We’ve already reviewed the Crown Royal XR and Crown Royal Maple. Now it’s time to review their newest whisky, Crown Royal XO. Here’s what Crown Royal has to say about their latest expression: This is no ordinary reserve quality whisky. Crafted by the Crown Royal Master Blender, XO […]
JACK: Hi Lloyd. A little slow tonight, isn’t it? LLOYD: Yes, it is, Mr. Torrance. What’ll it be? JACK: Now I’m awfully glad you asked me that, Lloyd, because I just happen to have two twenties and two tens right here in my wallet. I was afraid they were going to be there until next April. So here’s […]
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, Limpd and I decided that we would finally sit down to review some Knappogue Castle Irish whiskey samples that we recently received from Castle Brands. While we have heard many positive things about Knappogue Castle, this is the first time […]
While doing a bit of research for this blog post, I stumbled upon the following quote by Leonardo da Vinci: Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Simple and sophisticated is the perfect way to describe a well crafted Old-Fashioned. A cube of sugar, a few dashes of Bitters, a […]
Thanks to perpetual snow storms and a Polar Vortex or two, Winter 2014 has definitely been interesting. Just last night we were hit with yet another storm that dumped around a foot of snow on us (just so you know, I’m writing this on 2/13/14, just before midnight, and […]
Below are a few of the more interesting press releases that landed in our inbox this week… The West Coast Office Invites You to a Bruichladdich Tasting with Whisky Guy Rob Our friend Aaron (aka the West Coast Office) invites you to join him, along with the South Bay Whisky Tribe, […]
On Friday October 18th, 2013, The Whisky Woman and I had the following chat via text messaging while she waited for her ANA flight to take off from JFK (she was headed to Japan for a vacation with her husband)… Whisky Woman (WW): Holy shit – they’re serving Hibiki […]
I married a rocket scientist. Ok, not really. She’s a satellite engineer. Same difference. Well, not exactly, and Exactly is an art form for engineers. Numbers and formulas and complex algorithms are buzzing in her head constantly. She won’t admit it but she talks in her sleep and […]
Below are a few of the more interesting press releases that landed in our inbox this week… Glenmorangie’s New “Friendship” Whisky — The fifth annual offering from its award-winning Private Edition range — Glenmorangie has released its eagerly-awaited fifth annual limited edition single malt whisky: Companta. Its predecessor, […]
Ungettable. That’s what Craft Beer and Whisky Geeks call that magical elixir that everyone wants, but few of us actually get. If you’re a Craft Beer Geek, then you already know how difficult it is to track down something like Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) and CBS (Canadian […]
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