Essential guides, tips, and tutorials for the spirits traveler. Whether you’re new to whiskey tasting or a veteran of distillery tours, our guides help you sip, savor, and explore like a pro.
Fraser Campbell is a Whisky Expert / Educator and an all-around interesting guy. He has some great things to say about Scotch whisky. Do you remember the whisky that turned drinking whisky into wanting to understand whisky? For me, it was probably Dewar’s in 2016,...
Before you owned a spirits business, which preconceived notions did you have that turned out not to be true? We started this business very early on in the "craft" boom. We genuinely never expected to see our products side-by-side with the big brands, let alone beat...
Nate Barlow has produced multiple documentaries about whisky, including the PBS series, "The Water of Life." He knows whisky and has traveled extensively to discover the subtleties. Do you remember the whisky that turned drinking whisky into wanting to understand...
Glen Palmer is an expert on safely investing in whisky casks. He helps people navigate investing and offers a course on cask investment. Let's start with the simplest question. When somebody says, “I invested in a whisky cask,” what do they actually own? When somebody...
1. You probably didn't grow up dreaming of becoming an executive in the spirits business. How did you end up here? No, I didn't. It happened because of a group project in business school. I was doing my MBA at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and our team was...
Before you owned a spirits business, which preconceived notions did you have that turned out not to be true? I didn't have any preconceived notions because I knew nothing about sales when I started. Before Vogis Gin, I was purely on the production side, working...
The Still Life Stories spent a week with Ian at Tin Shed a few months ago and got to know the operation well. They've got a rocking distillery that's a real destination for folks in the Adelaide Hills. I felt right at home because they serve some great Texas-style BBQ...
A great conversation with Peter Bowyer, partner and co-owner of Fort Glen in Duns, Scotland. My first engagement for The Still Life Stories was with Peter and his son, Matt. Their approach to maturing rare whiskies is unique and...
1, Do you remember the whisky that turned drinking whisky into wanting to understand whisky. I discovered 3 whiskies about the same time; how enjoyable but different they were set me on a lifetime quest to explore this wonderful drink- Benrinnes Flora & Fauna 15yo...
Pauline Scholz spent much of her life in Austria, where she represented Japanese whisky. Now she's living in Tokyo, creating customer experiences at The Bar High Five. 1. Do you remember the whisky that turned drinking whisky into wanting to understand whisky?...
The Still Life Stories is starting a new series called At The Bar. We're asking leaders in the spirits industry worldwide questions about their roles in the business. This is our first published interview with many more to come. Cody Reynolds is the Global Brand...
I created my dream job, and now I meet people all over the world who did the same thing. After decades of a career developing advertising creative, I figured out what my dream job would be. It would be a mix of Hunter S. Thompson, Sherlock Holmes, and Anthony...