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Best of 2015: Irish spirit

Michelle Locke
Feature Stories
4 min read
Michelle Locke has picked up some of the Palate Press spirits beat, and this year her pursuit of spirits for this publication has taken her to Mexico, Scotland, Ireland, and France. Her Irish travel piece, though, stands out since it has one of the best ledes we've ever run. “Business or pleasure?” asked

Irish spirit

Michelle Locke
Feature Stories
4 min read
“Business or pleasure?” asked the garda at Dublin airport immigration control. “ I’m not sure,” I replied. “I’m here to learn about Irish whiskey.” “That can only be pleasure,” he said with a smile as he stamped my passport with a thump. He was right. My tour of Irish whiskey

Whiskey. Bacon. Need we say more?

Michelle Locke
Features
2 min read
Meat and whiskey lovers have known for a while that pork and rye are a great pairing. Templeton Rye is taking the match just a bit further, raising heritage pigs on spent mash left over from the distilling process. The idea formed when Scott Bush, president and CEO of Templeton

Brenne Single Malt Whiskey

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Tropical fruits explode upward from the glass, bananas, mangos, and pineapple. More fruit, a veritable Carmen Miranda topper full of fruit, dances across the palate. The finish is sweet bubble gum. This is not like any whiskey you've ever tried, an amazing collection of sweet tropical fruit. It is smooth,

Angel’s Envy Rye Whiskey

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The smooth scent of this whiskey is not an indicator of the finish – when sipped neat.  First there’s a pleasant molasses/sorghum aroma.  Flavors are very woody and bright – even a bit too bright, turning into a burn in the finish. Very attacky tannins on the tongue.  Overall, this

A Crazy Still After All These Years

Gary Thomas
Feature Stories
3 min read
If you have whiskey in your blood, that’s not a good thing if you are driving.   But whiskey as a genetic force – well, that’s another matter. Charlie and Andy Nelson have rediscovered their whiskey-soaked roots, and are reviving the long-dormant family business near Nashville in their home state of