back in 2011, I was only a few years into my brewing career, and still just getting familiar with whiskey styles and production methods. Father’s Day was just around the corner, so I wanted to get my dad (a Scotch lover) a nice bottle of whiskey. Rather than risk buying him a bottle of a Scotch he’d already tried, I thought getting him a…

This year’s Whisky Live season in Australia has begun, showcasing premier tasting shows in the country’s major cities. Following the opening shows in Melbourne on April 28 and 29, and Canberra on May 26 and 27, the Whisky Live Australia calendar for 2023 will also take in Brisbane, Sydney, and Perth, concluding in Adelaide. Ticket holders will have the chance to sample an exceptional array of high-quality whiskies and spirits from distilleries across the world and sit in on expert-led classes focusing on particular whiskies. Also included in the ticket price are a whisky glass to use while tasting, a printed guide with descriptions of all the whiskies available to sample, and an assortment of food. Visitors will also be able to buy bottles on the day. Alongside the exhibitors’…

Peggy Noe Stevens is a master taster, whiskey reviewer, and competition judge. She is known in the industry for her super palate, as well as her founding innovations connecting whiskey and food pairing styles and methods. This month we feature a number of brands and the inspiration for creating unique profiles and food pairings. The following is a guideline to discovering the ultimate food pairings for your guests. Elijah Craig Barrel Proof C922/Heaven Hill Distillery 124.8 proof (see page 68 for tasting notes) Conor O’Driscoll, Heaven Hill master distiller: “Elijah Craig Barrel Proof is an exercise for whiskey fans to taste the bourbon in its truest form since it is nonchill filtered, and uncut to preserve all the natural esters and taste components from the barrel to the bottle. Even…

The history of whiskey regulations is brief. In the United States in 1791, the Continental Congress passed an excise whiskey tax to raise money to repay the debts the young nation had taken on during the war for independence. This was arguably the first regulation on whiskey, as it meant record-keeping requirements for the purpose of paying commensurate taxes. By 1794, farmers in Pennsylvania had grown tired of the requirement and of the tax and attempted an uprising. The tax stood until 1802, when Thomas Jefferson ended it temporarily. The whiskey tax would make frequent short-term comebacks until after the American Civil War, when the taxation of such goods became the norm. Regulating the products themselves from a safety and quality standpoint has only been around since the Bottled-In-Bond Act…

I recently sat down with the 2022 StepUp Internship graduate Erin Lee to have a dram of whiskey and discuss flavors. The StepUp program is a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation that provides underserved and underrepresented individuals with training, encouragement, and opportunities to enter the craft spirits community through a comprehensive internship program. Erin spent a year crossing the country working in distilleries and interning with some of the best in the business before joining the FEW Spirits team in Evanston, Illinois, as a distiller. Erin is also a certified Tea & Herbal Association of Canada (TAC) tea sommelier, so I wanted to know what drew her to tea and what her experience was like when she discovered the variety of profiles in it. “I’ve had tea my entire life but never…

The Pacific Northwest, specifically the city of Portland, is often associated with rain. And that’s fair; Portland’s average annual rainfall is 36 inches, about an inch less than Seattle. Yet, there is so much more to Portland and the state of Oregon than precipitation. Oregon is the ninth-largest state in the United States, being slightly larger than the United Kingdom. Its highest point is the summit of Mount Hood, at 11,249 feet, and its lowest point is the sea level of the Pacific Ocean along the Oregon Coast. The state is split into eight geographical regions, and it lies in two different time zones. Its terrain is diverse, and its terroir is unique. In the middle of Portland, Oregon’s largest city, is a small distillery doing big things with its…

$: Under $25 $$: $25-$49.99 $$$: $50-$99.99 $$$$: $100 and above Welcome to the American Whiskey Magazine tasting pages. We guide you through a plethora of whiskeys so you are equipped to make your next purchase, whether something new or an old favorite. Whiskeys are tasted blind, with only proof and style information given to the experts. In this edition, Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler give their palates a workout. Peggy Noe Stevens Peggy Noe Stevens became the world’s first female master Bourbon taster and can trace her lineage back to some of the great Bourbon making families in Kentucky. In 2011, she created the Bourbon Women Association. Susan Reigler Susan Reigler is the author of several Bourbon books, including Kentucky Bourbon Country: The Essential Travel Guide, and is…