Michter's & Bushmills And Food & Wine

Look how dark that whiskey is! 46 years in an Oloroso sherry cask can do that. (Photo courtesy Bushmills)

Food & Wine is keeping me off the streets and out of trouble and I am grateful, especially because it means I get to write about — and taste — some pretty nifty whiskeys. I’m talking nifty like Bushmills’ 46 Year Old “Secrets Of The River Bush,” the oldest Irish single malt ever released. Not just by Bushmills, but by any distillery in Ireland, like, ever. Now, you may wonder, why is the oldest Irish single malt only aged 46 years, when in Scotland you can’t throw a rock without hitting a distillery that’s making a 50 (or 60 or 70 or, heaven help us, 80) year old single malt? I’d tell you, but I’d much rather you read my article and find out for yourself. Link is … right over… -> HERE <-.

Speaking of nifty whiskeys, I also wrote up the latest edition of one of the mainstays of my liquor cabinet (it’s actually a closet, but “cabinet” sounds better), Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye. It’s celebrating its 10th anniversary in Michter’s Limited Release portfolio… but this is only the seventh bottling. What the heck? Did Michter’s president Joe Magliocco save a few batches all for himself? Did master distiller Dan McKee and master of maturation Andrea Wilson just forget to make any? I’d spill the beans here, but since I’ve already spilled them over at Food & Wine, why don’t you mosey on over there and have a read? Link is -> HERE <-.