Pappy Van Winkle Archives - Chicago Reader

Rare tastes, illicit bottles, utter exhaustion, and the best whiskey in the world: a sobering recap of WhiskyFest Chicago

Tasting notes from the annual booze blowout

Where to get raw milk from a grass-fed ungulate

Chicago’s WhiskyFest 2014 offered a huge selection of rare and otherwise notable whiskies.

At Paul Kahan’s Nico Osteria, two worlds collide.

The first beer from this new offshoot of the Lush/Twisted Spoke empire spent more than two years in Stitzel-Weller bourbon barrels.

Tasting Pappy Van Winkle, Lagavulin Distillers’ Edition, Balvenie 17-year DoubleWood, and more at this year’s Chicago WhiskyFest

Knafeh style, Pappy poo poo, the Feds’ beef with grassfed beef, and more