Paul Clarke

Sep 27, 2024 | imbibemagazine.com | Paul Clarke

Whiskey drinkers are well aware that American single malts are quickly becoming a thing. As Susannah Skiver Barton reveals in her feature for the September/October issue, some distillers are expanding the range of American single malts by bringing on the smoke. That brings us this week’s Drink of the Week: Frey Ranch American Single Malt Smoked Whiskey. Scotland, of course, created a baseline for smoked single malts with their use of peated malt.

Aug 16, 2024 | imbibemagazine.com | Paul Clarke

Sometimes, cocktail hour needs to be power hour. There are plenty of days when the end of the work day is best celebrated with a crisp beer, a glass of wine, or something else light and refreshing. But some days demand a little more oomph in the glass. Bonded bourbons and navy-strength gins and rums have filled that need for years. Now, a new tequila offers another way to scratch that higher-proof itch: El Tequileño Still Strength Blanco Tequila, this week’s Drink of the Week.

Jul 26, 2024 | imbibemagazine.com | Paul Clarke

Right about the time July crests and begins descending into August, summer’s novelty starts to wear off. Sure, I’m still delighted each morning to step outside in shorts and a linen shirt, feeling the mix of sunny warmth and ideally a cooling breeze on my skin. But summer gets serious right about now, requiring the heavy hitters of refreshment to be broken out for service. This year, there’s a new spirit on the block that’s proving itself up to the task: St. George Valley Gin.

Jun 14, 2024 | imbibemagazine.com | Paul Clarke

Pop quiz for Friday happy hour, and the subject is rum: What islands make outstanding rums from fresh sugarcane juice? Most rum fans probably think first of Martinique, or maybe Guadeloupe. These islands in the Lesser Antilles are renowned for making intensely aromatic rhum agricole; lively spirits with the characteristics of grass, herbs, and tropical fruit. But fresh sugarcane rum isn’t exclusively a Caribbean thing, and other islands around the world are showing what they can do.

May 28, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Paul Clarke

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