Whiskey Lore Blog

As of November 1, 2018, a new life began for me. It was time to shed the busy work and go out and do what I've always wanted to do - travel. In this podcast, I reached out to other travelers to dig into strategies for living a travel lifestyle and shared my own experiences. Ultimately this travel led to my interest in whiskey destinations. Here how it all began. I met some fascinating people along the away. Enjoy their stories. As for future episodes? Maybe I'll pick it up again someday, but I found the focus of my travel, great craft distilleries and whiskey history. Cheers to taking a bold step and finding your passion. -- Drew

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1. Gabriele on the Road (Pt 1) (Pt2)
2. Introduction to Travel Fuels Life
3. Joe Hackman | Doing a Road Trip in an Electric Car
4. Traveling Mitch | From Toronto to Istanbul
5. Sarah and Shannon | A Couple Making a Successful Travel Partnership

6. Susan Decotau-Ferrier | GenX and Group Travel
7. Danielle Desir - How to be a Finanancially Savvy Traveler
8. Keith Maurer | Taking a 6-Month Bike Trip Across Europe
9. Paul Kyriazi | How to Live and Travel in the James Bond Lifestyle (Pt 1) (Pt 2)
10. Jessica and Samuel Bouter | Working with a Bespoke Travel Agenty

11. Drew Hannush | Living the 9-5 Travel Lifestyle in Hawaii and Las Vegas
12. Ilene and Brock | Getting Started on the Nomatic Life
13. Drew Hannush | The Top Ten Things I Learned on my First Trip to Mexico
14. Drew Park Ranger John | Planning a Visit to America's National Parks
15. Pete and Drew | Taking the Ultimate Baseball Road Trip

16. Chef Dennis | Talking Food, Blogging, and Culinary Travel
17. Nishchal Dua | Discovering the Digital Nomad Lifestyle
18. Leslie McBride | Distillery Tour Experience in Scotland and Kentucky with Whiskey Is My Yoga
19. Paul and Steve | Starting an Italian Villa and Enjoying Southern Italy
20. Marilyn Ball | Talking Asheville North Carolina

21. Drew Hannush | First Time Driving on the Left Side of the Road
22. Drew Hannush | Top 10 Things I Learned about Ireland
23. Danni Riley | North Dakota and the Best For Last Club
24. Drew Hannush | Returning From Europe With Gluten Intolerance
25. Drew Hannush | Top 10 Things I Learned about Scotland

26. Brie and Shawn | Living the Van Life
27. Angela DiLoreto | The Alaskan Cruise Experience
28. Brandon Neth | Miles and Points (Pt 1) (Pt 2)
29. Scott Keyes | Finding Cheap Flights with the Co-Founder of Scott's Cheap Flights
30. Colleen Hannush | How to Pack a Bag to Avoid Baggage Fees

31. Shane and Jocelyn Sams | Flipping Your Lifestyle for More Travel Opportunities
32. Euro Travel Coach | How to Live in Europe for 9 Months Each Year
33. Lori and Sylvio | How to Plan a Trip to the Galapagos Islands
34. Vicky and Buddy the Traveling Monkey | Quiting the 9-5 and Seeing the World
35. Clayton Hensley | Taking Family Road Trips and East Tennessee

36. Drew Hannush | Hidden Gems: Exploring South Lake Tahoe
37. Drew Hannush | Hidden Gems: Carson Valley and Bently Heritage Estate Distillery
38. Valerie Stimac | Astrotourism and Dark Skies: Traveling to See the Stars
39. Lisa Marquardt | Antarctica and the Dempster Highway
40. Traveling Jackie | Responsible and Sustainable Travel

41. Pete Collman | Being an Ex-Pat in the Czech Republic
42. Tina and Keith Paul | Checklist for Travel Domestically and Abroad
43. Drew Hannush | Interviewed by Dan Pauley of Friends in the Corner Podcast

A couple years back, I stopped in Old Tennessee Distillery off of I-40 and did a tasting of their moonshines. While I was there, I took a picture of some bottles of moonshine and rum. When I went back to read the information along side the Cal Johnson Rum, I became curious and wanted to know more about him. I didn't realize the impact he was going to have on me. Here's the story and a tasting.

Recently an article came to my attention that wasn't very flattering when it came to American Single Malt (link below). It got me thinking, what is the difference between American Single Malt vs Scotch Single Malt and are the differences big enough to overcome the perceived weaknesses mentioned in the article? Also, what of American Straight Malt Whiskey? One of my favorite whiskies just changed from ASM to American Straight Malt. What does that signify?

Time to dive into some modern Chattanooga 111 Straight Bourbon Whiskey and think back to an interview I did with Tim Piersant, the founder, where we talked about Chattanooga's distilling history. I'm going to shed some light on what Chattanooga was really known for and do a tasting.

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My personal ranking of all 25 EON and Kevin McClory's James Bond film, with a whisky paired with each.