September 2022

Seven Scapa plus a bonus

Waitrose Millennium Single Malt Whisky 21 yo (40%, Waitrose, bottled 1999)Scapa 8 yo (70 proof, Gordon & MacPhail, late 1970s)Scapa 12 yo (40%, OB, 1990s)Scapa 10 yo 2006/2017 (59.2%, OB ‘Distillery Reserve Collection’, cask #2173, 1st fill sherry butt…

Glenmorangie Introduces Grand Vintage Malt 1998

Glenmorangie is releasing a new 23-year-old single malt: Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1998. Glenmorangie Grand Vintage Malt 1998 was matured in new charred oak casks as well as first-fill bourbon barrels and finished in Oloroso sherry casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to contain notes of apples, chocolate, clove, […]

The Irishman Single Malt

Of similar quality to The Irishman The Harvest expression but quite a different character, lacking that Pot Still spice and also complexity from both malt and mixed cask maturation resulting in something very enjoyable. 84/100

From My Archive – 1936 Cocktails

I was filing my backlog of papers and I found an interesting article from a 1936 Spirits magazine on the popularity of cocktails served in hotel bars. The Manhattan cocktail replaced the Martini as America’s most popular cocktail in that… Continue Re…

KY Owl Collaborative Series “Takumi Edition” Bourbon Whiskey, Teams up with Japanese Distillery

KY Owl

COPY PROVIDED BY BRAND PRESS RELEASE…(BARDSTOWN, KY) Stoli Group is announcing the release of its latest collaboration, the KY Owl “Takumi Edition” Bourbon Whiskey. Available this fall across the U.S.; the Takumi Edition is the second limited edition release from Kentucky Owl® this year showcasing the brand’s innovative approach to traditional bourbon. For more information, visit kentuckyowlbourbon.com.  RELATED ARTICLE: “KY Owl’s St. Patrick Bourbon Whiskey” A collaboration between Master Blenders […]

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Drink your Veggies with a Buffalo Trace “Pot-Likker” Bloody Mary

Recipe by Cami Buracker of Vault & Cellar (Middletown, VA), recently named one of America’s Best Bourbon Bars 2022. From Vault & Cellar: Pot Likker (or Pot Liquor), if you’ve never heard of it, is the juices from cooking collard greens. This recipe came about, as all good things do, by playing around with things we […]

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