Whiskey

Gadgets

Rolling Ice Ball Makes Your Whiskey Slightly More Flavourful

6:20AM January 5, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

I drink my whiskey on the rocks. Big Boss Joe Brown calls me a little girl when I say that (like, with ringlets and bows). But at least I can make my cold/ruined whiskey a little more aromatic with this big rolling ball of ice in a glass. More »

Science

Whiskey + Lasers = A Glass Full Of Awesome

12:20PM November 1, 2011 | Brent Rose

You know what’s great? Really good scotch whiskey. You know what’s not great? Fake scotch whiskey. Worry not. Researchers at St Andrews University have figured out how to test your whiskey’s authenticity by shooting it with lasers. More »

Science

New Tests Spot Suspect Scotch

11:30AM July 26, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

The whiskey business in Scotland is a £800 million/year industry ($1.2 billion) . With that much money flowing, knockoff brands are pervasive. But a newly developed test can rapidly and accurately tell real scotch from fake, on-site. More »

Geek Out

This Whiskey Was Made From Urine

11:00AM September 5, 2010 | Casey Chan

I’m really into whiskey, but I think I’ll pass on tasting Gilpin Family Whisky. Why? Because this single malt whiskey is made from urine. Specifically, it’s made from the sugar rich urine of elderly diabetics. More »

Geek Out

I’m Writing About Whiskey And It’s Not Even Tuesday Yet

11:31AM December 8, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

The first time I saw this bottle of Ballantine’s whiskey I thought: I need a drink. Then I looked closely and I thought: Fuck, I need a drink. And some disco dancing too. More »

Computing

Please, Don’t Make A Whiskey PC With A Good Whiskey Bottle

11:17AM November 3, 2009 | Jesus Diaz

Yesterday I spent the evening at Tuthilltown Spirits, New York’s first distillery after the Prohibition and makers of some of the most delicious whiskey I’ve ever had. I would never use their bottles to make a PC. It’d be sacrilege. More »