On the Brennersteig trail, a German journalist follows a route lined with orchards, distilleries, and endless tiny temptations, discovering how easily a simple hike becomes a pilgrimage from one bottle to the next.
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The Irish War of Independence, prohibition and World War II nearly wiped out the Irish whiskey industry, but now the brew is making a formidable comeback on the shamrock island.
PARIS – Using a three-pronged ice crusher, the bartender strikes the massive frozen block with practiced precision. In no time at all, he is able to shape the ice block into a tiny ball – small enough to fit into a whisky glass. He pours the Hibiki 12, a 12-year-old whiskey, one of the prime […]