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Since 2012, the world has celebrated whisky (and whiskey) on the third Saturday of every May. The fittingly named World Whisky Day offers a great opportunity for you to branch out from your usual American-made bourbons, ryes, and Tennessee whiskeys and try something from a different country. You may not be able to travel the world right now, but you can take your palate on an international whisky tour.
In 2020, it’s grown crystal clear that whisky is a truly global spirit. There are amazing bottles coming out of places like Taiwan, Japan, Scotland, France, Ireland, and India that are cherished by aficionados around the world. Just ask Sally Gatza, lead bartender at LA Jackson in Nashville, who often finds herself reaching for Japanese whisky.
“I love everything coming from Japan at this point,” she says. “It’s a fun time to be alive for Japanese whiskey lovers because it’s not quite commercial enough yet for it to be anything other than perfect every time. You can pick up any bottle and expect it to be delicious.”
To determine which expressions you should try on World Whisky Day, we figured we would once again turn to the professionals. So we asked a handful of bartenders to tell us their favorite whiskeys from outside of the US.
Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso (Scotland)
Ian Clark, bar supervisor at Topside in Baltimore
My current favorite is Glenlivet Nadurra Oloroso. It’s a great, Speyside single malt finished in Oloroso sherry casks. It’s a very well balanced whiskey with deeply rich flavors; mild smokiness, baking spice, dried fruit rounded out by subtle spice and sweetness from the sherry cask finish.
Hatozaki Small Batch (Japan)
Brandi Carter, beverage manager at Elvie’s in Jackson, Mississippi
I enjoy Hatozaki Japanese Whisky when I’m looking for something a little more unexpected. It’s almost like if Anejo Tequila and a nice peaty scotch had a baby. It’s even excellent in a margarita.
Brenne Single Malt (France)
Brooke Baker, general manager at Underdog in New York City
Brenne French Single Malt. I love the slightly sweet, delicate flavor. It is unique among all other whiskies. It is excellent to mix with, due to complex flavor profiles which allow much versatility. With subtle blueberry and grape notes, it is great as a simple highball with seltzer or ginger. It makes a killer whisky sour. In an old fashioned, it requires very little additional sugar which helps reduce calories. We can all take advantage of that during the ‘quarantine ten pounds’.
The Balvenie 12 (Scotland)
Catalina Borer, bartender at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia
This question is as hard as which is your favorite child. I consider myself more of a bourbon-gal, but there is a world of fantastic American and non-American whiskeys. The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whiskey 12 years, specifically American Oak would be my choice, although the Balvenie Distillery has an array of options that go from simple single malts to complex cask-aged gems. The American Oak version has to be at the top of my list. It has all the characteristics you look for in a single malt plus the toffee-caramel toasted hints that American oak brings to the table.
Suntory Toki (Japan)
Spencer Elliott, bartender at Bounce Sporting Club in Chicago
When I’m looking outside the US for whiskey, I always go to Suntory Toki. A bright and smooth taste that pairs wonderfully in a highball or just on ice. The notes are heavy enough to hold up in a Manhattan and light enough to bring out the lemon notes in a highball.
Lot No. 40 (Canada)
Gord Hannah, head bartender at The Drake Hotel in Toronto
My go-to whisky is almost always Lot no.40 Canadian Whisky. 100% rye, 43% ABV and packing enough flavor to star in a stirred classic or refreshing tall cocktail. We use it at the Drake in one of our best-selling cocktails, the Ginger Rogers. Lot No. 40 works beautifully in this strawberry/honey mule and it is always our endeavor to support local when we can.
Clynelish 14 (Scotland)
Westin Galleymore, spirits director at Underbelly Hospitality in Houston
Clynelish just about every day of the week, including Sundays. Outside of its jaw-dropping scenery provided by the natural landscape that surrounds the distillery, it has an amazing and tragic history as one of the “clearance” distilleries of the early 19th Century, where farmers were forced off of their land, oftentimes brutally, to work in towns where the Duke and wealthy landowners controlled and saw any and all profits. Clynelish is truly unique and special for its distillation process. While all other distilleries during their non-producing season will scrub just about every instrument clean and start clean again come distilling season, Clynelish opts to return the natural oils that are a result of the distillation back to one of its key tanks—technical term is the “feints receiver”—which, in turn, provides Clynelish’s coveted waxiness that it is known for.
There is not quite another whiskey on the planet that carries the same mouthfeel as any Clynelish product. It is one of my favorite single malt and in general whisky producers in the world.
Glenfiddich 18 (Scotland)
Kira Webster, beverage director at indo in St. Louis
Glenfiddich 18 Year single malt. It’s matured in American oak and Spanish Olorosso sherry wood, and the rich baking spices mix beautifully with the light, fruity notes from both wood finishes.
