Yeah, another year has come and gone. 2011 was a fairly tumultuous one for me, and due to circumstances totally within my control, I didn't spend as much time with whisky as I have in the past, which was fine with me and most likely fine with my liver. However, this isn't to say that … Continue reading Top Whisky-type stuff list of 2011
Month: December 2011
Blackadder Raw Cask 1996 Caol Ila 14 year old – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. There is a tendency, and it may well be my own, to over-romanticize parts of the Scotch whisky world, especially the part called Islay. We've all seen those great pictures of the Laphroaig or Ardbeg distilleries, stark white against the inclement weather of the … Continue reading Blackadder Raw Cask 1996 Caol Ila 14 year old – Review
Healthy Spirits – Store review
San Francisco is awash in small corner grocery/liquor/small deli stores. In some neighborhoods it's not unusual to see two stores kitty-corner from each other, learing across the intersection. Most sell pretty much all the same items and manage to eek out a living by selling mostly beer, ice cream and snacks. They are in the … Continue reading Healthy Spirits – Store review
Whisky Roundtable #19
This month's question was posed to us by Karen & Matt from Whisky For Everyone and was a lot of fun to answer. No burning industry questions or soap-boxing this month, just a perfectly timed holiday challenge for us to introduce our favorite booze to family members who might not, shall we say, share our … Continue reading Whisky Roundtable #19
Whisky Related Stocking Stuffers…
Verily, the holiday season is upon us. The time of year when we're bombarded with the conflicting messages of "go out and shop!, buy more crap!" and "cozy up at home, and revel in the warmth of family!". If you're like me, you wish you had more time with the family and always end up … Continue reading Whisky Related Stocking Stuffers…
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