Mark Gillespie is either a glutton for punishment, or perhaps he genuinely likes us, because this past Saturday he invited us to record yet another episode of WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings. Not only did he invite us, he even took his show on the road and recorded the March 2014 […]
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 […]
A long while ago, I hosted a whisky night where each person brought two bottles that they were willing to share. Some of us brought an old favorite, some brought something that might be new, and some brought something new along with an old favorite. The latter was […]
There is no weird or convoluted back story with regards to the acquisition of this bottle of Concannon Irish Whiskey. I received an email from a New York Public Relations firm asking if I’d like to try this whiskey. I immediately said yes, and a few days later, […]
On January 20th of this year, Josh Zollweg of joshZie’s Whisky Review created a group on Facebook called Whisky Bloggers. As of this writing, the Whisky Bloggers group consists of 99 members with incredibly diverse backgrounds. While there are several members that I consider professionals in the whisky industry (i.e. […]
Last Fall, I was lucky enough to travel to the old sod over Jersey Week. A part of my spoils was a bottle of Jameson’s Crested Ten. This is sort of tweener, somewhere between the original Jameson and the more refined 12 but at a price point that is […]
Since Mrs. G-LO and I have tickets to see Lisa Hannigan (an Irish singer / songwriter) on Thursday night at Milk Boy Philly, I thought I would celebrate the occasion with a review of the
As I mentioned in my review of the Nikka Whisky From The Barrel, I recently had the opportunity to help Mark Gillespie of WhiskyCast with a new project called WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings. In addition to his weekly WhiskyCast podcast, Mr. Gillespie plans to gather four listeners per month […]
With the ROK MIA, I guess I am the last of the booze dancers to find my way over to Dublin Square. After a delicious lunch with my better half on President’s Day, I have to say the delay was my loss. With the children off to school, […]
The Ad… The Front of the Bottle… The Back of the Bottle… The Verdict…