Jameson Sponsors MLS League
Irish whiskey brand Jameson is crossing the pond to support American football/soccer, announcing a multiyear partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) to be the organization’s official Irish whiskey sponsor. The partnership means Jameson brand will have a significant presence at the matches with in-stadium promotions and on-site experiential events as well as promotions via national […]
Fuji Reveals 50th Anniversary Single Malt
Japanese whisky distillery Fuji revealed a limited edition whisky celebrating the 50th anniversary of Fuji Gotemba Distillery by using distillate from its inaugural production run in 1973. Fuji 50th Anniversary Single Malt includes whiskies ranging in age from 12 to 50 years old, was aged in a combination of barrels including bourbon, beer, Oloroso sherry, […]
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Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old
Dalwhinnie 15 year old is considered by a few to be a bit of a lady’s drink, not quite suitable as a man’s dram. How it earned this reputation I do not know, though I would suppose that it is due to a combination of its mild mannered characteristics and the label being just a tad too neat. That doesn’t mean that any man ordering it in a Scottish pub […]
Bushmills Original
I was recently fortunate enough to be contacted by the good people over at Bushmills, offering me a free bottle of their original expression. I figured that the least I could do in return would be to write a little review of what I consider to be Ireland’s version of Whyte & Mackay (a favourite Scottish blend of mine) – in the sense that they both produce fairly priced, good […]
Whisky Burger
With spring and summer on the doorstep, I thought I would share a couple of my favorite Whisky BBQ recipes. I’m going to start out by writing a series of 4 articles with one recipe in each, starting with a Whisky burger, then moving on to a delicious whisky marinade (for steaks), followed by my very own Whisky Caramelized Bacon recipe (snack/burger topping) and finally a whisky based desert! I […]
Student Whisky
I was recently asked by one of my blog readers to give advice on good whisky or two for students – that is, a suggestion that won’t cost too much yet offers good value and taste. After having thought about it for a while, I’ve come up with a couple of names. Oh, and I should mentioned that the suggested budget was about $30, though I took the liberty of […]
Ardbeg 10 Year Old
You may have heard of them before, a little distillery called Ardbeg on the coast of Islay. As I was talking to my dear friend a day or two ago, I mentioned that I was writing a review of Ardbeg Blasda. A good memory being one of his finer qualities, he asked why I’d chosen to review Renaissance and Blasda, but not the more common 10 year old expression. The […]
Johnnie Walker Black Label
Johnnie Walker is a firm favorite of many novice and intermediate whisky drinkers alike – though I haven’t come across many whisky enthusiasts who hold it as a favorite. Personally, I find it to be a perfectly good every day whisky and one which I’ve had on more than one occasion. In the same price category, though, I generally prefer the Whyte & Mackay 13 year old.
Blanton’s Original
Having previously reviewed two of the cheaper expressions from the Buffalo Trace Distillery, I thought it about time to give some attention to my favorite; Blanton’s Original Single Barrel. While you can find some general distillery information in the Ancient Age post, I don’t think any review of Blanton’s would be complete without the mention of its own historic bragging point – it was, according to their website, the worlds’ […]
Whisky Cocktail: Rob Roy
You will notice that I’m going to cut down on my incessant rambling for most of these recipes. Unless there’s a particularly interesting history behind the drink, or some other anecdote, I will try to be fairly to-the-point. As any visitor to Scotland will be all but too aware, keeping things short is an exercise in extreme self control to most Scotsmen.
Ardbeg Blasda
Out driving my Mazda, I went past an Asda, I stopped for some pasta, But spotted some Blasda! Now home from Asda, Getting tipsy quite fast(a). Alright, I may not have a career writing lyrics, poetry or rap (though I do think the above would make a good rap tune, compared to what they’re normally spitting out), I’ll admit! And it may not be true to that I went to […]
Create your own Bushmills Whiskey?
Following the trend of recent “dream job” announcements, Bushmills Whiskey is offering one lucky whiskey aficionado a chance to work with master distiller Colum Egan and his team for a month to create his or her own blend of Irish whiskey. As Telegraph.co.uk states: The winner will spend a month on Northern Ireland’s north Antrim coast, near the Giant’s Causeway, where Bushmills has distilled whiskey since James I authorized it […]
Bell’s
This will be one of the shortest reviews you are going to see on my little blog, in the sense that not a lot will be said about the whisky. The only reason for my writing it in the first place is that I was in Waitrose earlier today, browsing their wine section (I picked up a bottle of Font de Michelle Châteauneuf for $30 – not bad!), when I […]
Glenfiddich 12 Year Old
The name means “Valley of the Deer”, and the deer portrayed on the bottle and packaging is, perhaps, the most well known in the world. I certainly can’t think of one more commonly seen. Glenfiddich is, as you will probably be well aware, one of the best selling whiskys in the world. This, I suppose, is both a blessing and a curse for the distiller – while their sales are […]
Whisky Cocktail: Whiskey Sour
While most whisk(e)y* is, in my opinion, best consumed neat – that doesn’t mean that whisk(e)y cocktails are, in any way, a bad thing. Quite the opposite is true, in fact! There are literally tons of fantastic whisk(e)y cocktail recipes out there and I would certainly recommend that you try a few, should you be the type of person who generally enjoys a cocktail or two every once in a […]
Port Askaig 17 Year Old
Here’s a post that will be slightly different to most others; I’m not actually going to be reviewing a whisky that I’ve tried. Instead, I’m going to share with you what I’ve found out about a very young new player on the market; Port Askaig. Never heard of it? Neither had I, until recently. What you probably will have heard of, though, is The Whisky Exchange, the massive whisky retailer. […]
70 Year Old Mortlach Released
Rather than a review, this is just a short article on a piece of news you may find interesting. Only a few weeks ago, the world’s oldest single malt whisky was released by Gordon & MacPhail – established as a grocer and spirit merchant in 1895, G&M have ever since bought handpicked casks from distillers and created their own blends, as well as bottled single malts under licence for world […]
Mackmyra The First Edition
”Det här, Skotten, det är whisky!” (This, Scotsman, this is Whisky!) she said, producing a stylish looking bottle. The label was covered in foreign scribbling, the content a very light golden. “That,” I replied, “remains to be seen”. What my Swedish relative had brought over, a year or so ago, was a bottle of Mackmyra – The First Edition. For weeks before her visit she’d made various attempts to convince […]
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