Introduction Like I did last year, I’m going to be following blogs and tweets, living vicariously through Feis Ile festival-goers. Feis Ile is the Festival of Malt and Music, taking place the last week of May each year on the island of Islay in Scotland. As long as I’m following along, I figure I might [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Following Feis Ile 2010
Posted in Feis Ile, Festivals, tagged Feis Ile 2010 on May 22, 2010 | 15 Comments »
The Last Drop – A one-of-a-kind blended whisky
Posted in blends, review, The Last Drop, tagged The Last Drop whisky on May 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Introduction I guess I never did a write-up on the local Compass Box tasting at Sportsman’s I went to a couple of months ago. I’ll have to pull out my notes and do that. That tasting serves as a good example of why I love to get out there and be a part of the [...]
A Four Roses bourbon tasting with Master Distiller Jim Rutledge
Posted in Four Roses, Live Whisky Tasting, tagged Four Roses bourbon, Four Roses Tasting on May 4, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Introduction We had another great local tasting at Sportsman’s Fine Wine and Spirits in Scottsdale, AZ on April 14. This time, it was Four Roses bourbon, and Jim Rutledge was there to pour our drams. He’s been the Master Distiller at Four Roses distillery since 1995. Like Tom Bulleit, he was a very engaging, down-to-earth [...]
