A while ago, I went on a family vacation to Italy. We hit a number of stops in Tuscany and then spent the last few days in Rome. As luck would have it, there was a great liquor store down the street from our hotel in Rome. G-LO […]
If you’re a regular visitor to this here booze blog, then you already know that we LOVE the Jewish Whisky Company’s annual NYC event, the Whisky Jewbilee! We’ve been lucky enough to attend the last three events and look forward to their 5th Anniversary event which will be […]
We’re no strangers to Suntory’s Hibiki range of blended Japanese whiskies. For several years, their 12 year old expression was the only game in town, but then in mid 2014, they unleashed their 17 and 21 year old expressions on the American market. All three are beautifully made […]
When the #WhiskyFabric speaks, we listen! Below is a press release from our friend, Allison Patel, announcing the birth of her newest baby, Brenne Ten… Brenne® French Single Malt Whisky Releases BRENNE TEN to Immediate Acclaim and Awards Brenne® unveils its first age-statement whisky, already named #2 World’s […]
Old bourbon has always been a mystery to me. The real and not-so real stories of its American roots from the days of Independence to the Industrial Revolution seemed to always read like a history textbook from an author who had swallowed all the passed down lore (and […]
Just thought we’d share some information about this very special Whisky event from one of our favorite distilleries… On Thursday, September 24th, 8pm GMT, the 9th annual Laphroaig Live will broadcast on the web from the island of Islay! Laphroaig is this year celebrating 200 years, and to mark […]
A month or so ago, G-LO once again headed down to the mailbox and found another box of boozemail. I headed down to the mailbox and found begging letters from Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush and Chris Christie. This once again confirms that G-LO really knows how to work […]
Back in May, we received six whisky samples from Impex Beverages. The collective name for these whiskies is The Exclusive Malts Batch #8 which includes a Balmenach 2007, Laphroaig 2005, Invergordon 1984, Irish Whiskey 2002, North Highland 2005, and Speyside 1991. Rather than share the samples and compare notes, […]
As most of you are well aware, we are big fans of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, and have attended the last seven Fall Extravaganza events in Philadelphia, Spring Extravaganza event in New York in May of 2012, and the Fall Extravaganza event in LA in November of 2014. […]
Heaven Hill’s Pikesville Straight Rye is the second whiskey that Limpd and I sampled on that fateful night in mid-August when I once again darkened his door with my bag o’whiskey in hand (given my rather average stature, it’s amazing that I can darken any door. Or maybe […]