Well, good timing with my previous post on the Mackinlay’s Shackleton whisky replica. It looks like the National Geographic Channel is airing a special on the Shackleton whisky discovery and replication process tonight. I’ll be watching..likely while enjoying a dram of The Dalmore. [Edit: Oops! I accidentally posted this as a PBS special originally. It's [...]
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Expedition Whisky on National Geographic tonight – The Shackleton story
Posted in whisky news, whisky research, whisky resources, tagged Shackleton on November 3, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Scotch cask types – Seeking some clarity
Posted in whisky research, whisky resources, tagged scotch maturation, whisky cask types on April 25, 2011 | 22 Comments »
Introduction There are plenty of resources out there explaining how Scotch whisky goes from new-make spirit to full-fledged Scotch via maturation in casks (I’ll include some links at the bottom of this post). However, I decided to go ahead and do a blog post that pulls together some of that information. More specifically, I want [...]
Back from vacation – a word on whisky in Disneyland
Posted in whisky research, tagged whisky in Disneyland on March 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Wow, I see I haven’t posted anything since March 4th! I think that’s the longest I’ve gone without a post since I started blogging almost a year ago. I had intended to post about a couple of tastings I went to early in the month, but got busy with work and preparing for our family [...]
A bourbon tasting with Tom Bulleit
Posted in Bulleit, Live Whisky Tasting, whisky research, tagged Bulleit Bourbon, Frontier Whiskey, Tom Bulleit on February 4, 2010 | 20 Comments »
Introduction As I prepared to leave work yesterday, I checked my Twitter feed and saw the reminder from Sportsman’s Fine Wine and Spirits that a free Bulleit Bourbon tasting was taking place from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. I was kind of tired and almost ignored it, but then…I’ve passed that unique flask-shaped bottle with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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