Crown Royal Introduces Maple Finished Whisky Iconic Canadian Flavor Inspires New Variant, Combining the Legendary Taste of Crown Royal with a Touch of Natural Maple Flavor GIMLI, Manitoba, Nov. 8, 2012 – Crown Royal added another branch to the family tree with the announcement of the brand’s first […]
On Tuesday November 27th, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America held their annual Extravaganza event at the Union League in Center City Philadelphia. This event was originally scheduled for November 1st, but thanks to the mayhem that was caused by Hurricane Sandy, the event had to be […]
A couple of weeks ago, G-LO received the following five whisky samples from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America: Cask No. 5.35 aka “Laundry in the bakery”. Cask No. 26.84 aka “Moorland after rain”. Cask No. 33.113 aka “Sweet, peaceful dreams”. Cask No. 85.23 aka “Burnt granary toast with bramble […]
I can already hear the moans and groans when I say this (I’m looking at you Ed of The Dogs of Beer blog!), but we have fallen way behind in our whisky reviews! I know I know. Poor us. Or perhaps I should say, “Pour us another drink!”. […]
The Glenmorangie Company Is Named World’s Best Distiller Iconic Scottish whisky is crowned 2012 Distiller of the Year at the ‘Oscars’ of the wines and spirits industry The Glenmorangie Company is also named UK Spirits Producer of the Year for second year running The Glenmorangie Company was the […]
As most of you are well aware, we are big fans of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America, and have attended the last five Fall Extravaganza events in Philadelphia, as well as the Spring Extravaganza event in New York this past May. Due to Hurricane Sandy, the Philly […]
It has been one year since the Booze Dancers were faced with the grim news that our beloved mascot, the Whisky Dog, was suffering from late stage cancer and had to be put down. A nearly twelve year old, cocker/retriever mix, she had led a long and noble life and […]
Bunnahabhain Discovers Rare 40 YO Islay Bunnahabhain has announced that it will release a one-off rare single malt that has lain undiscovered for four decades at the Islay distillery. Bunnahabhain distillery, which is located on the north-east of the isle, will release only 750 bottles, which will be […]
Earlier this week, I received an email from a PR firm in Glasgow asking if we would help them promote a contest for the Bowmore Distillery. Here was my initial response to their request: Thanks for reaching out to us! This sounds like a fantastic contest, but truth […]
Attention grabbing visuals, a soundtrack that gets stuck in your head, and of course an intoxicating beverage are just a few of the elements that combine to make a great liquor commercial… Over the past 2.5 years, we’ve posted several liquor commercials that we’ve either seen on TV, […]