Introduction and book synopsis If you drink scotch and enjoy listening to jazz, you don’t need a book to tell you the two go great together. You might, however, be interested in a book that offers up large, artistic renderings of some of your favorite jazz musicians and scotch distilleries, provides deeper insight into the [...]
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Reading Whisky & Jazz by Hans Offringa…and loving it.
Posted in Jazz, review, whisky accessories, tagged book, Hans Offringa, review, whisky & jazz on July 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Jammin’ with Norman Granz and Lagavulin DE
Posted in Jazz, Lagavulin, review, tagged John Coltrane, Lagavulin, Norman Granz, review, scotch, whisky on July 24, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Introduction As I await the arrival of my purchased copy of Whisky & Jazz by Hans Offringa, I thought I’d go ahead and do my own Whisky & Jazz post. I was sitting with a couple of Lagavulins recently, going through my classic jazz collection, and I came across an amazing pairing: Lagavulin 1991 Distillers [...]
USA to relax bottle size restrictions on wine and spirits?
Posted in Whisky business, tagged 750ml bottle size, CFR Title 27, spirits regulations, whisky regulations on July 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Introduction John Hansell, of Malt Advocate Magazine, recently posted about a new line of Glendronach single cask whiskies. He also pointed out that none of the initial releases are coming to the U.S., but we might get something in 2010. The delay is due to the fact that the standard 700 ml bottle size in [...]
Lagavulin 16 – A classic? I’m a believer.
Posted in Lagavulin, review, tagged Lagavulin, review, scotch, whisky on July 19, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Quick Take Here’s my “quick take” graphic for Lagavulin 16. For more info about this format, and my rating system, see this post. Introduction [Update: I did a follow-up review of Laga 16 using a 2009 bottling in December, 2009] I was going to do a write-up on a great whisky/jazz combination, involving Lagavulin 1991 DE. [...]
Bunnahabhain 12 – The perfect summer dram?
Posted in Bunnahabhain, review, tagged Bunnahabhain, review, scotch, whisky on July 16, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Quick Take Here’s my “quick take” graphic for Bunnahabhain 12. For more info about this format, and my rating system, see this post. Introduction Bunnahabhain [boona-havn] is the only active Islay distillery that I had yet to sample. The distillery is owned by Burn Stewart, and my understanding is that this is the core single [...]
Notes from the Springbank/BenRiach tasting
Posted in BenRiach, Live Whisky Tasting, Springbank, tagged BenRiach, Springbank on July 12, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Introduction I’m back from the Springbank/BenRiach tasting at the Sportsman’s in Scottsdale, AZ; a combination Wine Bistro and Liquor store. For $35, we got a whisky cocktail, 8 samples from Springbank and BenRiach, a Riedel “O” glass, special pricing on the event drinks, and a $10 voucher good for the night. I met up with [...]
Springbank and BenRiach tasting on July 12th
Posted in Live Whisky Tasting on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sportsman’s in Scottsdale, AZ is having a Springbank and BenRiach tasting on July 12th. Check out the lineup in the image below. I’ll be there, as will [at least] one of the other Whisky Magazine forum members. If you’re in the Phoenix, AZ area, you should give them a call and see if they have [...]
Black Bottle 10 year – leave your notion of blends at the door.
Posted in Black Bottle, blends, review, tagged Black Bottle, blend, review, scotch, whisky on July 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Introduction Tonight I’m trying Black Bottle 10 year blended scotch whisky, bottled at 43% alc./vol. On the bottle, it says “Finest Scotch Whisky with a Heart of Islay” When they say it has a heart of Islay, they mean it. This blended whisky apparently contains whisky from all 7 Islay distilleries (this is pre-Kilchoman). Black [...]
Knob Creek – Thanks for nothing. (Phase 2)
Posted in Knob Creek, whisky accessories, tagged Knob Creek, Thanks for nothing, whiskey t-shirt on July 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Phase 2 of the Knob Creek “Thanks for nothing” marketing push arrived in my mailbox this afternoon…a T-shirt that states “I survived the drought of 2009″ (pictured to the right, with my half-empty KC bottle and custom label). As has already been reported by others, Knob Creek Stillhouse Members received an email last week titled [...]
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