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Scotch: A Pronunciation Guide With Brian Cox

By G-LO on June 5, 2011 • ( 13 Comments )

With the help of esteemed Scottish actor Brian Cox (the first man to play Hannibal Lecktor), our friends at Esquire have put together a series of videos that help guide us through

Post #251 – A Look Back At Our First 250 Posts…

By G-LO on May 23, 2011 • ( 10 Comments )

For post #251, I thought it would be fun to look back at the first 250 posts and do a best/worst list in various categories. Here goes… Shortest and Lamest Posts: Whisky Education and Something To Look Forward To… Funniest Posts: Esquire Rule No. 706 and My, that’s a […]

Whisky Review – Lagavulin 16

By G-LO on April 8, 2011 • ( 27 Comments )

“Since 1816, Lagavulin single malt Scotch whisky has been made in a picturesque huddle of buildings on Lagavulin Bay. Perhaps the most beautifully situated of distilleries, Lagavulin makes arguably the most intense, smoky and rich whisky of all. For many, this is the definitive Islay malt.” – Malts.com […]

Whisky Review – Glenfarclas 12

By G-LO on March 24, 2011 • ( 15 Comments )

“My great-great grandfather, John Grant, born in 1805, purchased Glenfarclas Distillery for £511.19s.0d on the 8th of June 1865. To this day, Glenfarclas Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky is distilled and matured at our family owned and run distillery, which thanks to the foresight of my forefathers remains […]

Save the last dram…

By The ROK on March 19, 2011 • ( 8 Comments )

A few years ago for my 40th birthday, I received a very special gift – a bottle of Aberlour a’bunadh. Tonight, I will enjoy the last dram as I write this review. The Aberlour distillery is located in Aberlour, Banffshire, Scotland in the heart of the Speyside region. Situated at […]

An Exclusive Members’ Tasting

By limpd on March 15, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

On March 8th, I had the pleasure of taking my Pappy to another exclusive tasting for members of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society at the Union League. Aron Silverman, the society’s ambassador, travels around the country bringing the society’s unique bottles to those interested in furthering their palate […]

Whisky Review – Caol Ila 17 Year Old 1990 – Mission (Murray McDavid)

By G-LO on March 10, 2011 • ( 9 Comments )

When we were first approached by Master of Malt about accepting some free whisky samples, all they asked is that we provide links to their website , Facebook page, and Twitter feed when we post our review of the whiskies they send. This was a perfectly timed solicitation […]

Master of Malt Whisky Samples

By G-LO on March 5, 2011 • ( 12 Comments )

Two weeks ago, we received an email from Master of Malt, a UK based whisky retailer, asking us if we’d be interested in trying some of their whiskies, and then posting a

The Search for New Whisky

By limpd on February 26, 2011 • ( 8 Comments )

G-LO was kind enough to share his copy of 101 Whiskies to Try before Your Die during one of our research sessions. While we each compiled our list of whiskies that we had already sampled we zeroed in on a couple (Amrut Fusion and the Mackmyra) that would […]

The Short Pour

By limpd on February 13, 2011 • ( 5 Comments )

At a Macallan event, the brand representative had defined a pour as the measure of the company. So, at an abbreviated assembly of the Kipling Road Society, if one member should entertain a “short” pour should the host take offense? Or, rather should the host accept the short […]