Vineyards may be the main attraction in the rolling hills north of San Francisco, but whiskey lovers have plenty of reasons to visit too.
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Continuing our industry leading, teeming
throng of Tweet Tastings, we’re thrilled and delighted to announce that on October 26th we’re teaming up again with our very good friends at Whyte &
Mackay, for a sensory story fuelled journey across their Scotc…
Last March I was invited to participate in a behind-the-scenes look at how Maker’s Mark picks their wood project series of whiskeys. Jane Bowie invited me and several other whiskey writers to her lab at the distillery. I have written… Continue Readin…
Glen Grant 15 yo ‘Batch Strength 1st Edition’ (50%, OB, +/-2022)Glen Grant 18 yo (43%, OB, +/-2022)
By Douglas Fraser Rating: A- Shady Mile is said to be made (sourced) from the tenth oldest distillery in the state of Kentucky, and named after a point in the country roads where bootleggers met to conduct business and have a sip of whiskey. The whiskey is known to come from Owensboro, and Green River …
This week, we’re on location in London for The Whisky Exchange’s annual Whisky Show at Old Billingsgate. We’ll have interviews from throughout the weekend on WhiskyCast In-Depth, including Diageo’s Colin Dunn, Oliver Chilton of Elixir Distillers, and Tomatin’s Scott Adamson. Tomatin took home top honors at this week’s International Wine and Spirits Competition Awards, and we’ll have that story in our news segment along with details on a new record for Kentucky’s growing Bourbon barrel inventory. We’ll also have tasting notes from the weekend, and in our Behind the Label segment, we’ll explain the difference between rejuvenated casks and “STR” Read More »
Drew Estate Cigars tells BourbonBlog.com they are releasing a new cigar in partnership with Blackened American Whiskey’s Rob Dietrich and Metallica’s James Hetfield. During the Kentucky Barn Smoker this weekend, Bourbon expert Tom Fischer is spending time with long time friend Master Distiller Rob Dietrich and the brand tasting the stunning new all-Maduro cigar and… Read more »
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Aberlour 5 yo ‘Pure Malt’ (40%, OB, 1980s)Aberlour 7 yo (54.0%, Dram Mor, cask #800914, Portuguese red wine finish, 328 bottles)Aberlour 10 yo 1990/2000 (62.9%, Scotch Malt Whisky Society 54.14)
