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Comment on 2011 SMWS Extravaganza San Francisco – Recap by Event Review – The Single Malt and Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, New York City « It's just the booze dancing…

Thu, 17 May 2012 15:07:25 +0000

[...] my recap of this event by clicking here). After reading reviews of the Fall 2011 DC, Boston, and San Fran Extravaganza events, and hearing about all of the whiskies that didn’t make it to Philly [...]

Comment on Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky – Review by The Casks

The Casks — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:35:55 +0000

Ooooops...thanks for pointing out some poorly-written info on my part. The barley used in Fusion came from two quite different sources; peated from Scotland and unpeated from India. They were both distilled, however, at the Amrut distillery in Bangalore and that is what makes it a single malt. Yeah, I know that doesn't make much sense, but thems the rules as set out by the Scotch Whisky Association. In essence, the "single" in single malt whisky doesn't have anything to do with the malt, it just means that it was produced at a single distillery. Hope that clears it up, thanks for writing!

Comment on Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky – Review by gg109

gg109 — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:41:31 +0000

Am a single malt newbie, so pardon any errors in understanding – but if this is a blend of two barleys distilled in two separate distilleries does it still qualify as a “single malt”?

Comment on Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey – Review by Sazerac 18 Year Old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, 2011 Buffalo trace Antique Collection – Review « THE CASKS

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:31:25 +0000

[...] a favorite from a group of such incredible whiskies. Since I’ve rattled on about Sazerac in previous posts, I might as well rattle on here a little about the Antique Collection in general. I hope I’ve [...]

Comment on Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye Whiskey, Buffalo Trace 2011 Antique Collection – Review by Sazerac 18 Year Old Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey, 2011 Buffalo trace Antique Collection – Review « THE CASKS

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:31:23 +0000

[...] I started with the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection’s Thomas Handy release (ol’ Tom being the founder of Buffalo Trace’s parent company Sazerac), it seems only [...]

Comment on Ardbeg Alligator – Review by Whisky's Image Change•The Porch Hound

Whisky's Image Change•The Porch Hound — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:09:21 +0000

[...] And this “documentary” is awesome. As is Alligator. [...]

Comment on Ardbeg Alligator – Review by Whisky's Image Change•The Porch Hound

Whisky's Image Change•The Porch Hound — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:09:21 +0000

[...] And this “documentary” is awesome. As is Alligator. [...]

Comment on William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 2011 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review by The Casks

The Casks — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:33:16 +0000

Thanks Josh,

Yeah, I’m a big fan of wheated bourbons and Weller stuff in particular.

Comment on William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 2011 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review by The Casks

The Casks — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 02:31:54 +0000

Thanks Emmet!
The Antique collection stuff can be hard to find, it comes out in the Fall and is generally pretty sought after. If you can’t find a bottle of this, I’d highly recommend the W.L. Weller 12 year old. It’s much less expensive, not nearly as high alcohol, not quite up to the level of the Antique Collection release, but darn good stuff nonetheless.

Comment on William Larue Weller Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 2011 Buffalo Trace Antique Collection – Review by Emmett Hossack

Emmett Hossack — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 21:17:19 +0000

Excellent review – thank you. Look for a bottle.