Guides, round-ups and reporting on whisky in New York Cityhttps://nycwhisky.com/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/billy-walker-glenallachie-nyc-tastings/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/billy-walker-glenallachie-nyc-tastings/Billy Walker rebuilt BenRiach and GlenDronach, sold them for £285 million, then bought GlenAllachie at seventy-two. He's pouring in NYC September 3–5, and two of the three tastings are free.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTNewsThomas Turnbullhttps://nycwhisky.com/blog/nyc-whisky-tastings-bars-to-shops/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/nyc-whisky-tastings-bars-to-shops/A decade ago I went to a tasting most weeks, in a bar full of people who had come for the whisky. Now the tastings are free, in liquor stores, and most people there came for something else.Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTGuideThomas Turnbullhttps://nycwhisky.com/blog/six-free-whiskey-tastings-nyc-august/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/six-free-whiskey-tastings-nyc-august/Astor is pouring an Indian single malt for nothing on August 20 — the first Indri tasting we've listed, and the first Indian single malt Astor has poured since 2018. Plus four free bourbons, a blended Scotch, and a Japanese class built around bottles most people will never buy.Sun, 02 Aug 2026 16:16:00 GMTRound-upThomas Turnbullhttps://nycwhisky.com/blog/whiskey-and-weenies-widow-jane-coney-island/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/whiskey-and-weenies-widow-jane-coney-island/Brooklyn's Widow Jane is pouring at Maimonides Park on August 13 for the Cyclones' first Whiskey and Weenies Night — a private tasting, two hot dogs, and a ballgame. Plus: win a pair of tickets.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMTNewsThomas Turnbullhttps://nycwhisky.com/blog/fathers-day-whisky-gift-guide-2026/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/fathers-day-whisky-gift-guide-2026/My dad still has the duty-free bottle I gave him five years ago, unopened. Five whiskies for Father's Day that won't end up as a display piece.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTGuideThomas Turnbullhttps://nycwhisky.com/blog/nyc-whisky-events-2026-05/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/nyc-whisky-events-2026-05/Twenty-two whisky events across the city in May 2026, eighteen of them free to attend. Breuckelen turns up four times.Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTRound-upThomas Turnbullhttps://nycwhisky.com/blog/st-patricks-day-irish-whiskey-bars-nyc/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/st-patricks-day-irish-whiskey-bars-nyc/Skip the neon-green crowds and the Midtown scrums. This year, we’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day like whiskey insiders, focusing on the small batches and the legendary NYC bars that respect the dram.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMTGuideThomas Turnbullhttps://nycwhisky.com/blog/the-new-nyc-whisky-matured-rebuilt-and-ready-for-a-dram/https://nycwhisky.com/blog/the-new-nyc-whisky-matured-rebuilt-and-ready-for-a-dram/Like a good single malt, some things just take a bit of time to mature. After months in the "barrel," the new NYC Whisky is finally here: faster, cleaner, and built for the modern scout.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMTNewsThomas Turnbull