I was gonna make an amusement park pun, but then figured there's already too many whisky blogs, I don't need to make more bad puns at the same time. Restraint, my boy, restraint. So, Ardbeg Rollercoaster was unleashed into the wild today. Early reviews seem...positive, if less than blown away. It's Ardbeg, I think everyone … Continue reading Rollercoaster Release…
Cooley, Malt Advocate’s Distillery of the Year
I was excited to see Malt Advocate's John Hansell announce Cooley as their Distillery of the Year. Though I've not tasted nearly enough, I've always loved Irish Whiskey (Red Breast 12 yr. Old being a huge favorite) and recently thought it was too bad that Ireland's few distilleries were not making the same kind of … Continue reading Cooley, Malt Advocate’s Distillery of the Year
Ardbeg Rollercoaster
http://www.ardbeg.com/rollercoaster/ Since it now seems like every Ardbeg release is a major event (for good reason), count me in amongst the excited and most likely amongst the excited who probably won't be able to get a bottle. The Rollercoaster apparently is a vatting of 10 differently aged casks from 1997 to 2006 and will be … Continue reading Ardbeg Rollercoaster
Ardbeg Corryvreckan – Review
Alright, I'll admit it, I'm a total sucker for any kind for nautical mystique, (hell, I have several books on the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and other assorted Great Lakes shipwrecks). I'm also a total sucker for good Norse/Celtic mystique so from the first moment I read about Ardbeg's Corryvreckan...I knew I had to … Continue reading Ardbeg Corryvreckan – Review
Blue Max Liquors
A few years ago, the only thing I knew about Burnsville, Minnesota was Buck Hill, a ski & sledding...hill and even more importantly the inspiration for The Replacements' "Buck Hill". It turns out, if you look in the back of a Malt Advocate issue, there's a fantastic Scotch and beer store there as well, Blue Max … Continue reading Blue Max Liquors
WhiskyFest 2010
Last year, we attended WhiskyFest in San Francisco for the first time and were summarily overwhelmed. If you're a whisky fan, a show like this is not to be missed. The entire show...hell, the entire week leading up to the show, I had this nervous, panicky feeling that I had to try every single item … Continue reading WhiskyFest 2010
Favorite Whisky of 2009?
Laphroaig Quarter Cask. Ok, so I know this is not a new malt, but hey, this is the one that stood out this year for me. There were a couple of close runner-ups: I didn't actually taste Ardbeg's Corryvreckan until Jan. 1, 2010, but it is so good that it nearly transcends time and qualified. … Continue reading Favorite Whisky of 2009?
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