A sample of the whisky pictured up above landed on our doorstep way back in December of 2016. It was part of a care package which included 18 other samples that was sent to us by Lauren Mayer of Spirit Imports. I wish I could explain why it […]
Labor Day has passed us by and the kids are back in school, but that doesn’t mean that summer is completely over. According to MY calendar, it doesn’t end until September 22nd at 4:01PM EST, which of course means that we still have some warm days ahead. Days […]
Manzanilla. Fino. Amontillado. Oloroso. Palo Cortado. Pedro Ximenez. Moscatel. Whisky lovers are familiar with the names of these Sherry varieties that are used to age and sometimes “finish” the magical elixir that we hold near and dear to our hearts. When we first saw the words “Arranta Cask” which […]
Before we get to our review of the Old Pulteney 12, let’s get some facts and figures about the distillery: Located in the town of Wick, the distillery was founded in 1826. Prior to 2012, which is the year that the Wolfburn distillery opened its doors in the […]
Many moons ago, I purchased a bottle of Tamdhu 10 for around $30 with the hope that I had found a value priced, age statement wearing, Single Malt Scotch Whisky. What I soon discovered AFTER making this purchase is that this was a bottling of what was left […]
The C Gin Fizz (adapted from a Liquor.com recipe) 1 ounce Club Soda 1 ounce Blue Coat Barrel Aged Gin 1 ounce C Carrot Spirit 1 ounce Fresh Lemon Juice 3/4 ounce Simple Syrup 1 Egg White (about .5 oz) Method: Add the club soda to a Fizz or […]
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about an event that we attended at Center City Philadelphia’s Aldine, where Boardroom Spirits premiered their latest and greatest bit of distilling magic: C Carrot Spirit, an eau de vie style spirit made from 100% Real Carrot (I know this […]
A couple of months ago, we received the three Tequila bottles that you see in the above photo. Casamigos Tequila is the brand. George Clooney and Rande Gerber are its founders. For those of you that aren’t familiar with these men, one (Clooney) is an actor / writer […]
Way back in late March (Monday the 20th to be more precise), we were invited to attend an “Esteemed Members of the Media” gathering at Center City Philadelphia restaurant Aldine, where Boardroom Spirits, makers of B Beet Spirit, would be premiering C Carrot Spirit, their latest and greatest eau de […]
This was a fun little experiment courtesy of our friend Rob… Take an 8 ounce Mason jar. Add one teaspoon of bitter orange peel (the kind you would use to make a Belgian Wit. He picked up a bag at his local homebrewer supply shoppe) and a teaspoon […]