Little Duos, today Royal Brackla
Royal Brackla 12 yo (46%, OB, 2021)Royal Brackla 16 yo 2001/2018 (46%, The Whisky Lodge, Orcines, bourbon hogshead, cask #14)
Tomatin 30 Year Old Scotch Review
By Richard Thomas Rating: A- The Tomatin-Glenlivet Distillery is named for the village of Tomatin, plus the common practice 19th Century of tying the name Glenlivet onto things. If you making a study of distilleries in Scotland in 1897, when Tomatin was founded, you would have found quite a few this-Glenlivet and Glenlivet-that distilleries, and …
Danish Distiller Says “No Peace, No Whisky”
February 16, 2022 – Hans Island sounds like the name of the villain in a James Bond movie, but it’s actually more like a lair for a Bond villain. It’s a small island in the North Atlantic on the border between Canada and Greenland, and has been the subject of a low-key diplomatic dispute between Canada and Denmark for decades. Both sides claim sovereignty over Hans Island, but the dispute escalated in 1984 when Canadian soldiers “invaded” the island, planted the Maple Leaf flag, and left behind a bottle of Canadian Whisky. Denmark’s minister for Greenland followed up on that Read More »
Glenmorangie Artein Review
The third release in the Private Editions line was the Glenmorangie Artein (2012) whose inspiration for the whiskey was rock; stone if you want to sound fancy. Limestone water from their Tarlogie Spring, wine created from grapes grown in the stony Tuscan soil. Even the Hilton of Cadboll monument played an inspirational part. Like many […]
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Potential Solutions for Kentucky’s Private Barrel Selection Program Legal Dilemma: SB 160 & HB 500
The words “quick action” and “legislation” don’t normally go hand-in-hand. But in the land of Bourbon, hey, desperate times call for desperate measures. Earlier this month, we splashed a story on how Kentucky’s entire “Private Barrel Selection” (PBS) program was called out at a Fall 2021 legislative session by the state regulatory eyes under the […]
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Eastside Combines Cherry And Whiskey
Portland-based Eastside Distilling has released a Maraschino cherry liqueur-whiskey blend collaboration with Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur. Eastside Cherry Whiskey and Liqueur combines Eastside’s whiskey blend with Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur, is bottled at 30% alcohol by volume [60 proof] and is said to contain notes of citrus and vanilla along with the obvious cherry. Eastside Cherry Whiskey […]
Mike And Matt Taste Litchfield Batcher’s Cask Strength Bourbon
Late last summer, I had some friends from Connecticut visit me and we shared several whiskeys on a nice warm day in my backyard. They brought me this Litchfield Batcher’s Cask Strength Bourbon as a gift. They said they liked… Continue Reading →
Little Duos, today Cragganmore
Cragganmore 2009/2021 ‘Distiller’s Edition’ (40%, OB, CggD-6573)Cragganmore 30 yo 1986/2017 (59.7%, Hunter Laing, Old & Rare, Platinum Selection, refill hogshead, 167 bottles)
Best New Irish Whiskeys For St. Patrick’s Day 2022
By Richard Thomas St. Patrick’s Day 2022 is now about a month away, and the mix of pandemic fatigue and omicron still spiking hard means folks will both celebrate at home and out in bars. No matter, because the best way to celebrate Hibernian identity is still to hoist a dram of fine Irish whiskey, …