Whenever we gather at The Murder Table for a research session, we like to maximize our time and review a wide variety of beverages. Although Whisk(e)y and Craft Beer are our usual focus, we’re always willing to mix things up a bit. After a recent research session where […]
Until recently, Kilchoman was the newest distillery on Islay, and one that we’ve been following closely ever since our first sip of their Machir Bay expression during our second appearance on Mark Gillespie’s WhiskyCast Virtual Tasting, way back in June of 2012. Over the years, we’ve been fortunate […]
While Limpd was having some fun in the sun with La Famiglia in Aruba, The West Coast Office (The WCO) and Yours Truly did some experimenting with technology one fateful Friday night. The goal: Figure out a way to record a video review of the same whisky with […]
Mystery. Whisky. Box. Yes, you read that correctly. Mystery Whisky Box. Here’s what this “mystery” thing is all about… In late May of this year, The Whisky Sisters, aka Lauren Mayer and Gabby Shayne of Spirit Imports, were kind enough to send us nine samples of The John […]
We’re no strangers to Four Roses and have had extensive experience with their core range of Bourbons and several of their Single Barrel Private Selection bottlings. Given that we’ve gone back to this whiskey on many many occasions, I guess you could call us fanboys. Four Roses recently […]
If you do it right and are open to new experiences (i.e. you’re not married to a particular brand or style of whisky), whisky drinking can be like traveling the world without ever leaving the comfort of your living room, or in our case, the looming sense of […]
Those familiar with our blog know that we’re no strangers to Crown Royal’s wide and varied whisky expressions. Over the years, we’ve reviewed several special Crown Royal releases, a few of their flavored whisky expressions, and the whisky that Jim Murray proclaimed the Best Whisky in the World […]
We’re changing things up a bit on today’s episode of A Tasting at The Murder Table… The location has moved from Murder Table Studio A to Murder Table Studio B. A third reviewer has been added to our usual cast of characters. We shall call him The Alemonger. […]
Way back in September of 2018, The West Coast Office wrote about a little distillery in Tuscon, Arizona called Hamilton Distillers. We won’t give you all of the details from his article, but we will point you in his direction. All you have to do is click right […]
Just when you think you have a handle on all of the IPA varieties out there, a press release lands in your inbox that talks about an IPA style that you’ve never heard of. If you’re like us, you reply to that email and ask for more information […]