scotch
Considering the obvious occupational hazards, Gordon Dundas of Glengoyne single malt scotch whiskies is remarkably well put together. Is it fate or serendipity that I’m attending a private tasting with Dundas at 10 am on the very day I’ll fly to Scotland, kicking off an extended European vacation? Or is … Read More
Welcome to the holiday season: a time of excess spending, excess sugar, and arguably excess family time. But there are some things that wash all of these extremes down quite well. Like scotch, for instance. As Mark Twain once said, “too much of anything is bad, but too much whiskey … Read More
That diet pop probably isn’t fooling your taste buds, but guess what? It’s fooling your brain. That’s the gist of a new study published in Gastroenterology. Researchers have discovered that carbonation, an essential component of pop, can alter your brain’s perception of sweetness, and make it difficult to figure out … Read More
Need to think something though, where “something” stands for a problem that requires creativity to solve? Have a drink. No, seriously. According to a study published in Consciousness and Cognition, a little bit of a drink, enough for mild intoxication, helped men solve problems better. Researchers gathered forty men in … Read More
Some people think that scotch can’t make a good cocktail, or that scotch is too precious for a cocktail, or that even if you can make a scotch cocktail, it couldn’t possibly be a light cocktail. To them we say: try this one. If you don’t have sage leaf syrup, use … Read More
