Inside Spirits

On my last trip to Montreal, last February, I was not surprised to find snow on the ground and a not so welcoming minus...

Egan's Irish Irish whiskey (yes, with an “e”, just as the Americans do with Bourbon), is experiencing something of a renaissance. Often, it is an...

The Bottega Alexander Frugal times, frugal means. Inventiveness. Ecology even. We could learn a few lessons form the birth of eau du vie, marc, grappa,...

The Glendalough Pot Still Irish Whiskey. We have Irish monks to thank, to begin with. In pursuit of knowledge about the parfumerie processes, they travelled...

The Glendalough distillery in Ireland is situated on lands once occupied and protected by Saint Kevin. That was back around 700 AD. These days...

Ardbeg Kelpie Kelpies, according to agile Scottish lore, are shape-shifting water spirits that inhabit the small, inhospitable islands called skerries, that dot the Atlantic shores...

That fabulous time of year when we all celebrate and are festive more than any other time of year is once again upon us. ...

At the Allison Inn and Spa, they hit the bullseye. Nestled almost coyly into the low rolling hills at the northern tip of Oregon's willamette Valley...