Tag: Spirits

Voodoo Zombie! A Spooky Cocktail Recipe


My inbox gets flooded with crap. Million dollar orders. Free trips to visit friends in Nigeria. Pharmaceutical offers for problems I didn’t even know I have. But every once in awhile, something sneaks through that doesn’t immediately get flushed into a virtual American Standard 1.28 gpf commode. Last […]

Whisky Review – Highland Park Full Volume


Way back in December of 2017, Limpd, @SamSpeers (of Twitter and #WhiskyFabric fame), and Yours Truly took part in a WhiskyCast Tasting Panel with none other than Mr. WhiskyCast himself, Mark Gillespie. During this pre-Christmas tasting, we sampled three whiskies: Oban 14; The Glenburgie 15 from the Ballantine’s […]

Whisky Review – Highland Park Magnus


Once again, my generous neighbor and drinking task-master darkened my doorstep. In his hands were a number of samples that MUST be reviewed (his words, not mine. Can’t I just drink, savor, and NOT be REQUIRED to take notes every once in a while? Work! Work! Work! That’s […]

Booze Review – Frérot XO Assemblage de Crus Cognac


Earlier this summer, the folks at Flaviar asked if we were interested in reviewing a “crowdsourced” Cognac. Yep, you read that right. A “crowdsourced” Cognac. To understand what this really means, here’s what the bonnes gens (for you non-Français speakers, the English translation is “fine people”) at Flaviar have […]

Whisky Review – Port Askaig 8 Year Old


The bottle of Port Askaig Islay whisky that you see up above is the brainchild of Specialty Drinks Ltd., the parent company of The Whiskey Exchange and Elixir Distillers. As the name suggests, this new to the US market independent bottling label will only release whiskies distilled and […]