I'm just going to be straight up honest here, I really don't feel like combing the interwebs for cool whisky/booze stuff. Whisky/booze is very popular at the moment, which means there's a lot of whisky/booze related stuff out there. Most of it is of the pretty dull/seen-it-before variety and I just don't have the patience … Continue reading Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2018
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Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2017
What the hell, it feels like I was just writing last year's stocking stuffer post a few weeks ago. Time flies when you're having fun, I guess. In any case, here we are again, running headlong into that wonderful pagan holiday season that's been co-opted by some other group that now gets upset if you … Continue reading Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2017
Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2016
I was going to write something half-heartedly funny about starting up the war on Christmas again just because stores put up all their Christmas crap way too early. And because a certain group of people always tends to get a little hissy around this time of year if you don't celebrate the holidays exactly like they … Continue reading Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2016
Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2015
Hang those stockings with care, people! Adorn that tannenbaum! Fire up that minora! Light those kinaras! Unsheath that Festivus Pole! Break out the lutefisk, the tangyuan, the latkes, the roast beast, the bûche de Noël, the vánoční rybí polévka, the Dundee cake, and the pasteles de hojas. Pour the gløgg, the cola de mono, the jiuniang, the ponche, and the whisk(e)y! … Continue reading Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2015
Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2014
Well, here we are again and already. It seems as if we were just celebrating the Winter holidays and now, we're just supposed to start celebrating them all over again. Here in Minnesota this might be due to the fact that Winter routinely stretches well into April. Summer snuck by quickly as it was a relatively … Continue reading Whisky-Related Stocking Stuffers for 2014
Whisky Related Stocking Stuffers for 2013
Ah, the holiday season cometh! As November dawns, clocks are set back, great sighs are heaved over quickly filling calendars, and a blustery wind from the North sends those last desperate leaves spiraling off the trees, heralding the coming onslaught of snow, cold, fattening treats, and gift-giving angst. I'm sorry to say I can't do … Continue reading Whisky Related Stocking Stuffers for 2013
Master of Malt 1982 Inchgower 29 Year Old – Review
Thanks to the excellent people at Master of Malt for the sample. As far as I can tell...or at least as far as my prerequisite 10 minutes of google-ing can tell me, the name Inchgower means "the goat's isle". The only mention I found of this was from a book entitled "Geographical Etymology: A Dictionary … Continue reading Master of Malt 1982 Inchgower 29 Year Old – Review
Whisky Related Stocking Stuffers, 2012 style
I hate to be busting out the Christmas stuff before Thanksgiving gets here, but what the hell, stores begin putting up Christmas stuff in, like, April now, so I don't feel too bad. Plus, I'd like to help you get a jump on your holiday shopping...mostly because I didn't get that many presents last year … Continue reading Whisky Related Stocking Stuffers, 2012 style
Master of Malt 1990 Bunnahabhain 20 Year Old – Review
Thanks to the excellent people at Master of Malt for the sample. At the recent SMWSA Extravaganza in Chicago, I overheard a guy telling his buddies that he preferred "Breech-laddick", and then expressed his disappointment at not seeing that particular brand at the show. Now, I can only assume that he meant Bruichladdich, and while … Continue reading Master of Malt 1990 Bunnahabhain 20 Year Old – Review
Master of Malt St. Isidore, the Blogger’s Blend – Review
Thanks to the excellent people at Master of Malt for the sample. St. Isidore is a saint honored by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He served as an Archbishop of Seville for nearly 30 years around the year 600 A.D. and during that time, became widely known as a great historian … Continue reading Master of Malt St. Isidore, the Blogger’s Blend – Review
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