Have you noticed the change in this website? We went from Eve Wine 101 to Eve Wine and Spirits 101! Even though we started only writing about wine, when I obtained my certification from Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) I had begun studying spirits. Most of you may have noticed my interests in gin…
In July of 2014 I wrote an article from this prompt: describe a day in your life. I perused the original article and was reminded of my past. Here is an excerpt: I’ve been writing, can you believe this, before I started drinking. (You thought I was going to say walking?) Anyway, I wrote under…
I recently received a press release regarding the winners of the 2024 International Whisky Competition. I was interested in one as it had a well-known single malt whisky in a ready-to-drink (RTD) cocktail: Best Whisky Based RTD: The Glenlivet Twist & Mix Old Fashioned Ready to Serve Cocktail (Pernod Ricard) This innovative cocktail impressed judges…
Well, this sounded like a treat: reviewing a blended scotch whisky that the one and only Rod Stewart has partnered with? Yes, please! When it was my turn to receive the bottle, it arrived with a clatter! What? As seen in the photo the whisky came in a small silver metal suitcase, enrobed in plenty…
NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — Radico Khaitan is delighted to announce that Rampur Jugalbandi #3 has been awarded Best World Whisky and Jaisalmer Gold Indian Craft Gin has been awarded Best Gin at the prestigious John Barleycorn Awards 2024 with 94 points each, in addition to Double Gold medals. Other luxury brands of Radico Khaitan were also awarded top medals with…
Do you know what a TAM card is? It’s the abbreviation for Techniques of Alcohol Management card to show that one has met the Nevada Alcohol Awareness Training requirement. Every person that works with alcohol in a business must have one. And as I’ve been asked a few times to teach about wine and spirits,…
It was back in 2015, when my husband Eddie retired as a chief for the Los Angeles Fire Department, that I made my first purchase of a Kavalan whisky. It was the Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique single malt scotch I chose to mark the occasion. Why this scotch whisky, one I had never heard of…
About a year ago I was interviewed about wine glasses. I thought that people here might also enjoy reading the interview and maybe learning something new. 1. What is the difference between red wine glasses and white wine glasses? Can you explain the differences in the bowl size (height and width), and the size of…
Expanded Programming Offers Visitors an Inside Look into the World of Whiskey Making, Beam Family History, and Eight Generations of Craftsmanship. CLERMONT, Ky.,/PRNewswire/ — The James B. Beam Distilling Co., home of the World’s #1 bourbon Jim Beam®, is excited to announce several new visitor experiences and an expanded events calendar this year. New offerings include…
With all the conventions I’ve been covering lately, book reviews and travel plans it’s been a while since I’ve written a one-bottle post. The other night, when I tasted a wine from winemaker Mitch Cosentino – it was the aromas that caught my attention first – I was enraptured. All I knew was that it…