This is my dilemma each year when shopping for a Christmas gift for my parents. They are up there in years and certainly don’t need any more stuff. So what do I do? Well, to my great fortune, I received an email from Master of Malt and was […]
Recently, G-LO was working the interwebz and received an offer from a PR firm in New York City that he couldn’t refuse. To be perfectly honest, any offer involving free beer or whisky is one that we will not refuse. We may not find that we like every product, […]
Crown Royal Introduces Maple Finished Whisky Iconic Canadian Flavor Inspires New Variant, Combining the Legendary Taste of Crown Royal with a Touch of Natural Maple Flavor GIMLI, Manitoba, Nov. 8, 2012 – Crown Royal added another branch to the family tree with the announcement of the brand’s first […]
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. I selected the Inlet IPA (and the Amber Sun […]
On Tuesday November 27th, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America held their annual Extravaganza event at the Union League in Center City Philadelphia. This event was originally scheduled for November 1st, but thanks to the mayhem that was caused by Hurricane Sandy, the event had to be […]
A couple of weeks ago, G-LO received the following five whisky samples from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America: Cask No. 5.35 aka “Laundry in the bakery”. Cask No. 26.84 aka “Moorland after rain”. Cask No. 33.113 aka “Sweet, peaceful dreams”. Cask No. 85.23 aka “Burnt granary toast with bramble […]
Jersey Week is that week in November where schools are closed on Tuesday for Election Day and then Thursday and Friday for the NJEA convention. Some school districts close for the entire week while other hold classes (albeit poorly attended) on Monday and Wednesday. Each year, we use this week […]
I can already hear the moans and groans when I say this (I’m looking at you Ed of The Dogs of Beer blog!), but we have fallen way behind in our whisky reviews! I know I know. Poor us. Or perhaps I should say, “Pour us another drink!”. […]
While hunkered down for Hurricane Sandy, G-Lo and Co. paid us a visit. Having been raised right, he did not come empty-handed. He had stocked up on a trip to the Foodery and brought over a bottle of the Green Flash’s Friendship Brew and Ommegang’s Scythe and Sickle Harvest Ale. […]
The Glenmorangie Company Is Named World’s Best Distiller Iconic Scottish whisky is crowned 2012 Distiller of the Year at the ‘Oscars’ of the wines and spirits industry The Glenmorangie Company is also named UK Spirits Producer of the Year for second year running The Glenmorangie Company was the […]