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Booze Gadgets – Whiskey on the Rocks Redux

By The Wookie on May 20, 2011 • ( 5 Comments )

I like my Whisk(e)y with a little ice or “on the rocks”. I have a ton of “rocks” glasses but I don’t have any glasses made from rock. I may have to correct that with this new Booze Gadget.

Beer Review – Samuel Adams Wee Heavy

By G-LO on May 13, 2011 • ( 19 Comments )

Two things before I get into the review of this beer… Up until a few months ago, I wasn’t a very big fan of Samuel Adams. While their Boston Lager is a respectable beer, I’ve never loved it. That all changed when I tried the Noble Pils and […]

Business And Drinking…

By G-LO on May 9, 2011 • ( 13 Comments )

The Etc. section of the May 9,2011 issue of Bloomberg Business featured the flowchart shown above. The purpose of this flowchart is to help you decide what to drink when out

Booze Gadget – WhiskyCast App for Android OS

By G-LO on May 5, 2011 • ( 2 Comments )

In March of 2010, the WhiskyCast smartphone app was released for the iPhone (available for free via iTunes). It featured direct access to the weekly WhiskyCast podcast, tasting notes and ratings for over 400 whiskies (written by Mark Gillespie, the founder of WhiskyCast), a calendar of events that […]

“It’s just the booze dancing…” Turns One!

By G-LO on April 14, 2011 • ( 19 Comments )

“It’s just the booze dancing…” started out as a quasi-joke amongst four friends while sitting around the fire and drinking copious amounts of whisky. We considered various names for this collaborative forum ranging from “The Whisky Dicks” to “The BackDrunkAgains”. We ultimately settled on “It’s just the […]

Whisky Review – Lagavulin 16

By G-LO on April 8, 2011 • ( 27 Comments )

“Since 1816, Lagavulin single malt Scotch whisky has been made in a picturesque huddle of buildings on Lagavulin Bay. Perhaps the most beautifully situated of distilleries, Lagavulin makes arguably the most intense, smoky and rich whisky of all. For many, this is the definitive Islay malt.” – Malts.com […]

Booze Review – The Manhattan Club’s Manhattan

By G-LO on April 5, 2011 • ( 14 Comments )

Ever since we launched “It’s just the booze dancing…” last April, I’ve spent a good bit of my spare time reading about the stuff we write about, i.e. craft beer, whisk(e)y, and cocktails. If you’re going to put yourself out there as some some sort of booze expert, […]

The Bourbon Buzz…

By The ROK on April 1, 2011 • ( 1 Comment )

The latest edition of the “Bourbon Buzz” arrived in my inbox this past Thursday. If you are not familiar with the “Bourbon Buzz”, its a bi-monthly newsletter produced by the good folks over at Bourbon Country. This is a busy time of year for the folks in Kentucky […]

Whisky Review – Glenfarclas 12

By G-LO on March 24, 2011 • ( 15 Comments )

“My great-great grandfather, John Grant, born in 1805, purchased Glenfarclas Distillery for £511.19s.0d on the 8th of June 1865. To this day, Glenfarclas Single Highland Malt Scotch Whisky is distilled and matured at our family owned and run distillery, which thanks to the foresight of my forefathers remains […]

Save the last dram…

By The ROK on March 19, 2011 • ( 8 Comments )

A few years ago for my 40th birthday, I received a very special gift – a bottle of Aberlour a’bunadh. Tonight, I will enjoy the last dram as I write this review. The Aberlour distillery is located in Aberlour, Banffshire, Scotland in the heart of the Speyside region. Situated at […]