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, […]
While Limpd and his clan were conquering Epcot’s World Showcase at Disney World during Jersey Week this past November, Mrs. G-LO, The Boys, and I were sailing the high seas aboard the newly refurbished Disney Magic. Since this would be our second trip aboard a Disney Cruise Line […]
Below are a few of the more interesting press releases that have found their way to our inbox over the past week… Laphroaig, the Whisky That Never Sleeps Show date: Thursday 26th September Show times: 8pm New York 1am (27th) London 8am (27th) Hong Kong Laphroaig Live is now in its seventh […]
As I start most of these posts, a couple of weeks ago, G-LO received the following four whisky samples from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America: Cask No. 3.184 aka “Arabesques of ash and high kicks of coal” Cask No. 48.26 aka “In a wild garden, late summer” Cask No. […]
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 […]
A little over two weeks ago, I received our third batch of whisky samples from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America which included the following: Cask No. 2.81 aka “Black tea in a greenhouse”. Cask No. 23.72 aka “A big, eye-watering slap”. Cask No. 125.48 aka “Old-fashioned tea […]
In the latest edition of WhiskyCast HD, Mark Gillespie flies to Tuscany to meet with Dr. Bill Lumsden (Head of Distilling & Whisky Creation for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg) for the
While it’s nice to be my mother-in-law’s favorite son-in-law (interestingly enough, I am also her ONLY son-in-Law), this dubious honor comes with an occasional string attached. This past February, my in-laws asked me to pick them up in New York City after their 10-day Caribbean cruise on the […]
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 […]