Recently I discovered Lagavulin, a single malt Scotch whiskey made famous by Parks and Recreation character Ron Swanson. Lagavulin is made on the Scottish island of Islay, an area renowned for producing what is called “peaty” Scotch. You can tell if a Scotch is peaty by its aroma, which to…
Category: Food and Drink
Many years ago, I, along with several collaborators who most likely would prefer to remain anonymous, invented a drink that might have revolutionized the cocktail industry. For reasons that remain hazy, we never got around to bringing it to market. But now, for the first time, and just in time…
With the world awash in bad news, I was delighted to learn that science has just proclaimed cheese to be good for you. For years science insisted that cheese clogged your arteries and would kill you in five to 75 years. Well, as it turns out, a modest, daily portion…