A good bottle of whisky should never linger half-empty. We’re opening up our ample whisky collection for a special night of tasting on Friday, September 25 at 7 pm as part of Bookworm 10 Anniversary Week. In short: buy two glasses of any whisky from the following list, and get a glass for free! (more…)

Morgan Short profiled Whisky Wednesday in Smart Beijing recently, calling The Bookworm “one of the better stocked bars for whiskey” and taking some amazing pictures. He offered some of his personal tasting notes for the Introduction to Scotch flight, one of 15 three-whisky flights available for tasting by reservation (via email: [email protected]): (more…)

With three new Oregonian craft whiskeys — which we’ll taste tomorrow at 8 pm (you can still sign up!) — we figured we needed a new whiskey cocktail menu. Well, here it is. (more…)

Stop us if you’ve heard this one: A bourbon, a spirit whiskey, and a single malt walk into a bar…

We have three phenomenal craft whiskeys from Oregon — the Henry Du Yore’s Bourbon, the Whipper Snapper, and the McCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt — which we will crack open on Wednesday, August 26 in a special edition of Whisky Wednesday. The event starts at 8 pm; please reserve your spot by emailing [email protected]. (more…)

Hi everyone. My name is Anthony. I’m a whisky enthusiast — I run The Bookworm’s Whisky Wednesday — and I think I just tried the best American whisk(e)y on this side of the ocean. I’d like you to try as well. (more…)

Our Whisky Wednesday menu has expanded with a new all-Laphroaig flight, plus the addition of a heavily peated Arran for those who love light and smoky single malts. Check it out: (more…)

Perhaps you’ve heard, but whisky is booming in China, and has been for the last several of years. Have you been missing out? We at the Bookworm would like to make it easier than ever for you to catch up: as of now, we are offering six different three-whisky flights starting from 130 RMB, with full pours for each — you’ll not find a better deal on single malt Scotches* in town. (more…)

Are you ready for a lot of scotch? On Wednesday, the Beijing-based writers colony the Anthill is hosting a writers night featuring six stories paired with six whiskies — five of which you see in the picture above (also pictured is Helen, co-owner of the whisky shop Ai Whisky, which is sponsoring the event). A few spots are still available via email reservation: [email protected].

For more information, check out the Anthill.

UPDATE, 5:37 pm: Drinking tickets are now sold out. Non-drinking tickets, however, will be available at the door.

Join us on Wednesday, May 27 for an evening of scotch and storytelling from the writers colony the Anthill, with six whiskies in your hand and six writers on stage. Each story – a mix of confessions, fiction and poetry – will be matched to a single malt whisky, all for the low price of 150RMB (space limited, advance registration required via [email protected]). (more…)