Booze Review Haiku – Bak’s Bison Grass Vodka
Herbal, Lime Zest Scent. Cane Sugar, Menthol Flavor. Crisp. Clean. Intriguing! _______________________________________________________ Many thanks to our Hipster Friends for passing this along!
Philadelphia Distilling Has a New Home in Fishtown…
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 […]
2016 LA Whisky Extravaganza: A Classy Whisky Event!
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 […]
Whisky Review – The Exclusive Malts Invergordon 1972 43 YO
“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 […]
Whisky Review – The Exclusive Malts Balmenach 2003, 13 Years Old
Based upon some interwebz-based research, it appears as though there has been very little Balmenach Single Malt Scotch Whisky released by the actual distillery. Sure, I was able to track down a 12 Year Old expression that’s for sale on The Whisky Exchange, but that bottle costs $479.29 […]
Whisky Review- Rabbit Hole Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Down the Rabbit Hole – A term used to describe a situation that is strange, confusing, or illogical, and often hard to escape from. It originates from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a children’s story by Lewis Carroll in which a girl called Alice falls down a rabbit hole […]
Whisky Review – Crown Royal Deluxe
According to the official Crown Royal website, their Fine Deluxe Blended Canadian Whisky goes all the way back to 1939. Here’s the official story in its entirety… In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made history when they became the first reigning monarchs to visit Canada, arriving by […]
Whisky Review – Laphroiag Cairdeas Madeira Cask
My In-laws, in an effort to support the blog (or perhaps hasten my demise because I am not Italian, and because there is a certain amount of Neapolitan-ness in their bloodlines), presented me with a $100 gift card to a local liquor store. In this instance, local meant […]
Booze Review – Sugarlands Distilling Co’s Appalachian Sippin Cream
If drinking moonshine and whisky is your thing, then Gatlinburg, TN is where you wanna be, and US-441 is the road you want to be on. Within a half mile stretch of this shop and restaurant lined road, there are four places to get your fill of moonshine […]
Norse Mythology and Orcadian Whisky. A Review of Highland Park Fire Edition.
Over the past few years, Highland Park has been seriously playing up Orkney’s Norse heritage with several of their limited release whiskies. Their Valhalla Collection featured four expressions named after the Norse gods Thor, Loki, Freya, and Odin, while their Ice and Fire Editions are named after Norse mythology’s […]
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