Lauren Mayer and Gabby Shayne (aka The Whiskey Sisters) of Spirit Imports are taking their whisky tasting show on the road to host six events in six different cities across the country… Loyal readers are well aware that we are veterans of many a Whisky Extravaganza (which was […]
One blustery winter evening in South Jersey, I was looking for a beverage to temper the cold and compliment my grilled chicken (yes, I was outside during a snowstorm grilling chicken, because when Benita wants the chicken grilled, you grill the chicken. And, then, you put the lotion […]
This past Tuesday (March 20, 2018 to be more precise) may have been the first day of Spring, but if you happen to live in the Northeastern United States, you would have never known it. Philadelphia and South Jersey experienced temperatures ranging from 28 to 35 degrees on […]
AK: Hello, Professor. It’s been a long time. G-LO: Indeed it has, Doctor! AK: Went out for burgers with the 17 year old daughter last night. Had a pretty boring soft drink to go with. I hate boring soft drinks. G-LO: Define boring. 7-up? Seltzer? Grape Ne-HI? Orange […]
Below is some muy importante information about one of our favorite Philly Food and Craft Beer events of the year, The Brewer’s Plate. This time around, they’ve moved the event to a Friday night which makes those of us that work Monday through Friday / 9 to 5 […]
Awhile back, our friends at The Baddish Group asked if we’d be interested in trying two Vodka expressions from their latest client, Nemiroff Vodka. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in previous posts, since I’m not much of a Vodka drinker, I was a bit hesitant to accept the […]
As is often the case, G-LO goes to his mail box and finds a generous sample of whiskey while I go to my mail box and find a note from Publisher’s Clearing House stating that I may be a winner. While I’m holding out hope that I may […]
What you see up above are photos of Islay’s very own Kilchoman Distillery that were taken by the West Coast Office (WCO) during his Single Cask Nation tour of Scotland in 2015. As I’m sure I’ve mentioned in previous posts, Scotland (Islay in particular) is a Top 5 […]
This time last year is when when we first started telling you about the American Whiskey Convention, an event that was held at Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on March 24, 2017. We are happy to report that this event is once again on the 2018 calendar, […]
Way back in early November, an email from Ninkasi Brewing Co. of Eugene, Oregon landed in our inbox asking if we’d be interested in trying their Sleigh’r Winter Ale. We of course said yes, so by mid-December, the beer that you see in the above photo landed safely […]