Brad Japhe

4 days ago | mensjournal.com | Brad Japhe

Chad Munger looks like your typical craft whiskey enthusiast. The native midwesterner wears a solid frame and boasts a well-manicured beard, speckled with white and gray to match his tousled hair. But he's more than just a passionate imbiber. As the founder and CEO of Mammoth Distilling, he's spent over 10 years making rye whiskey in a nondescript two-story storefront mere blocks from the western shores of Lake Michigan.

6 days ago | forbes.com | Brad Japhe

Tears Of Llorona Small Batch Extra Añejo TequilaPhoto illustration: Brad JapheThe Beverage Testing Institute (BevTest) is a 44-year-old organization committed to providing comprehensive, expert-led sensory evaluations for beer, spirits, cider, sake, and even mead. Panelists employ a scientific-degree of analysis to come away with professional-grade results. When it comes to hard liquor, specifically, it is constantly updating its scores across all major categories throughout the calendar year.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Brad Japhe

14 hours agoI love recapping rom-coms and fun, frothy shows like And Just Like That…, but it’s important to change up your oeuvre every once in a while. In that spirit, I’ve recently set my sights on The Waterfront, Netflix’s gritty-slash-soapy new drama about the family behind a North Carolina fishing empire. …

1 week ago | forbes.com | Brad Japhe

Johnnie Walker Blue Label remains one of the world's highest regarded—and top-selling—labels of ... More premium blended Scotch whisky. Photo illustration: Brad JapheThe Brand Champions is an annual report revealing and analyzing the top-selling labels of liquor in any given year. Since it debuted back in 2014 it has provided a reliable and informative snapshot--not just of individual brands--but of the general trajectory of the industry as a whole.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brad Japhe

Japanese whisky has logged some memorable milestones over the past several years. Back in 2023, the House of Suntory celebrated its 100th anniversary with a series of exceptionally rare, age-stated releases (and Keanu Reeves, no less). Not to be outdone, its primary competitor, Nikka, followed up in 2024 with a Nine Decades blend. It leveraged unctuous single malt stretching back to the 1940s.