*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Though Tullibardine is a pretty young distillery, being built in 1949, whisky was not the first refreshing beverage produced on that particular piece of land. According to the distillery, it was built on the site of an ancient brewery that won no small amount … Continue reading Blackadder Raw Cask 1993 Tullibardine 17 Year Old – Review
Canadian Club Sherry Cask – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Shift Communications and Canadian Club for the sample. The "cask-finished" thing is mostly a Scotch modus operandi. There has been a great deal of experimentation over the last 20 years, transferring whisky that's been aging in one type of barrel into another type for a usually shorter period of … Continue reading Canadian Club Sherry Cask – Review
Slightly Late 2011 WhiskyFest San Francisco Wrap-up
Looking back at last year's re-cap of WhiskyFest, it seems I laid out some goals for this year's WhiskyFest...let's see how I did: 1. Actually spend a few minutes making a serious game plan as to what to taste instead of talking about making a game plan and then running around like an idiot. I … Continue reading Slightly Late 2011 WhiskyFest San Francisco Wrap-up
More Upcoming Bay Area Whisky Events, Oct. & Nov. 2011
The hits just keep on coming... ---------- A Whisky Dinner with Ed Kohl and Chieftains Single Malt Whisky Presented by The Whisky Shop and the City Club Whisky Society, "The evening will indulge your senses with Whisky expertly paired to a four-course meal and an educational journey on how these Whiskies came to be. Ed is … Continue reading More Upcoming Bay Area Whisky Events, Oct. & Nov. 2011
Whisky Roundtable #17
October's Whisky Roundtable is hosted by the redoubtable Neil & Joel from Caskstrength. They've boldly queried us all on the whisky myths we've all encountered on our blogs and in the tastings and tours we've led. Speaking of myths, Neil is an accomplished needlepoint artist with a license to engineer all but the largest trains … Continue reading Whisky Roundtable #17
The Dalmore 18 Year Old – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at the Baddish Group for the sample. Rising up on either side of the Cromarty Firth's narrow opening are two 400' promontories known as "The Sutors". Sutor...or more accurately "Souter" is Scots for cobbler or shoemaker, and according to local legend, these two facing bluffs act as the workbenches for … Continue reading The Dalmore 18 Year Old – Review
San Francisco’s WhiskyWeek, 2011
In San Francisco, New York, and Chicago, the week before The Whisky Advocate's WhiskyFest (Oct. 7, Nov. 1, Mar. 23, respectively) is affectionately known as WhiskyWeek. I know, I know, around your house as it is around my house...every week is whisky week, but in these towns, the days around the big expo are packed … Continue reading San Francisco’s WhiskyWeek, 2011
Upcoming (BIG) Bay Area Whisky Events.
In next couple of months, whisky lovers will have two opportunities to completely overdo it. Two chances to go to bed with waaaaaay too much whisky in the belly and to wake up with waaaaaay too much regret in the head. Big whisky expos have a way of making even the most sensible, temperate souls … Continue reading Upcoming (BIG) Bay Area Whisky Events.
The Hideout – Bar in a Bar review
Admittedly, I've been in San Francisco for way too long. I take absolutely no pride in being part of the young, white, professional (barely in my case) horde that descended upon the Mission District in the mid-90's, paving the way for the tech-y gentrification that followed, and now the rampant foodie-ism and smug, way-too-deliberate (and sometimes … Continue reading The Hideout – Bar in a Bar review
Whisky Roundtable #16
Ah, life. Sometimes it really gets in the way. So it went for me and this month's roundtable. The perfectly enjoyable combination of busy job, amazing kid, and lots of travel left me with no time to answer a great question put forth by Ruben of Whisky Notes. Other members of the Roundtable were far … Continue reading Whisky Roundtable #16
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