“I’ve often compared Blended Scotch Whisky to a symphony orchestra, where all of the musicians are playing in unison and no one soloist stands out as they play the same composition seamlessly as one, while a Single Malt Scotch Whisky is like a jazz soloist (or a jazz […]
This time last year is when when we first started telling you about the American Whiskey Convention, an event that was held at Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia on March 25, 2016. We are happy to report that this event is once again on the March calendar […]
Based upon some interwebz-based research, it appears as though there has been very little Balmenach Single Malt Scotch Whisky released by the actual distillery. Sure, I was able to track down a 12 Year Old expression that’s for sale on The Whisky Exchange, but that bottle costs $479.29 […]
Down the Rabbit Hole – A term used to describe a situation that is strange, confusing, or illogical, and often hard to escape from. It originates from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a children’s story by Lewis Carroll in which a girl called Alice falls down a rabbit hole […]
According to the official Crown Royal website, their Fine Deluxe Blended Canadian Whisky goes all the way back to 1939. Here’s the official story in its entirety… In 1939, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made history when they became the first reigning monarchs to visit Canada, arriving by […]
My In-laws, in an effort to support the blog (or perhaps hasten my demise because I am not Italian, and because there is a certain amount of Neapolitan-ness in their bloodlines), presented me with a $100 gift card to a local liquor store. In this instance, local meant […]
Over the past few years, Highland Park has been seriously playing up Orkney’s Norse heritage with several of their limited release whiskies. Their Valhalla Collection featured four expressions named after the Norse gods Thor, Loki, Freya, and Odin, while their Ice and Fire Editions are named after Norse mythology’s […]
We (and by we I mean snobby booze bloggers such as ourselves) can poke fun at flavored whisky all we want, but there’s no denying their popularity with the booze drinking public. This is where you ask… “How do you know this, G-LO? Did you conduct extensive market […]
Our friends at Impex, sent G-LO a healthy pour of the Chapter 7™ 19 YO Highland Single Malt. Chapter 7™ is an independent bottler’s brand that was founded in Switzerland in 2014. Initially, they bottled single casks from some of Scotland’s lesser known distilleries. The distilleries had provided a good […]
We recently received an email from The Baddish Group regarding a holiday friendly cocktail called The Apple Claus. This recipe which features Four Roses Small Batch Bourbon as the main ingredient was created by bartender Laura Moore of EDGE Social Drinkery in Tampa, Florida’s The Epicurean Hotel. The Baddish […]
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