8:00 rolled around and I safely navigated the demilitarized zone and made it to the ROK with a crock pot full of meatballs and a tucker tote filled with whisky. Mr. and Mrs. Miracle Max and the ROK were joined by the Wookie and G-Lo as I dropped off […]
I recently came across the program from the 14th Extravaganza and came to realize that the booklet contained not only a listing of great whiskies but also some of my early tasting notes. A quick look through the cabinet and I came across several bottles that were presented […]
G-LO’s original email to the “… booze dancing…” Authors… “I have an idea which I think might be amusing. Since the WhiskyFest announcement is out there on the “…booze dancing…”, we’ll need to post a follow-up to the event. I was thinking that we each tell our tale […]
Perhaps Lady Gaga should learn to control her alcohol intake and hire a new fashion consultant. A man in Trinidad and Tobago says that he stole 72 bottles of Johnny Walker whisky in order to support his children. NYC auction house Bonhams and Butterfields will hold a dedicated whisky […]
I have been a fan of bourbon whiskey since the late 80s when I first had a taste of Old Grand Dad. I guess you could say that Old Grand Dad was my gateway bourbon. Right around the early to mid 90s, I became aware of Jim Beam’s […]
A radio broadcaster, an actor, a comedian, and a journalist plan to visit every distillery in Great Britain and Ireland by motorcycle. A grandmother in Thailand is accused of pimping out her two grandchildren in order to “fund her beer and rice whisky habit“. In honor of their […]
Preparations are under way for the Second Annual Kipling Road Whiskey Fest. In less than two weeks, the members in good standing of the Kipling Road Malt Society will gather for the second annual membership meeting. The format will be the same as last year: each member is […]
Several miscommunications. Two fired up little boys. A hot sticky day in the Delaware Valley. Two Delaware River crossings to South Philly. Not much food in the fridge, but several tasty beers on hand. That pretty much sums up my Saturday from 10AM to 8PM. I get home […]
Recently, my sister moved from Dallas to Louisville. This presented me with an opportunity to visit the land of Bourbon and to take a first-hand account of Bourbon distilling. While the rest of the family was off to Churchill Downs, my sister, her fiance, and I headed into […]
Taking a day off from work to visit the many excellent bars in Center City Philadelphia in search of that special, yet elusive, beer on a sunny, 75 degree spring day is the “man equivalent of a spa day” (this quote is courtesy of Mrs. Alemonger). And that’s […]