A long while ago, I hosted a whisky night where each person brought two bottles that they were willing to share. Some of us brought an old favorite, some brought something that might be new, and some brought something new along with an old favorite. The latter was […]
2013 marks the 125th Anniversary of Four Roses Bourbon. As part of their anniversary celebration, Four Roses has launched a website called Year of the Toast. Here is what they have to say about it: In celebrating our 125th anniversary, we, at Four Roses, all lifted a glass […]
Last Wednesday, while scrolling through my WordPress Reader feed, I noticed the words “Pub Crawl” being used in the title of the most recent post by John LaRue of The Droid You’re Looking For blog. For those of you that are not familiar with John’s blog, he mostly […]
This wee dram of Pig’s Nose Blended Scotch Whisky is Leftover Dram #2 from the Master of Malt 2012 Whisky Advent Calendar that Limpd bought for his Pappy this past Christmas. Leftover Dram #1 was the Old Pulteney 21 that I reviewed at the end of April. Pig’s Nose […]
You don’t have to be a whisky geek to know that Rye whiskey has become wildly popular over the past few years. If you don’t believe me, below are links to several articles that have appeared in print and on the interwebz: The Wall Street Journal wrote about […]
“Well, ring-a-ding-ding! We are really in for a Suntory Fun Time!” – Limpd On Tuesday, May 14th, Limpd and I took the day off from work and headed up to New York City for an event called “The Art of Japanese Whisky Through The Art of Isamu Nogucho”. This […]
Way back in October, we posted some information about the Bowmore “Ultimate Islay Adventure!“ contest. As it turns out, the winner of that contest was John of The Scotch Life blog, which is based out of Washington, DC. While I was annoyed that I wasn’t the winner of […]
Third Annual Philadelphia Vendy Awards Announce the Judges and a New Category “Messy Yet Tasty” Category Sponsored by The Tide Stain Eraser® Philadelphia, PA – May 16, 2013 – A diverse panel of judges have been chosen to determine the winners of the coveted 2013 Vendy Cup. Along […]
Way back in August of 2011, I took part in the very first WhiskyCast Virtual Tasting. During the recording session, the four panelists that took part in this tasting were given the following three whiskies to sample and score: the AnCnoc 12, the Powers Gold Label 12, and […]
Earlier this week, I received an email from our #WhiskyFabric friend Johanne McInnis, asking if I would help her promote a Twitter event that she is working on with The Godfather of Canadian Whisky, Davin de Kergommeaux. For those of you that aren’t familiar with him, Davin is […]