The word fusion kind of gets a raw deal at times. Few terms in music incite as much riot and rancor as the dreaded "Jazz Fusion". This is not to say that there are not fantastic amalgams of jazz/rock/pop/etc. out there, only that the term "Jazz Fusion" evokes the very stuff of audio nightmares. Miles … Continue reading Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky – Review
Whisky Reviews
Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Ok, last week I tackled the two peated Amrut Indian Single Malts, this week, the non-peated versions, hopefully followed by the Fusion. First up, the Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky. I tried an older, lower alcohol version of this several months ago and wasn't … Continue reading Amrut Indian Single Malt Whisky – Review
Bargain Bin Fridays #5, Old Crow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Bourbon's have great names. Many of them titled, we can only hope, after cranky, old, Kentucky gentlemen who still wear either torn-up overalls or natty seersucker suits and bow-ties, and lock their mashbill recipes up in the same homemade safes they keep their revolvers in. An unfair stereotype, I know, but come on, put the … Continue reading Bargain Bin Fridays #5, Old Crow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
Amrut Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. In the 1530's a fellow named Kempe Gowda I had the Bangalore Fort built to protect this growing city of the Vijaynagar Empire. Legend has it Ol' Kempe named the city and fort Bengalooru, which was a marked improvement on the old name of … Continue reading Amrut Peated Indian Single Malt Whisky – Review
Edradour Caledonia, Aged 12 Years – Review
Around 140 AD, the Roman Emperor of the time, Antoninus Pius, decided to build the Antonine Wall to keep those alarmingly uncouth Picts sequestered as far North as possible. Ol' Tony was just trying to be like his mentor, Hadrian, and a fortified wall stretching from coast to coast to seal off what the Roman's called … Continue reading Edradour Caledonia, Aged 12 Years – Review
A.D. Rattray 1991 Aberlour 18 Year Old, “K&L” Single Barrel – Review
*Thanks to Dave Driscoll and K&L Wines for the sample of this one. It's Tuesday...I wish I could regale you with some obscure history or made-up story about Aberlour's founder, James Fleming, and his childhood dream of becoming a world-famous harpist, but it's Tuesday and I'm already tired. So instead, a fairly perfunctory and dull … Continue reading A.D. Rattray 1991 Aberlour 18 Year Old, “K&L” Single Barrel – Review
The Arran Malt, Icons of Arran #2 – The Rowan Tree 12 Year Old – Review
Another huge thank you to Jason at Guid Scotch Drink for the sample. I grew up in Milwaukee, WI with a great Rowan Tree (Sorbus americana) in our front yard. In many ways, it was the ideal tree for a bunch of suburban boys, fantastic for climbing and each year come summer, fully stocked with … Continue reading The Arran Malt, Icons of Arran #2 – The Rowan Tree 12 Year Old – Review
The Arran Malt, Icons of Arran #1, Peacock 12 Year Old – Review
A huge thank you to Jason at Guid Scotch Drink for the sample. If you haven't given him a read...do so. Interesting facts about Peacocks (Pavo Cristatus): Part of the Pheasant family, Peacock's are actually Peafowl. The word "Peacock" refers, damn appropriately I might add, only to the male of the species. The female is … Continue reading The Arran Malt, Icons of Arran #1, Peacock 12 Year Old – Review
The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky, Aged 12 Years – Review
With the embarrassment of culinary riches right at our fingertips, us San Franciscans can get pretty damn smug about our food scene. Sure NY chefs get more Food Network shows, but we get all the best produce and animal parts. The plethora of local farms makes it incredibly easy to eat organic, non-processed, sustainably grown … Continue reading The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky, Aged 12 Years – Review
Isle of Skye 8 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky – Review
*Thanks to the good folks at Impex Beverages for the sample. Woeful is the path of the poor Scotch whisky blend! Blends get all the sales...but single malts get all the attention. Blends account for 90% of total whisky production...but single malts get all the attention. Blends are labored over for hours, days, weeks even, … Continue reading Isle of Skye 8 Year Old Blended Scotch Whisky – Review
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