Jim Briggs, 33, founder of Spokane Whiskey Club, discusses the finer points of an Elijah Craig 18-year-old single-barrel bourbon. Bourbon is his favorite kind of whiskey. (SR photo)

The first rule of whiskey club is you talk about whiskey. The second rule of whiskey club is you talk about whiskey. Really talk about it. The nose. The color. The taste, not just on the first sip but the second, third and finally, the finish. There are other “rules,” too. Swirl before you sip. Sip small, but soak as much of your mouth as you can, or as Jim Briggs puts it, “Marinate the steak.” Hold the liquid in your mouth one second for each year the alcohol was aged. Drinking and discussing go on as long as they have to – usually long enough to sample 1- or 1 ½ -ounce pours from three or four bottles. But there’s another rule, and it’s perhaps the most important: don’t get drunk. This isn’t because there’s a Spokane police officer in the club, but because inebriation isn’t the point/Adriana Janovich, SR. More here.

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