G-LO promised it was coming and today it finally arrived. Its been a few months since G-LO nominated me for acceptance into the ranks of the few, the proud, the Maker’s Mark Ambassadors. For the past six-eight years, bourbons have been my go-to elixir. I first started drinking […]
G-LO was kind enough to share his copy of 101 Whiskies to Try before Your Die during one of our research sessions. While we each compiled our list of whiskies that we had already sampled we zeroed in on a couple (Amrut Fusion and the Mackmyra) that would […]
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The Eagle Rare 17 is part of Buffalo Trace’s Antique Collection, which also includes the Sazerac Rye 18 (45% ABV), George T. Stagg Bourbon (71.5% ABV), William Larue Weller Bourbon (63.3% ABV), and Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye (63.45% ABV). Compared to the other whiskies in this collection, […]
At a Macallan event, the brand representative had defined a pour as the measure of the company. So, at an abbreviated assembly of the Kipling Road Society, if one member should entertain a “short” pour should the host take offense? Or, rather should the host accept the short […]
On my way to a client visit, I had the great misfortune of arriving far too early. In order to pass the time, I was forced to peruse the shelves of the wine & spirits store that was in the lower level of the business park. It seems […]
At my local liquor mart, I came across a bottle of Bruichladdich Rocks. Now, I am quite partial to Bruichladdich, a distillery with a long history. The distillery was built in 1881 in westernmost part of the island of Islay with a state-of-the-art design that used tall and […]
During a visit to a local liquor mart, I came across a bottle of 10-year-old whisky for $30. While the price caught my eye, I noticed that the Tamdhu was a whisky that I had not tasted. So, not one to pass up a bargain especially for a […]
About two weeks ago, I decided that I would treat myself, and pick up a new bottle of Single Malt Scotch. Since I’ve been spending alot of time in Islay, I thought I would branch out and try something from Northern Scotland. After contemplating the whisky selections at […]
I met my better half for lunch this week at her end of town and went to a relatively new establishment in the Curtis Center, one of the nicest buildings in the city. And, boy did this restaurant deliver. The Cooperage is billed as the place where the […]
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