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My barrel of whisky in the Makers Mark distillery is coming along well; there is now a picture of the plaque on the side, with me (and 29 others) clearly labelled. Barrels are laid down for 5-7 years at Makers Mark, and I'm pretty sure I signed up for this a few years back, so I'm still hopeful I will have enough salary by the time it is ready to buy as much fine Makers as possible, in tasty over-dipped bottles.

Attached to this story is the extensive guide I produced introducing all the key spirits, the art of creating cocktails and bartending. Required reading

This week, we’re going to gently introduce the topic of whisk(e)y, and talk a little bit about why I dislike Jack Daniels so very much!

Whisky is a gold spirit, produced from one of a number of means of distilling grain. Most whiskeys are produced from one of rye, corn, barley and other grains. Oh, and it’s a whiskey if it’s American or Irish, and a whisky is a Scotch.

American whiskey comes in three main types; Tennessee Whiskey (Jack Daniels), Kentucky bourbons (Jim Beam) and Rye Whiskey (increasingly rare, but look out for Pikesville, or get Canadian Club, which is close to a Rye Whiskey).