Courtesy of MOJO PSG… ANGEL’S ENVY® UNVEILS $8.2 MILLION BRAND HOME EXPANSION AND FIRST VIRTUAL DISTILLERY IN DECENTRALAND The $8.2 million Brand Home expansion adds 13,000 square feet and doubles annual guest capacity at ANGEL’S ENVY’s distillery in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. From June 14, National Bourbon Day, through […]
If you’re a regular viewer of our whisky reviews, then you know that we’re big fans of Islay’s Caol Ila Distillery and the magical spirits that they produce. If you’re a regular viewer, then you also know that all of the Caol Ilas we’ve reviewed have come from […]
Join us on Friday, June 26, 2020 at 10PM EDT / 7PM PDT for a LIVE tasting of the latest addition to Ardbeg’s core range, their 5 year old Wee Beastie. Be sure to log on to our YouTube Channel or Facebook Page and comment / ask questions […]
When Mrs. Satellite Engineer came up with Scotland as a Spring Break destination for us and the teenage daughters, my first thoughts went quickly to Islay. That idyllic island on the west coast is forever in my mind after three days there with the Single Cask Nation (SCN) […]
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 […]
My In-laws, in an effort to support the blog (or perhaps hasten my demise because I am not Italian, and because there is a certain amount of Neapolitan-ness in their bloodlines), presented me with a $100 gift card to a local liquor store. In this instance, local meant […]
Just thought we’d share some information about this very special Whisky event from one of our favorite distilleries… On Thursday, September 24th, 8pm GMT, the 9th annual Laphroaig Live will broadcast on the web from the island of Islay! Laphroaig is this year celebrating 200 years, and to mark […]
Although I own a ” square foot of Islay“, I have never actually set foot on the island to visit my minuscule plot of land, but thanks to the multimedia rich world in which we live, you don’t actually have to visit a place to get a feel […]
Chapter 1 – The Package It was an unusually cold April evening. G-LO decided to work a bit later than usual. The wife and kids were out of town. The office…a veritable ghost town thanks to Spring Break, Passover, and Easter falling on the same week. If ever […]
I am not a reviewer. I am not a whisky savant. I am not an animal. I am a lover of whisky, and I love the smell that fills the glass and rises above. I love the aroma from oak and vanilla and lemon and dead pine needles. […]