On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the good people of the Jewish Whisky Company once again hosted the “Mother of all Whisky Events”, the NYC Whisky Jewbilee. This would be the seventh time that this event would descend upon Midtown Manhattan, and while the main event began at 7PM […]
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) […]
G-LO: Have you fully recovered from our Urban Village Brewing Company excursion last night? I don’t know about you, but I was totally feeling like I was experiencing a “to the pain” moment by the time that second pizza came out. That was one hell of a meal! […]
May 26, 2018 7:12 AM The plan is to be on the road by 7:59 AM. Let’s see how that goes. May 26, 2018 8:16 AM Car’s all packed up, but we’re 17 minutes behind schedule. Oh well. May 26, 2018 10:02 AM Quick stop for a double […]
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in late September, I was invited to attend a Craft Beer tasting session at Upright Brew House in Manhattan’s West Village. Since I was told that I could bring a few fellow beer lovers, I invited five friends (Flo, Bonnie, Lauren, Andrew, and Richard) that […]
The folks at Boardroom Spirits may not know the meaning of “alphabetical order” all that well (their eau de vie style spirits were released in the following order: B, then C, and then A, P and P. Last time I checked, A comes before B and C. And […]
Back in late May, we received an invite to the grand opening of a brew pub called Urban Village Brewing Co., which is located at The Schmidt’s Commons in the Northern Liberties section of the City of Brotherly Love (aka Philadelphia), and though Limpd and I weren’t able […]
G-LO: AK BABY! Remember that Single Cask Nation Scotland trip you went on a couple years ago? I’m sure there was oodles of tippling fine spirits going on, so I completely get it if you don’t. Plus, you’re really old and your memory ain’t what it used to […]
Whisky Jewbilee VI was a roaring success in New York City not more than a few weeks ago. The Boys of the Jewish Whisky Company bring the fun o’ plenty and a smorgasbord of Kosher chow AND new whisky like their own new retail line, Westland’s Garryana 2017, […]
It’s been 4 years since we last attended Opening Tap (the OFFICIAL kick-off to the 10-day brewfest known the world over as Philly Beer Week), and in those 4 years, a couple things have changed… In January of this year, the Board of Philly Beer Week (PBW) announced […]