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11/06/2024

When Pontus Pilate asked,
The crowds shouted
“Give Us Barabbas!!!”

I was pleased to join an amazing group of enthusiastic whisk(e)y lovers for round one of the World Whiskies Awards USA 2...
10/29/2024

I was pleased to join an amazing group of enthusiastic whisk(e)y lovers for round one of the World Whiskies Awards USA 2024 judging in Bardstown, KY. Thank You Brindiamo Group for your gracious hospitality and Maggie Kimberl, our Chair. Round two is in Washington DC in mid November. I’m already packed! 😉🥃.
World Drinks Awards
International Drinks Specialists
Whisky Magazine
The Society of Whiskey Masters

Diwali is the festival of lights and people celebrated across India and around the world and generally symbolizes the vi...
10/24/2024

Diwali is the festival of lights and people celebrated across India and around the world and generally symbolizes the victory of light over darkness ~ perhaps very welcome these days! I have some favorite Indian Single Malt Whiskies which will help. I ❤️ them all. 🙏 Namaste.

Happy to announce that on Tuesday, I’m heading to Louisville & Bardstown to join Maggie Kimberl and some of my favorite...
10/21/2024

Happy to announce that on Tuesday, I’m heading to Louisville & Bardstown to join Maggie Kimberl and some of my favorite whiskey wizards to judge in round one of the World Whiskies Awards USA. High Rye, Y’all! 🥃🖖
The Society of Whiskey Masters Whisky Magazine Brindiamo Group San Francisco Whisky Society World Whisky & More World Drinks Awards International Drinks Specialists

I’m happy to announce that I will be returning as a judge for the 2025 American Distilling Institute International Spir...
10/17/2024

I’m happy to announce that I will be returning as a judge for the 2025 American Distilling Institute International Spirits Competition. I enjoy working with some of the world’s top industry gurus and spotting the trends in new product development. I’m happy to answer questions and share why I think competitions like “the ADI” are good for business.

10/15/2024

Business partners: If you are a private client, please avoid using FedEx. They are completely undependable.

10/15/2024

FedEx You really did it again! Leaving a package on a porch on a busy urban street. No attempt to use intercom!
CCTV tells all !
Package Missing !!!

Today, as a descendant of white European immigrants who arrived in N. America in 1615, 1620 and then in 16 succeeding g...
10/14/2024

Today, as a descendant of white European immigrants who arrived in N. America in 1615, 1620 and then in 16 succeeding generations, I want to acknowledge the role my families and ancestors played in the settling of the Americas. I am proud to be an American, but, at the same time, I also feel remorse and profound regret for harm done, mistakes made, violence committed and for justice denied. I can not undo the harm or change the past, but I do pledge to give my heart and my loyalty to a country which respects the dignity of every human being and the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness we all believe in.

Today we observe Indigenous Peoples' Day here in the US. It is a holiday which celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across much of the US on the 2nd Monday in October. To all who observe, may we have the blessings of peace and prosperity for which all of our ancestors sought, fought, lived and died.

All the Best! To All Who Celebrate
10/12/2024

All the Best! To All Who Celebrate

Celebrating my departure today from that other toxic waste site and formerly celebrated social media platform. You can ...
10/08/2024

Celebrating my departure today from that other toxic waste site and formerly celebrated social media platform. You can continue to love, like & follow me on FB, Insta, Threads & LinkedIn…

Peace and Justice to All and Blessings to All Who Observe. Shanah Tovah Umetukah to my friends and colleagues.
10/02/2024

Peace and Justice to All and Blessings to All Who Observe. Shanah Tovah Umetukah to my friends and colleagues.

We have heard a lot about immigrants eating pets from some political types. I think it’s time to dig a little deeper int...
09/27/2024

We have heard a lot about immigrants eating pets from some political types. I think it’s time to dig a little deeper into this longtime practice of food shaming and the use of culinary tropes as cultural warfare.

It begins with stereotypes which identify foods or drinks benignly associated with ethnic or cultural group and culinary styles. Beans & Rice, Fried Chicken, Haggis, Watermelon, Tacos, Pasta, Bagels, Borscht… all innocent enough, right? Everybody likes something ethnic.

Sometimes it includes unusual exotic foods enjoyed by one culture or religious groups but disdained by a rival group. Snake, offal, horse meat, wild game, insects, grubs, bushmeat, and exotic menu items are all fodder. It’s even found in the Bible: see Leviticus 11:13-19

These move into our social discourse as stereotypes and occasionally humor, often with seemingly harmless connotations. But then, they quickly become symbolic code for more sinister association and degrade or dehumanize a racial, ethnic, cultural or rival group. They also move thru culture as urban myth, like conspiracy theories, without factual validation. They become more and more associated with negative stereotypes.

You and I can all think of food and drink options which are associated with negative and racist stereotypes. Rather that list them, just ask yourself about how these things are used in our social discourse. On a benign level, they often begin as harmless cultural assimilation and expansion of our culinary appreciation but on the sinister side, they become pure and unadulterated opportunities for racist signaling and perpetuation of social divisions and negative stereotypes.

Historically, purges, persecutions, ethnic cleansing, cultural and national divisions as well as holocausts have involved the use of food tropes, culinary conspiracy theories and dietary signaling as weapons. Food has also been used as torture by oppressors.

It’s a part of our language. When you are humiliated you can “Eat Crow”. “Humble Pie” included crow and carrion. When you are defeated you “eat sh*t”. When something isn’t right, it’s “not Kosher”. One cures your hangover with “the hair of the dog that bit you.” COVID was spread by “eating bats.” Vampires drank blood. Suspicious things “smell fishy”. Taste and smell are often include in our criticism just as “something’s rotten in Denmark”. Ethnic groups are referred to by foods: “herring snappers”, “taco blenders”, “beaners”. Sexual and gender stereotypes are also common. Body parts often have culinary slang names.

All of this degrades, defames, dehumanizes, dismisses and disrespects our fellow human beings.

It’s important because food is the most basic of all human needs. Starvation is the most powerful human fear. It is the center and driver of almost all human commerce and economic life and the heart of social and family interaction. It is often a central part of deeply held religious belief

In the hands and mouths of evil and dangerous people it’s not really funny or silly. It’s a powerful and deadly weapon.

I travel a wee bit and want to say thanks to American Airlines for - a serious pancreatic cancer survivor, I say th...
09/25/2024

I travel a wee bit and want to say thanks to American Airlines for - a serious pancreatic cancer survivor, I say thanks for doing what you do best for me. 👍🖖

I absolutely outraged and do not know how much more anger I can feel. Is there a limit? When will this nightmare from Ma...
08/29/2024

I absolutely outraged and do not know how much more anger I can feel. Is there a limit? When will this nightmare from Mar-a-Lago end? I have penned this verse.

Very proud! Many of you know that Kari Byron (yes, THAT Mythbuster) was my constant sidekick when I first started prese...
08/27/2024

Very proud! Many of you know that Kari Byron (yes, THAT Mythbuster) was my constant sidekick when I first started presenting whisky and she was with me at almost every event featuring Johnnie Walker & The Classic Malts. Besides being a TV star and an incredible personality she’s a global leader in promoting STEM education….

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