Dalmore 12 (Scotland)
Piero Procida, bartender at The London West Hollywood in Los Angeles
I always lean towards scotch whisky if we are talking about anything outside the U.S.
To pick one, I would have to go with anything from the Dalmore line such as their 12, 15, 18, cigar malt and King Alexander III which are all wonderful whiskeys that are just loaded with flavor. If you have the money, you can really start exploring some of their other gems, but these basics are a good place to start and have in your bar. Richard Patterson, master distiller for Dalmore will tell you to avoid ice with these whiskies and I would have to agree. Just a few drops of water if you truly want to open up the bouquet of flavors in these whiskies, so don’t kill them with cold ice. Dalmore is an art in my opinion that has to be enjoyed every sip of the way.
Teeling Single Grain (Ireland)
H. Joseph Erhmann, proprietor of ELIXIR in San Francisco
That’s a very difficult question. I’m a huge malt whisky drinker, and with so many great imported whiskies it’s all about “what am I drinking now?” So, I’ll answer that. Lately, I’ve been really enjoying The Chita, a single grain Japanese whisky that my brother brings me from Duty-Free in Singapore. Unfortunately, we can’t get it in the US. I’ve been loving single grains like Teeling Single Grain Irish Whiskey or Compass Box Hedonism.
Nikka Coffey Grain (Japan)
Hayden Miller, head bartender at Bodega Taqueria y Tequila in Miami
Nikka Coffey Grain. A playful balance of corn whiskey in the characteristic Coffey still texture. There is a soft spot on my palette for corn whiskies and this is such a great, mellow expression. Japanese spirits can be so vast and unique, but this is one I can regularly come back to much like I would an evening bourbon.
The Balvenie 14
Kyle Harlan, beverage director at Mission Taco Joint in Kansas City
I’m a sucker for Balvenie 14 Year I love rum, and I don’t care for peated whiskies and the Balvenie 14 checks all the boxes for me. That’s one of my celebration bottles. I go back to it again and again.
The Mandalorian remains shrouded in mystery in many ways, but we now know at least one major actor who will show up sometime in Season 2. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Justified and Deadwood star Timothy Olyphant snagged a yet-unknown role in the second season of the bounty hunter epic that’s set to drop new episodes this fall.
Olyphant, who most recently starred on Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet, will appear in season two of the Disney+ Star Wars series, multiple sources tell Heat Vision.
It is unknown whether the actor will play a new character or a returning favorite in a new guise.
Disney has been extremely secretive about who was cast in the show, but we’ve slowly seen leaks reveal casting that gives us a firmer idea of what we’ll see as the space western develops in its second run. Considering the subject matter and style of the show, Olyphant is a perfect fit in a lot of ways regardless of which Star Wars character he gives life to from the series’ lore.
The news doesn’t mean Olyphant has any work ahead of him in the middle of the pandemic — Season 2 of Disney+’s tentpole operation was largely finished when things started to shut down back in March. But it does give us a better idea of what we’ll see from the second season in fall, and has led to a lot of speculation from fans about what role Olyphant will play in the series.
Disney has insisted that The Mandalorian will not be delayed despite the pandemic, so we should expect to see Olyphant — regardless of who he’s playing — sometime in October.
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden appeared in a virtual town hall-style meeting on MSNBC hosted by Lawrence O’Donnell on Thursday night. The event also featured an appearance by voting rights advocate and oft-rumored Democratic vice-presidential nominee Stacey Abrams.
During the event, Biden took questions from listeners on accusations of his sexual harassment, healthcare plan and of course, Donald Trump. The moment was particularly moving because it showed Biden’s natural empathy at a time when many Americans are suffering the loss of loved ones.
Biden’s ability to relate to everyday people in an authentic way has always been his greatest strength as a politician.
“As someone who has lost a wife and a daughter and a son and knows what it’s like to go through loss. What advice would you give to a family who has lost someone to COVID-19?” a listener asked.
The presumptive Democratic nominee has had to overcome unspeakable tragedy in his life. In December 1972 his wife Neilia and daughter Naomi were killed in a traffic accident. In May 2015, his son Beau died of brain cancer.
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“The folks who’ve recently lost someone to COVID-19, eighty-six, almost eighty-seven thousand of them now, they feel like there’s a black hole in the middle of their chest. They’re being sucked into it,” Biden said. “They’re frightened and they are scared and they don’t know what to do.”
Biden knows there’s no easy way to get through the pain, but eventually people’s feelings evolve.
“All I can tell them is it will take time,” he said. “But, in time, what’s gonna happen is you’re gonna find when think of that son, daughter, husband, wife, mother, father you lost, you’re gonna get a smile on your lip before you get a tear in your eye and that’s when you know you’re gonna make it.”
