by Jeff Mahoney | Feb 28, 2022
On the eve of St. Patrick’s Day, Zach Johnston, Spirits Writer for UPROXX Life, is joined by Master Distiller, Brian Nation from O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co’s to discuss the Irish-American Whiskey Experience. In this discussion, we’ll talk with grain experts about…...
by Jeff Mahoney | Nov 24, 2021
Water is used in several parts of the whiskey making, and often whiskey-drinking process. It is used in fermentation, proofing before barrel aging, and in reducing whiskey to bottle proof. Then you may want to make a highball with it. We’ll look at the water used in...
by Jeff Mahoney | Nov 24, 2021
In this panel, UPROXX Drinks Editor Zach Johnston, will lead a discussion on the influence of wood used in spirit production and aging. Expert panelists, Amanda Beckwith, Lead Blender and Education Manager at Virginia Distillery Company, and William Hornaday, VP of...
by Jeff Mahoney | Nov 24, 2021
Many people believe that wine shows terroir (the impact of a local environment on the finished product) but that whiskey and other spirits do not. Since they usually employ commodity crops, are processed via distillation, and are often aged. Many distillers beg to...
by Jeff Mahoney | Nov 24, 2021
The American Single Malt Whiskey Commission petitioned the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to add an official definition for this category of whiskey, and they hope it will become law in early 2022. In this panel discussion, Clay Risen, a reporter...
