Next on my tasting list was going to be a comparison of Bowmore 12 and 18, but then my Kilchoman Connoisseurs Pack arrived: This pack consists of three ages of Kilchoman New Spirit in 50ml bottles, all with a peating level of 50ppm: One month – 63.5% ABV One year – 63% ABV Two years [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Kilchoman preview
Posted in Kilchoman, tagged Kilchoman, new spirit on April 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Tried making my own Smoky Peach (Ardbeg)
Posted in Ardbeg, tagged Ardbeg, Cocktails on April 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my post yesterday, I talked about the Glenmo/Ardbeg tasting I attended, and the fact that they served a cocktail with Ardbeg in it: Smoky Peach 2 parts Navan vanilla cognac 1 part Ardbeg 10 dash of Fee Brothers Peach Bitters served on the rocks. After the big tasting yesterday, I was going to skip [...]
Glenmorangie and Ardbeg tasting event
Posted in Ardbeg, Glenmorangie, Live Whisky Tasting, tagged Ardbeg, Astar, Glenmorangie, Quinta Ruban, Signet, Uigeadail on April 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Tonight, a couple of friends and I traveled 50 miles to a Glenmorangie and Ardbeg tasting. My neighbor’s wife was nice enough to drive us, although when we signed up, we thought the Sportsman’s Fine Wines and Spirits where it was held was located about 15 miles closer. I’m glad we didn’t realize that until [...]
Nightly dram – Talisker 18
Posted in review, Talisker, tagged review, scotch, Talisker on April 26, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Ahh…that’s the stuff. If you’re looking for a fair and balanced Talisker 18 review, look elsewhere (perhaps some of the links at the bottom of this post). I have nothing negative to say about this wonderful scotch whisky. In fact, the first time I tasted it, I immediately declared it better than all of the [...]
Storing whisky – sample containers
Posted in whisky accessories, whisky samples, tagged sample bottles, whisky, whisky accessories, whisky sample bottles, whisky samples, whisky storage on April 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
How do the various batches of Aberlour A’bunadh compare? What about the annual releases of Port Ellen or Brora? How will my current (and discontinued) bottle of Laphroaig 15 year compare to the new 18 year? I’m having trouble warming up to Ledaig 10 year because of the nose. I wonder if that will change [...]
Nightly dram – Old Pulteney 12 year old
Posted in review, tagged highland, Pulteney on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight I’m sipping Old Pulteney [PULT'nee] 12 year old from the northern-most distillery on mainland Scotland. According to the distillery web site, OP 12 is matured “wholly in air dried, hand selected ex-bourbon casks”. The web site says 40% ABV, but my bottle says 43%. A recent change? A difference between the 700ml and 750ml bottlings? [...]
Singlemalt.tv crushed my 11 year old child’s dreams with their awesomeness
Posted in whisky resources, tagged Kilchoman, LFW, SinglemaltTv, TWE on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No nightly dram today (I take one or two days off each week). I am, however, watching some great whisky-related videos on Singlemalt.tv. I discovered them through Twitter, and have just watched three very interesting interviews (click interviewee name links below to watch). First, I watched interviews with the owners of two of the most [...]
Nightly dram – Johnnie Walker Green Label
Posted in review, tagged Johnnie Walker, Nightly dram, scotch on April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Observant person that I am, I failed to notice that it was Earth Day today until 8:40pm. That’s when my wife pointed out the “countdown” on the TV and explained to me that the kids were staying up an extra half hour so that we could shut off all of the lights for 1 minute [...]
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