Introduction I got an email a couple of weeks ago from Stephanie Jerzy of NOVA Marketing asking if I’d like to participate in a Chivas Regal tasting event taking place in NYC on October 5th. Leading the tasting would be Chivas Brothers Ambassador Alex Robertson. The 2,500 miles between myself and the event were not [...]
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Chivas Challenge Live – The best kind of blended scotch tasting
Posted in Chivas Regal, Johnnie Walker, Live Whisky Tasting, tagged Chivas Live, Chivas Regal 18, Longmorn, Strathisla on October 7, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Johnnie Walker Gold vs Blue
Posted in blends, Johnnie Walker, review, tagged Johnnie Walker Blue, Johnnie Walker Gold on August 1, 2010 | 24 Comments »
Introduction I bought a 200ml bottle of JW Gold a while back to see what all of the fuss was about (people seem to rave over this particular expression relative to the more expensive JW Blue). I also have a 200ml bottle of JW Blue that I got from, of all people, a marketing firm [...]
The Art of Blending webcast – Part 2
Posted in Art of Blending Webcast, Johnnie Walker, tagged Andrew Ford, art of blending on October 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Introduction This is my third post about the Johnnie Walker Art of Blending webcast event with Johnnie Walker Master Blender Andrew Ford. Why am I still blogging about it? I realize I’m probably providing more coverage than a lot of people are interested in, but I thought I’d try to give a full account of [...]
The Art of Blending webcast – Part 1
Posted in Art of Blending Webcast, Johnnie Walker, whisky research, tagged Andrew Ford, Art of Blending Webcast, Black Label, Johnnie Walker on October 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Introduction This is my second post about the Johnnie Walker webcast event titled “Johnnie Walker Black Label Centenary Journeyman Blending Webcast with Johnnie Walker Master Blender Andrew Ford.” Whew! My first, introductory post is here. Andrew Ford was the host of the webcast, airing from the Brandy Library in New York City. The webcast was [...]
Johnnie Walker Black Label Centenary Journeyman Blending Webcast
Posted in Johnnie Walker, Live Whisky Tasting, Whisky business, tagged art of blending, Johnnie Walker, webcast, whisky blending kit on September 29, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Introduction Is that a long title or what? That was the title of an event put on by Diageo’s Johnnie Walker brand on 9/29/09 as part of a celebration of 100 years of Johnnie Walker Black Label. The host of the webcast was Andrew Ford, Master Blender for Johnnie Walker, and they aired the event [...]
