A few weeks ago, while I was sweltering in the stands at a 7U baseball tournament, G-LO was living large at Pour-A-Palooza. Normally, I would insert some sort of snarky comment contrasting my exemplary parenting skills (I was staked out in the hot sun, all for a wee […]
Below are a few of the more interesting press releases that landed in our inbox this week… ___________________________________________________________________________ Mark Gillespie of WhiskyCast Accepts the ALS #IceBucketChallenge For more information about ALS, the #IceBucketChallenge, or to make a donation, click here to visit the official ALS Association website. ___________________________________________________________________________ […]
The magic of the interwebz never ceases to amaze me! Way back in mid-March, I found out that Raj Sabharwal (aka @WhiskyRaj on Twitter) of Purple Valley Imports would be in Philly on April 24th and 25th. This information came my way via a brief chat that we […]
Mark Gillespie is either a glutton for punishment, or perhaps he genuinely likes us, because this past Saturday he invited us to record yet another episode of WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings. Not only did he invite us, he even took his show on the road and recorded the March 2014 […]
A while ago, Mark Gillespie of WhiskyCast fame invited us over to partake in a Virtual Tasting. While the tasting alone would have been more than sufficient, he provided me with a lovely parting gift in the form of a sample of the second batch of Balvenie’s Tun 1401. This […]
When I woke up this past Fourth of July, whisky was the furthest thing from my mind. Scratch that. It was definitely a Top 5 on my list of early morning thoughts. What I meant to say is that when I woke up this past Fourth of July, […]
This week’s news post is all about us… The WhiskyLIVE NYC WhiskyCast Virtual Tasting Is Online! Last Wednesday I posted my review of the 2013 WhiskyLIVE NYC. If you managed to make it to the end of my review, then you already know that I took part in […]
Mark Reynier of Bruichladdich Speaks Out About The Bruichladdich Buyout On July 16 we asked for your opinion about the proposed Bruichladdich buyout by Remy Cointreau. As of this writing, 80% of you went with “It’s not personal. It’s just business.” . The people have spoken and they […]
The “Regrettably Dry Town” of Haddonfield, NJ – On Thursday, July 5th, The Wookie, Limpd, and I (unfortunately, The ROK was unable to make it) headed over to WhiskyCast Central, i.e. Mark Gillespie’s home in Haddonfield, NJ, to tape an episode of the WhiskyCast Virtual Tastings. This would […]
In the latest edition of WhiskyCast HD, Mark Gillespie flies to Tuscany to meet with Dr. Bill Lumsden (Head of Distilling & Whisky Creation for Glenmorangie and Ardbeg) for the