Susannah SB
@whattastesgood.bsky.social
Tasting and writing about whisky and all things spirituous since 2012. she/her susannahskiverbarton.com
I am middle AGED but I'm pretty sure this will still hit (and also I can share it with my niblings)
Colin Dickey@colindickey.com · 1h agoVery very excited to announce my next book, a middle grade nonfiction book titled “Truly Terrifying Tales: 13 Spooky Stories and the Science Behind Them”! This one was a lot of fun to write and I’m hoping you and the smaller people in your life enjoy it. Out next July from Weldon Owen Kids!
My first @nytimes.com byline! About English whisky and the backlash it's facing from the King in the North (scotch). Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/d...
English Whisky Gets a Boost from the U.K., and Scots Are Not Amused (Gift Article)
A growing cadre of English distillers have won protected status for their liquor. But Scotch producers fear that they’ll lose prestige.
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there should be no such thing as ‘elite journalists’ incentives are ass backwards that way. a journalist should be a grubby and suspicious little fuck
New favorite way to get distracted while doing research: the Hansard website, which archives UK Parliamentary debates and has reports going back 200 years (!) hansard.parliament.uk
Hansard - UK Parliament
The official report of all Parliamentary debates. Find Members, their contributions, debates, petitions and divisions from published Hansard reports dating bac
hansard.parliament.uk
Each September I complete a survey, recording the prices of a distillery's 18yo - a standard bottle which you might buy for a special occasion like a birthday. This year's results are in - let's see how things have changed. malt-musings.blogspot.com/2026/09/whis...
Whisky Prices 2026 - 18yo
A blog about malt whisky
malt-musings.blogspot.com
LOL I forgot about that. Just who I want to buy my bourbon from, a British sketch comedy team.
Looks like Texans will be insulated from the shenanigans after all www.marketwatch.com/story/canadi...
Canadian whisky on the rocks? Crown Royal is set to avoid Trump’s new ban.
Canada’s top liquor brand looks on track for a reprieve because it’s bottled in the U.S. for American customers.
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Susannah SB@whattastesgood.bsky.social · 4w agoTrump banning Crown Royal is not going to go down the way he thinks it is
Trump banning Crown Royal is not going to go down the way he thinks it is
From @whattastesgood.bsky.social at @vinepair.com, it's the newest officially recognized category of American whiskey, but it's not yet flying off American liquor shelves. vinepair.com/articles/dis...
Two Years After American Single Malt's Ratification, the Category Is Still Finding Its Way
It’s been nearly two years since the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) ratified a standard of identity for American single malt. The milestone was hailed as a victory by distillers across...
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Now on The Fingers Podcast, it's @whattastesgood.bsky.social to discuss how the Trump administration’s damage to America’s “brand” abroad has hurt American whiskey brands here at home.
not me avoiding my work by watching videos of my now-1-year-old child back when he was tiny and tractable 😭
We heard for years how TTB recognition would boost the fortunes of the fledgling American single malt category. That happened a year and a half ago, so for @vinepair.com I checked in to find out: Did it move the needle? vinepair.com/articles/dis...
Two Years After American Single Malt's Ratification, the Category Is Still Findings Its Way
It’s been nearly two years since the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) ratified a standard of identity for American single malt. The milestone was hailed as a victory by distillers across...
vinepair.com
Whiskey executives make for a different kind of interview than distillers and blenders, but when they're as long-serving and articulate as Max Shapira, they're no less fascinating. My latest for Unicorn: www.unicornauctions.com/unicorn-revi...
Heaven Hill Chairman Max Shapira on Pre-Fire Whiskey, Not Chasing Trends, and More Than 50 Years in the Bourbon Business
The leader of America’s largest family-owned bourbon business talks trends, acquisition, and whether there will ever be a whiskey named after him.
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Aer Lingus sponsors a college football tournament in Dublin. Why? Who knows. What's salient here is that there's a bottle of Teeling with the UNC logo and I need to obtain it. teelingdistillery.com/product/teel...
Teeling Whiskey Aer Lingus College Football Batch 2026
Grab Your Game Day Spirit with our Teeling Whiskey Aer Lingus College Football Classic Bottle! Available at Teeling Whiskey Distillery online and in store!
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Commentary from moi
Dave Infante@dinfontay.com · 2mo agoHow the sausage gets made on a high-end liquor launch: 1. Choose fancy NYC restaurant. 2. Invite "a select group of friends, tastemakers, and whiskey enthusiasts" (read: hacks, influencers, and rich kids.) 3. Kick back and bask in your "earned media." More: www.fingers.email/p/how-the-sa...
When I'm listening to an interview recording and realize that those baby screams in the background were also audible to my subject 🫠
A celebrity booze collaboration I did not see coming www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2026/07/beef...
Beefeater taps Jamiroquai for 0.0% campaign - The Spirits Business
Gin brand Beefeater has teamed up with Jamiroquai to reimagine the British band's Virtual Insanity video with its non-alcoholic expression.
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New from me: an interview with Drew Kulsveen of Willett, who dgaf what the haters say about Pot Still (and who is importing something very surprising that is definitely not like bourbon) www.unicornauctions.com/unicorn-revi...
Master Distiller Drew Kulsveen Is Planning a Long Future for Willett
We spoke to the master distiller for Kentucky’s biggest “it” bourbon about legendary bottles, growth during an industry downturn, and how hospitality ...
unicornauctions.com
Important piece by Jason Wilson and Caroline Lamb about the Sysco-ification of wine and how the three-tier distribution system not only incentivizes crappy wine lists but also makes fools of so many people who "drink what they like." www.everydaydrinking.com/p/the-sysco-...
The Sysco-ification of Wine
How wine culture's lazy "drink what you like" ethos has failed, and why it's time to break out the pitchforks.
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#OtD 1 Jul 1919 prohibition of alcoholic drinks in the US was due to come into force. Workers in New York and New Jersey voted to strike if the law was enforced, wearing "No beer no work" pins. We've reproduced the graphics to help fund our work: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
Upon this discourse, Sir J. Mennes and Mr. Batten both say that buggery is now almost grown as common among our gallants as in Italy, and that the very pages of the town begin to complain of their masters for it.
I think it's a photo studio or a prop spot for vacation photos that reflects the time period. Saying the quiet part out loud.
A dude drink was anything fancier that what the bar knew how to make or what its patrons customarily drank. It could be anything from a Ramos Gin Fizz to a Manhattan, or even a Scotch and Soda. It was priced like that to punish you for ordering it.
Need to know what a Dude Drink was and why it was so expensive. A joke menu item maybe? @davidwondrich.bsky.social any intel?
Nothings Monstered@nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 3mo agoArkansas, 1935
