Regular subscribers are well aware of our “Life Under Lockdown Adult Beverage Exchange Program” which has been underway since mid-March of 2020. Our motto… Just because we can’t drink together doesn’t mean that we can’t share drinks. Back in September or October, The Wookie was kind enough to […]
As we approach the midpoint of Dry January, today’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table will feature a non-alcoholic beer from Paulaner of Munich, Germany. This beer is called a Weizen-Radler, and based upon the following description, it sure sounds refreshing… This mix is in a […]
On today’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table, we head back down to Virginia for yet another visit to Filibuster Distillery and a taste of two more of their whiskey expressions. The first is called their Dual Cask Straight Bourbon and the second is called their […]
Back in early November, The Family and I went on a socially distanced mini-vacation to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. As is always the case whenever any of us does a bit of traveling, some booze hunting was done in between hikes and recovery time at […]
Way back on 11/13/2020, we had the good fortune of hosting a LIVE Paul John Whisky tasting with their Brand Ambassador, Koray Kaan Ozdemir (he’s also a whisky blogger at https://www.whiskymonster.com/), where we sampled the following four Paul John expressions: Oloroso Select Cask Pedro Ximenez Select Cask Christmas […]
On today’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table, we head down to Virginia for a visit to Filibuster Distillery for a taste of two of their whiskey expressions. The first is called The Boondoggler, and the second is a Straight Rye. Here’s what they have to […]
Whiskey drinkers know all too well that once a previously unknown whiskey gets some press and notoriety (or a celebrity endorsement!), the price goes up, up, UP! It happened to Pappy Van Winkle. It happened to the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. It’s happening to Blanton’s. And so on, […]
This prettily packaged can of beer found its way to The Murder Table via a bit of neighborhood Craft Beer trading that occurred in early September… The G-LO Clan spent the last week of August at our favorite lakefront rental just outside of Camden, Maine, and our neighbors […]
Ready for another trip to Islay? We sure are! This time around we’re tasting the Port Askaig 110 Proof from Elixir Distillers and their master blender, Oliver Chilton. We’ve had a few Pprt Askaig expressions over the years have enjoyed each and every one of them. We were […]
During our LIVE whisky tasting with Tom Smith of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, the topics of snack foods came up while we “worked” our way through several delicious single barrel Scotch whiskies. Tom mentioned that during quarantine, he discovered an organic popcorn from a Danbury, […]