His response was empathetic, but he also provided a specific way for people to focus their efforts to get through the sorrow.
“And the way you make it, at least in my experience … is that you have to have a purpose,” Biden continued. “Purpose will drive you to be able to control your life.”
“But what I have to say is they’re still with you. They’re in your heart,” Biden said. “They’re part of your soul. It’s who you are. And you’ve got to have faith that the time will come when you get through this veil of darkness. You really will. But the best way to get through it is with a sense of purpose.”
Although it’s difficult, one has to take the first steps toward healing themselves.
“You’ve got to move,” he said. “You’ve just gotta get up. As my dad would say, ‘When you get knocked down you just gotta get up.’ And think to yourself what would they want you to do?”
After three-plus years of having Trump in office who has little regard for anyone but himself, Biden’s heartfelt response is a reminder that it is possible to have a president that can feel a nation’s pain. After the COVID-19 virus passes America, our nation will need to heal emotionally as much as it does economically. Biden has the experience to help us do both.
Hulu has come down from the mountaintop like Moses himself to give us a new streaming guide for the month of June. The only commandment here is to make time for bathroom breaks and sleep, because between the new originals coming to the platform and the onslaught of blockbusters and classic movies arriving this month, you’ll need to ration out your time wisely — if only so your body doesn’t slip into hibernation mode from spending too long on the couch.
Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Hulu this month.
Love, Victor (Hulu original series streaming 6/19)
Hulu rings in Pride month with this queer teen drama, a spin-off of the popular Love, Simon flick. This TV adaptation follows a new student, Victor, who arrives at Creekwood High School and sets out on a journey of self-discovery — one that tests his friendships, familial relationships, and his own view of himself. Fans of the film will probably notice some familiar faces but even if you didn’t catch the movie, this is worth a watch.
Crossing Swords (Hulu original series streaming 6/12)
For anyone not feeling particularly sentimental or, let’s face it, emotionally stable enough to watch a teen love story, there’s this animated gem from the creators of Robot Chicken. The film stars Nicholas Hoult — doing double duty for Hulu with this series and The Great — as a good-natured peasant who gets promoted to squire for the royal court and quickly learns the monarchy is a lot hornier and more incompetent than he ever imagined.
Shirley (film streaming 6/5)
Elisabeth Moss gives us another delightfully dark turn, this time as renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson. Jackson’s marriage is on the rocks, and the situation is only made worse when a couple of newlyweds moves in next door, heightening tensions between her and her adulterous husband. The two end up playing some sick, twisted games with their new neighbors and each other.
Here’s the full list of titles coming to Hulu in June:
Avail. 6/1
Celebrity Family Feud: Season 6 Premiere
Press Your Luck: Season 2 Premiere
Match Game: Season 5 Premiere
Children’s Hospital: Complete Series
Mike Tyson Mysteries: Complete Seasons 1-3
10 Year Plan (2014)
4th Man Out (2015)
Above & Beyond (2014)
Almost Adults (2016)
Born to be Wild (2011)
Casino (1995)
Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Constantine (2005)
Dave (1993)
Digging for Fire (2015)
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Equilibrium (2002)
Fair Game (2010)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Futureworld (1976)
Grown Ups (2010)
Happily N’Ever After (2007)
Happily N’Ever After 2 (2009)
Honey (2003)
Honey 2 (2011)
I Am Legend (2007)
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
Joyride (1997)
Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story (2014)
Kingpin (1996)
Losing Isaiah (1995)
Meet Me In Montenegro (2014)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Mo’ Money (1992)
My Girl (1991)
My Girl 2 (1994)
Nate and Hayes (1983)
October Sky (1999)
Quigley Down Under (1990)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Sex Drive (2008)
The American President (1995)
The Cookout (2004)
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013)
The Pawnbroker (1964)
The Scout (1994)
The Tuxedo (2002)
The Wood (1999)
The X-Files (1998)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Trade (2007)
Treading Water (2013)
True Romance (Director’s Cut) (1993)
Undertow (2004)
Up in the Air (2009)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2007)
Women and Sometimes Men (2017)
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2007)
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan (2008)
Zardoz (1974)
Avail. 6/2
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Avail. 6/4
Miss Snake Charmer (2020)
Avail. 6/5
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme: Documentary Premiere (Hulu Original)
Shirley (2020)
Intrigo: Dear Agnes (2019)
Avail. 6/6
The Appearance (2018)
Avail. 6/7
Where’s Waldo?: Complete Season 1
Avail. 6/8
My Absolute Boyfriend: Complete Season 1
Radiant: Complete Season 1
