Crown Royal Gives Newest Whisky The Marquis Touch
Crown Royal blended Canadian whisky has released their Marquis blend, which has been finished in Caribbean rum casks and will be available in select states in the USA. Crown Royal Marquis was finished in Caribbean rum casks, bottled at 40% alcohol by volume [80 proof] and is said to produce notes of brown sugar, dates, […]
Amber Lane Debuts Chartreuse Casked Whisky
Australia-based Amber Lane distillery has released a whisky aged in a monk-produced yellow Chartreuse cask – Rue de La Chartreuse – which the distillery claims to be the ‘first of its kind’. Chartreuse is a French herbal liqueur traditionally created by Catholic order of monks called Carthusians and Amber Lane’s rendition has been officially approved […]
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Innis & Gunn Original
While whisky is drink of choice in a lot of contexts, I’m not so single minded as to drink nothing else. In fact, I may have sampled an even wider range of beer in my day than I have whisky. Since I think it’s important to try different things in life, and not just stick to what you know and love (whisky, in this case), I thought I would introduce […]
Whyte & Mackay 13 y.o. “The Thirteen”
The history of this Scottish institution, which just so happens to produce one (and own the distillery of another; Dalmore) of my favorite whiskies, is pretty turbulent. The companies roots lie in warehousing, which was its main concern for as long as it went under the name of Allan & Poynter (1843-1882) until it was purchased by Charles Mackay & James Whyte. When they purchased the business, and changed its […]
Ardbeg 1998 Renaissance
I won’t be going in to too much historic detail of the distillery for once, as there is just too much to say about the whisky itself (and the path Ardbeg have walked us down in getting to this expression). Fear not, though, I will no doubt review other Ardbeg expressions in the future and include a bit of distillery background, for those of you who normally enjoy that part […]
Ancient Age
It is a commonly held belief that “whisky snobs” dislike all forms of American “whiskey” or bourbon; similar, in fact, to the belief that American beer is made from one part water and one part make-believe. Both of these statements are, in fact, incorrect – America has some of the best (in my opinion) breweries in the world (Anchor, Flying Dog, Left hand, Sierra Nevada, the list goes on) and […]
Auchentoshan 21 Year Old
I’m not sure how I feel about Auchentoshan; while it is Scottish, it was founded by Irish refugees in 1823, and on top of that it is located on the outskirts of Glasgow (with fear of being stabbed, I won’t go into detail on why I don’t like Glasgow, the knife-crime capital of the UK). With their whisky being tasty, I’m torn. Something that makes Auchentoshan unique in Scotland is that […]
Aberlour 10 Year Old
Most whisky producers take pride in their long history, and will thus fight to subtract another year from their est. date (some list the day the construction of the distillery begun, rather than when it first opened, for example), Aberlour, however, have gone in the opposite direction. They first opened for business in 1826 but the distillery was burnt to the ground and re-opened in 1879, which is the date […]
Dalmore King Alexander III
The Scottish highlands are known for a variety of things; their rugged hills and mountains including Ben Nevis, the highest in the UK, fantastic nature and well preserved wildlife, the all-but-sparse flow of naturally crisp and pure water, but perhaps more than any of those it is known for, you guessed it, fantastic whisky. The highlands region is home to a host of distilleries including Oban, Glenmorangie, Glenturret and of […]
Antiquary 12 Year Old
While Tomatin, the company who make Antiquary, was established in 1897, it has only been around in its current (Japanese owned) format since 1986. Antiquary is a well known brand, but that is not only because of the quality of their whisky or the fact that they have been around for over a century. There is also another factor, one less prestigious, and that is their bottle. Inspired by the […]
Jameson 18 Year Old
If I say Irish Coffee, which whiskey (yep, with an E, silly Irish…) comes to mind? Chances are it will be Jameson – the classic choice – though I would save that job for one of this guy’s younger brothers, as it would be a waste of both money and fine whiskey. While they’ve given up arguing over who’s the oldest Irish whiskey with Bushmills, there is no contest over […]
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
It has been suggested that it means Hollow Broadbay, but that’s something that I can neither confirm nor refute, however what I can tell you is that it is the name of what is arguably one of the best known whiskies in the world: Laphroaig. Found in the Islay region of Scotland, with its roots going back to 1810, Laphroaig is one of the big boys of the whisky world; […]
Clynelish 14 Year Old
The Clynelish distillery is situated on the northeastern coast of Scotland, in the town of Brora. Founded in 1819, it was originally known as Brora, and would be for quite a few years until a new distillery was built along side the old in 1968; the whisky produced in the new distillery, still a part of the same company, would instead be given the name Clynelish. It is not at […]
Speyburn Bradan Orach
Golden Salmon – upon first letting your nose draw close to it, you may detect hints of orange marmalade and honey; the first taste, meanwhile, may be better described as oaky with hints of stem. Though unlikely to be found in the sea, I am, of course, not talking about a rare breed of sweet water fish. No, what I’m trying to describe are a few of the characteristics of […]
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