This sample was reviewed as part of Master of Malt's Drams for Review Program. Master of Malt is fantastic UK-based retailer that specializes in...malt, of course. More information about Master of Malt can be found here and here. Being of Scotch-Irish and Swedish descent, I sometimes find it hard to reconcile the possible atrocities my … Continue reading Mackmyra Special: 01 – Eminent Sherry Svensk Whisky – Review
Month: December 2010
Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey – Review
*Thank you to the good folks at Gemini Spirits & Wine for the sample! Tyrconnell, or Tír Chonaill if you'd like, was one of the last sovereign Gaelic States in Ireland, existing from mid 400 AD to 1607 and covering what is now County Donegal and parts of Sligo, Leitrim, Tyrone, Fermanagh, and Derry. The Last … Continue reading Tyrconnell Single Malt Irish Whiskey – Review
Ardmore Traditional Cask Peated Highland Single Malt Whisky – Review
Before I bought this one, I'd asked a salesman what he thought of it and he just shrugged his shoulders, grunted primally, and said only "I think you can do better for the money", which I found fairly surprising because one, I'd heard very good things about it, and two, it's a $38 bottle of … Continue reading Ardmore Traditional Cask Peated Highland Single Malt Whisky – Review
Whiskey & Books: Booker’s Bourbon & Brown Dog reviewed together
Seeing as it's the holiday season and all (gift ideas, you know) and seeing as this bourbon's called "Booker's", I thought I'd recommend a book to go with it. Jim Harrison is a writer's writer and although you may not have ever heard of him...you've probably heard of him. He's responsible for the book that … Continue reading Whiskey & Books: Booker’s Bourbon & Brown Dog reviewed together
Bargain Bin Fridays #7, Early Times Kentucky Whisky
What exactly constitutes an "early time"? 4:30am is an awfully early time, years of getting up for far-away bike races gave me a deep dread of the alarm going off at that hour (and a half). 3:00am still seems like the middle of the night for some reason, whereas 4:30am somehow qualifies as the morning … Continue reading Bargain Bin Fridays #7, Early Times Kentucky Whisky
Whisky Roundtable #7
Another month, another Whisky Roundtable discussion. This month, the hosts are Neil & Joel from Cask Strength, and the question put before us has to do with big holiday sales on whisky and its impact on the industry and consumer. Sounds heady, does it not? Here's the question: The festive season sees the big players … Continue reading Whisky Roundtable #7
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