From Paris with Love (2010)
Avail. 6/9
The Best of The Bachelor: Series Premiere
Avail. 6/10
Tyler Perry’s The Haves and the Have Nots: Complete Season 7
Avail. 6/12
Crossing Swords: Season 1 (Hulu Original)
Into the Dark: Good Boy (Hulu Original)
Don’t: Series Premiere
Intrigo: Samaria (2019)
Child’s Play (2019)
Awakenings (1990)
Fools Rush In (1997)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Seven Pounds (2008)
Avail. 6/13
Eye in the Skye (2015)
Dragonheart (1996)
Windtalkers (2002)
Avail. 6/15
Pan (2015)
Breakup at a Wedding (2013)
Dustwalker (2020)
The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
Avail. 6/16
Brockmire: Complete Season 4 (IFC)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Avail. 6/17
Nostalgia (2018)
Avail. 6/18
Buffaloed (2020)
Crawl (2019)
Avail. 6/19
Love, Victor: Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi: Series Premiere (Hulu Original)
Bean (1997)
Gigli (2003)
Hart’s War (2002)
La Bamba (1987)
Mr. Bean’s Holiday (2007)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Out of Sight (1998)
The Peacemaker (1997)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Zoom (2006)
Avail. 6/21
The Chi: Complete Season 3
Avail. 6/22
Clemency (2019)
XX (2017)
Avail. 6/25
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band (2020)
Charlie’s Angels (2019)
Avail. 6/29
Carrion (2020)
Avail. 6/30
The Gallows Act II (2019)
One For The Money (2012)
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
6 Souls (2013)
That’s My Boy (2012)
Here’s what’s leaving Hulu in June:
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Aeon Flux (2005)
Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
Bend It Like Beckham (2003)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Blue City (1986)
Demolition Man (1993)
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who (2008)
Dr. T. and the Women (2000)
Foxfire (1996)
Get Smart (2008)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
GoodFellas (1990)
Grown Ups (2010)
House of D (2005)
I Am Legend (2007)
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
Kingpin (1996)
Let Me In (2010)
Monster House (2006)
Phone Booth (2003)
Repentance (2014)
Romancing the Stone (1984)
The Boost (1988)
The Conjuring (2013)
The Eternal (1998)
The Full Monty (1997)
The Green Mile (1999)
The Jewel of the Nile (1985)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2010)
The Mexican (2001)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Tonight on the WWE Friday Night Smackdown open discussion thread:
Ready to see the new Mr. Money in the Bank? OOOOOOOHHHHHH YEAAAAAAAAAH!
Fresh off the memorable win at WWE Headquarters, Otis will usher in his run with the contract by sitting down with The Miz. The Workin’ Man Superstar was in the right place at the right time during the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match, as he caught the tumbling prize after hammin’, slammin’ and food fightin’ his way to the roof.
In a special edition of “Miz TV,” will Otis reveal his plans now that he has the contract?
Tune in to SmackDown at 8/7 C on FOX and grab your favorite ham to catch the latest from Otis.(via WWE.com)
Sami Zayn has been stripped of the Intercontinental Championship for not coming to work by the company that said there’d be no retaliation for not coming to work, so we’re having a tournament. Also appearing: ratings darling Charlotte Flair!
As always, give a thumbs up to any comments from tonight’s open thread you enjoy and we’ll include 10 of the best in tomorrow’s Best and Worst of Friday Night Smackdown on Fox report. Make sure to flip your comments to “newest” in the drop down menu under “discussion,” and enjoy the show!
Days after UFC president Dana White announced his expectation for Khabib Nurmagomedov’s return to the Octagon at Fight Island this summer, the champ and his presumed challenger have made it clear they’re looking toward a showdown in September.
While Nurmagomedov grapples with his father’s health amid the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic, the current champion told White he’ll be ready to go in September, per MMA Fighting.
“We’re talking about doing Gaethje vs. Khabib in September. Cause I talked to Khabib yesterday and he said September, ‘I’m ready to go in September,’” White said.
That’s good news for Justin Gaethje, the interim lightweight champion, who just days ago unleashed a five-round beatdown on Tony Ferguson to earn a TKO victory. The shift in timeline allows Gaethje more time to rest, recover, and prepare for his toughest task to date: slowing the unbeaten Nurmagomedov.
Despite his verbal altercation with Conor McGregor recently, the timeline adjustment won’t be opening any doors for the former two-division champion to get an expedited title shot.
“I can pick between Khabib and Conor right now. If I wanted to fight Conor right now, I could. Believe me. Why wouldn’t [UFC president] Dana White put that together? But that’s not the fight I want,” Gaethje told ESPN. “I have nothing to say to him. You don’t get to fight me next unless there are crazy circumstances, where Khabib cannot fight.”
For now, Gaethje will wait on Nurmagomedov for a title unification showdown. Should Gaethje win though, McGregor may be next in line.
“I’m here to make money,” Gaethje said. “When I beat Khabib, I will fight Conor because I’m trying to cash in.”