Since Thanksgiving was relatively early this year, I thought that the Holiday Season (i.e. Black Friday to New Year’s Day), would go by at a leisurely pace. I couldn’t have been more wrong! The last week of November and the entire month of December were a blur, and […]
While out looking for a Halloween costume for the boy, I found myself in the same shopping center as Total Wine. So, I thought that I while I was getting something for him, I might as well get something for me. As a part of a mixed six, […]
By now you should know the drill. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America sends up some samples from their latest Outturn, and we divide them up and review them. Our last Outturn sample pack included the following: Cask No. 3.184 aka “Arabesques of ash and high kicks […]
On a recent trip to Roger Wilco (the old Wine Warehouse in Voorhees), I picked up a mixed six with a number of beers from local brewers. The first of those beers was the Inlet India Pale Ale from 16 Mile. The second was the Amber Sun Ale. The […]
It’s one thing to get a whisky sample from an actual distillery or independent bottler. It’s a completely different thing when a whisky sample comes from someone’s personal collection… When your whisky comes from someone in the industry, it’s all part of their marketing plan, i.e. they send […]
The new bar is up, running, and has begun to get stocked with some excellent beverages. The first review of those beverages is a the 471 Small Batch Double IPA from Breckenridge Brewery.
Way back in mid September, I went back and forth with Raj Sabharwal (Managing Director of Purple Valley Imports) via Twitter and email about two whisky events that he would be hosting in Philadelphia during the week of October 22nd. One event would be for Sullivans Cove Tasmanian Whisky and the other would be for Amrut […]
The other day, while reaching for a beer, I found a can of Molson Ice lodged in the back of the beer fridge. As I was diving headfirst into a cheesesteak and looking for just one beer, I figured what the heck and popped open the can. Molson […]
For Jersey Week, the family went to Ireland and I found myself at the Quay’s in the Temple Bar area. While the children had a soda, I was looking for a more fortifying beverage. I had had my fill of stouts and was looking for something different and selected a […]
While doing a bit of booze shopping for the Holidays at WineWorks in Marlton, New Jersey (I purchased two bottles of wine for the bosses at work, two big bottles of beer for my dear Papa, and a bottle of Bunnahabhain 12 for a very close friend), I […]