Father’s Day 2016 is upon us and, as a loving son or daughter, we need to find the best present to show Dad we care about him. Obviously whiskey is at the top of our list. We always feel like the best gifts are the ones that Dad doesn’t even realize he wants, but once [...]
Do Share you whiskey collection. Try different brands. Learn some history. Share any knowledge you have with others. Get involved with a whiskey community online or in your city. Try whiskey neat, with some water, and with a few cubes. See what you like best. Develop a tasting routine. View your collection [...]
The Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897, "an Act To allow the bottling of distilled spirits in bond," was a set of regulations defined by the 54th Congress of the United States to allow for the bottling of distilled spirits in "bond." Bottling a bottle in bond allowed a distillery to provide proof to a customer that [...]
The Whiskey Library decided to check out the wine world’s prestigious guild, The Court of Master Sommeliers. The exam was expensive and hard, but we wanted to go to learn more about wine (a close second to whiskey) and to see how much was covered about whiskey. After all, the two worlds are not that [...]
I travel regularly for business and often find that a bottle of liquor, wine, or other alcohol often makes its way back home with me in my luggage. It's fun exploring local liquor stores and seeing what local gems you can find. Every now and then I even find a forgotten, rare [...]
Now that you've read through our various posts. there's undoubtedly a natural curiosity to begin searching around online to see what's available as tonight's drink and tomorrow's investment. To many people's surprise, the price of whiskey isn't what it used to be. In fact, it's gone up so much that people are now viewing it [...]
Cheap and Easy Whiskey Home Bar Lighting If you are here at TheWhiskeyLibrary.com then you might have more than just a few whiskey bottles sitting on a self somewhere. Until recently, my bottles were crammed into a book shelf collecting dust. It was only when I pulled all of my whiskey collection out [...]
When I have a nice whiskey in my hand, I like to take things slow. There’s nothing more frustrating than looking down at my glass and seeing a light brown mix of muddled water and whiskey. Anyone who orders their whiskey on the rocks has been there, the dreaded whiskey + tepid water cocktail. Ultimately, [...]
