Way back in late March (Monday the 20th to be more precise), we were invited to attend an “Esteemed Members of the Media” gathering at Center City Philadelphia restaurant Aldine, where Boardroom Spirits, makers of B Beet Spirit, would be premiering C Carrot Spirit, their latest and greatest eau de […]
This was a fun little experiment courtesy of our friend Rob… Take an 8 ounce Mason jar. Add one teaspoon of bitter orange peel (the kind you would use to make a Belgian Wit. He picked up a bag at his local homebrewer supply shoppe) and a teaspoon […]
Once again, G-LO received his weekly booze mail shipment. In dividing the spoils, I was tasked with writing up the George Dickel No. 12. This is a Tennessee Whisky made by George A. Dickel & Co., one of many manufacturers that find themselves under the umbrella of the Diageo Empire. […]
Nova Scotia looks right smack dab into the expanse of the northern Atlantic Ocean. It’s bucolic on the best of days and darn right nasty when a sea fueled squall (or worse) rushes in to darken, dampen and chill its door. Hearty souls are created in these extreme […]
In years past, Limpd and I have had a few quibbles with the annual Philadelphia food and drink fest called The Brewer’s Plate that happens every March (this year’s event went down on March 5th) at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts… “The band was too loud. […]
AK: Hey, G-LO, you’re an experimental sort, ain’t ya? G-LO: Depends on the subject. Sometimes I’m a creature of habit. Sometimes I like to get jiggy with it. AK: OK, Mr. Jiggy, we’re gonna go where many have never gone. G-LO: Ohhhh! The final frontier? One of those […]
Herbal, Lime Zest Scent. Cane Sugar, Menthol Flavor. Crisp. Clean. Intriguing! _______________________________________________________ Many thanks to our Hipster Friends for passing this along!
After toiling away in a Northeast Philadelphia industrial park for a little over 11 years, Philadelphia Distilling (makers of Bluecoat Gin, Vieux Carré Absinthe, The Bay Seasoned Vodka and so much more) recently moved their distilling operation to a brand new, mixed-use facility in the Fishtown section of […]
LOS ANGELES – All of the Southland’s eyes were focused on the whisky world as The Whisky Extravaganza came to town for its annual visit in 2016’s November. The Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown LA was the cushy site for a second year in a row so that […]
“I’ve often compared Blended Scotch Whisky to a symphony orchestra, where all of the musicians are playing in unison and no one soloist stands out as they play the same composition seamlessly as one, while a Single Malt Scotch Whisky is like a jazz soloist (or a jazz […]