Read more whiskey stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18526/whiskey.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:23:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68807/quietly-moonshine-makes-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhether it's a result of the recession or an outgrowth of the local food movement, more and more Americans are getting in on the craze for do-it-yourself food and drink. But there's a small problem with homemade spirits—unlike smoking salmon or pickling cukes, distilling your own whiskey or grappa...http://www.newser.com/story/68807/quietly-moonshine-makes-a-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 10:51:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66183/dodd-kill-yourself-with-pills-and-whiskey-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagConnecticut Republicans protesting health care reform outside a Chris Dodd event yesterday mocked the senator with references to his newly diagnosed cancer, reports Talking Points Memo. “How come we just don't give Chris Dodd painkillers?” one shouted. “Like a handful of them at a time! He can wash it down...http://www.newser.com/story/66183/dodd-kill-yourself-with-pills-and-whiskey-protester.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 15:04:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66026/russians-urged-to-drown-swine-flu-with-whiskey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussian soccer fans visiting Wales next month for their country's World Cup qualifier have been told to avoid swine flu by guzzling whiskey, Reuters reports. The Russian government has cautioned fans to avoid travel to the UK because of the flu outbreak, but those who proudly defy the warning should...http://www.newser.com/story/66026/russians-urged-to-drown-swine-flu-with-whiskey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 1:46:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62925/worlds-most-legendary-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven the most enjoyable vacation can leave you in need of a drink, and bars make great, offbeat places to learn about the history of your destination. The staff of VirtualTourist.com shares its favorite legendary watering holes with Reuters: Harry’s Bar, Venice: Famed Hemingway haunt claims to have invented...http://www.newser.com/story/62925/worlds-most-legendary-bars.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 27 Jun 2009 1:46:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60255/how-to-make-a-real-old-fashioned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEsquire adds to its everything-a-man-must-know lessons with a primer on the Old-Fashioned, which is nothing less than the “Fender Strat of cocktails” because it “embodies the classic American combination of offhand style, swagger, and micrometer engineering,” writes David Wondrich. At its heart is good old American whiskey—at least 4...http://www.newser.com/story/60255/how-to-make-a-real-old-fashioned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 27 May 2009 17:16:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57601/kentucky-bourbon-no-backwoods-booze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBourbon is sweet, but that’s no reason to call it unsophisticated, as one lover of the stuff learned on a trip to Kentucky. Making the whiskey is a process so complex and nuanced that master distillers are few—and the job often stays within families, writes spirits expert and food...http://www.newser.com/story/57601/kentucky-bourbon-no-backwoods-booze.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Apr 2009 8:02:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56780/sun-rises-on-japanese-whiskey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJapanese whiskey is becoming a contender on the world stage, set to steal market share worldwide from the likes of Johnnie Walker and Chivas Regal, the Guardian reports. Japan’s Nikka and Suntory distilleries took the single-malt and blended whiskey awards, respectively, at last year’s world whiskey awards, and a slew...http://www.newser.com/story/56780/sun-rises-on-japanese-whiskey.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Apr 2009 15:40:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/45265/surging-whiskey-sales-inspire-eco-distillery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWorldwide demand for whiskey has prompted Scotland to start building a new eco-friendly distillery, the Guardian reports. The huge, industrial-scale plant will emit only 15% of the usual CO2 and recycle all of its water; its leftover liquids will be used to generate heat. "The important point is that this...http://www.newser.com/story/45265/surging-whiskey-sales-inspire-eco-distillery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Dec 2008 15:50:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44549/in-poor-economic-climate-whiskey-sells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmid dire economic projections, the maker of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee whiskey is having a banner year, the LA Times reports. “We had a nice quarter,” Brown-Forman’s CEO said of sales and income that bested Wall Street estimates. Even a bad employment report today couldn’t sink the spirit seller, whose shares...http://www.newser.com/story/44549/in-poor-economic-climate-whiskey-sells.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Dec 2008 17:16:09 CST