Congratulations to friend and commenter Maxwell Goss on having his essay "Bourbon and Loyalty" accepted for publication in the forthcoming Whisk(e)y & Philosophy volume. In his essay Max argues that Americans, as a general matter, ought to prefer bourbon whiskey to its cousins from over the pond. (I hope that I'm not revealing to much, but you might guess as much from the title of the essay.) I have a lot sympathy for Max's thesis because he is of course correct. As much as I like Scotch whisky, I have to admit that I'm a Kentucky boy at heart. Scotch is an adventure that I've been enjoying for a number of years, but bourbon is where I come home to rest.
