Scotch: A Pronunciation Guide With Brian Cox
With the help of esteemed Scottish actor Brian Cox (the first man to play Hannibal Lecktor), our friends at Esquire have put together a series of videos that help guide us through
With the help of esteemed Scottish actor Brian Cox (the first man to play Hannibal Lecktor), our friends at Esquire have put together a series of videos that help guide us through
Arbeg has announced the release of their newest expression which they call Alligator. This expression is called Alligator because some of the barrels used in the aging process were given a Level 4 charring, i.e. the inside of the barrels resemble an alligator’s skin due to the intense […]
For post #251, I thought it would be fun to look back at the first 250 posts and do a best/worst list in various categories. Here goes… Shortest and Lamest Posts: Whisky Education and Something To Look Forward To… Funniest Posts: Esquire Rule No. 706 and My, that’s a […]
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.
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 […]
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
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…” 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 […]
“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 […]
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, […]