Thanksgiving Opinions Of Laphroaig – Round 1
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that may or may not mean – depending on your family – that it is time for a dollop or three of Laphroaig…
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21-Year-Old Timorous Beastie Released Upon The Land
A 21-Year-Old Timorous Beastie has been unleashed upon the land. The Highland blended malt scotch whisky is bottled at 46.8% alcohol by volume [93.6 proof] and is said to have notes of barley, honey and spices and was matured in sherry casks. Only 2718 bottles of Timorous Beastie 21 Years Old Sherry Edition are available […]
Steinlager Goes Totally Techno For Tokyo Dry
If Steinlager Tokyo Dry sales take off after this 60-second advertisement for their beer, it can only be due to one thing – people dancing to techno music while dressed in futuristic costumes – because the beer itself only makes a two-second afterthought appearance…
Half Century Blend Launched
The Blended Whisky Company has launched what they are calling their Half-Century Blend – a limited edition release of whiskies aged for at least 50 years. The Half-Century Blend has been bottled at 45.5% alcohol content [91 proof]. Only 768 bottles of the Half-Century Blend are being made available from the first batch at a […]
Buchanan’s Whisky Invades The World Series
Buchanan’s Whisky took full advantage of the seven-game 2016 World Series showdown between the Cleveland Indians and eventual winner, Chicago Cubs, with in-game advertisements in both Game Six and Game Seven this week…
Highland Park Set To Toss You Into The Fire
Earlier this year, Orkney Island-based Highland Distillery released what they called their Ice Edition, a 17-Year-Old single malt whisky – and now they are preparing to release its 15-Year-Old Fire Edition brother. Highland Park Fire Edition has been matured in refill Port-seasoned casks, bottled at 45.2% alcohol by volume [90.4 proof] and is said to […]
Bowmore Back In Black
It is unlikely that you will ever see this fifth and final installation in the Black Bowmore Series -the recently released 50-Year-Old – due to its limited availability. The Islay-birthed Black Bowmore 50-Year-Old single malt quite expectedly spent 50 years maturing in first-fill Oloroso sherry casks – making it the most aged whisky of the […]
If You Have 3.5 Hours To Kill, Laphroaig Has Something For You
Andy Daly embarks on a 3.5 hour recounting of remarks on how to describe the taste of Laphroaig Whisky…