Introduction I recently purchased miniature (50ml) bottles of Chivas Regal 12, The Glenlivet 12, and Glenfiddich 12 so that I could compare the three and see if any one of them stands out as an entry level value for a “light” whisky. When I call them “entry level” whiskies, I mean that in two ways. [...]
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Two malts and a blend – Comparing three entry level Speyside whiskies
Posted in blends, Chivas Regal, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, review, tagged Chivas Regal 12, Glenfiddich 12, review, scotch, The Glenlivet 12, whisky on August 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Bruichladdich releases world’s first “organic Islay single malt”
Posted in Bruichladdich, whisky news, tagged Bruichladdich Organic 2003, Bruichladdich Press Release, whisky news on August 28, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Here’s a new press release from Bruichladdich announcing the release of Organic 2003 “Culblair Farm” edition, with a UK Retail price of £39. It’s bottled at 46%, and there will be 15,000 bottles made available. It says “Anns An T-seann Doigh” on the label, which is Gaelic for “in the traditional way.” All of the barley used [...]
Bruichladdich Infinity 3 – Press Release
Posted in Bruichladdich, whisky news, tagged Bruichladdich Infinity 3, whisky news on August 26, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Hot on the heals heels [Doh!] of the Port Charlotte PC8 release, Mark Reynier has sent out this press release for Infinity 3. This is another multi-vintage release, like the 3D3 that I recently reviewed. It’s bottled at 50%, and is said to have a slightly higher peating level than the Infinity 2 release, which [...]
Easy ABVs for iPhone – Part 1
Posted in whisky accessories, whisky research, tagged Easy ABVs, iPhone on August 24, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Introduction I’ve been reading up on iPhone development, and finally got around to creating something this weekend instead of just reading about it. It’s a pretty simple application, which is good, as it will allow me to get experience with the end-to-end iPhone App Development process fairly quickly. The purpose of Easy ABVs (as in [...]
Port Charlotte PC8 – This might be the one!
Posted in Bruichladdich, whisky news, tagged Port Charlotte PC8, whisky news on August 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Press release from Bruichladdich This just came from Mark Reynier at Bruichladdich. I was impressed with Bruichladdich 3D3 (bottled in 2006) in my recent review, but thought it was a wee bit youthful. This just might be the peated Bruichladdich to win me over, and it’s available now from major online UK retailers. So tempting… [...]
Laphroaig Live coming to Kentucky in September
Posted in Laphroaig, whisky news, tagged Laphroaig, Laphroaig Live, news on August 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
John Campbell, Laphroaig distillery manager, has sent out the following email to Friends of Laphroaig. They’ll be broadcasting live from the Maker’s Mark distillery in Kentucky on September 25, 2009. You can check out previous Laphroaig Live broadcasts here. Dear Friend of Laphroaig®: I have been talking to you for some time about our plans [...]
Bruichladdich 3D3 – A gentle [peat] giant
Posted in Bruichladdich, review, tagged Bruichladdich 3D3, review, scotch, whisky on August 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Introduction In my attempt to remain a Stage 3 single malt fanatic, and not progress to Stage 4, I’m turning my focus more to whisky samples as a means of discovery. My local Bevmo recently stocked a 3-pack Bruichladdich sampler, containing 50 ml bottles of Rocks, Links and 3D3. I’ve tried Bruichladdich 15 year and [...]
Poll: Which stage of single malt fanaticism are you in?
Posted in Poll, whisky research, tagged malt fanaticism, Poll on August 12, 2009 | 28 Comments »
Introduction Are you a Single Malt Whisky Fanatic? Serge from WHISKYFUN.COM posted a link on Twitter to this smwhisky.com web page, detailing the five stages of single malt whisky fanaticism: Curiosity, Enthusiasm, Fanaticism, Obsession, and Terminal. Please follow the link to the original description (which is pulled from a Yahoo newsgroup from 2002), then select [...]
Octomore 2009 Bottling – How about a sampler?
Posted in Bruichladdich, review, tagged Bruichladdich, Octomore on August 11, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I got an email from Mark Reynier at Bruichladdich this morning with the Octomore 2 press release that’s already been posted all over the blogosphere. Cool…am I “press” now? Anyway, it was interesting timing, as I just tried Bruichladdich 3D3, the peated bottling from a couple of years ago that contains the first ever Octomore [...]
Getting Wild with Ben Nevis
Posted in Ben Nevis, review, Wild Scotsman, tagged Ben Nevis, review, scotch, whisky, Wild Scotsman on August 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Introduction Wild Scotsman single cask: 1992 Ben Nevis 13 year, 46%, Cask #693 I discovered Wild Scotsman whisky via Twitter, where the Wild Scotsman himself, Jeffrey Topping, is an active member. Following the Twitter profile link to his site, I discovered that this is an American who travelled to Scotland to learn about whisky making, [...]
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