Malt, French Style
I’ve been trying to steer clear of the initial rush around new bottles these days. To me there’s a sort of palate/blogger recency effect where everyone ricochets between new releases and really only...
View ArticleBowmore and More Bowmore
Given the title, you may think this is a late post on the Black Bowmore tasting LAWS had recently (and that Adam wrote up yesterday). Alas: I was not at that tasting, I did not have the Black Bowmore,...
View ArticleShaking Frustration With Discipline
It’s been pretty clear here and elsewhere that there are rumblings of discontent in the whisky blog nerd space (a whopping 100 or so people, truly a horde indicative of broader societal change). We’re...
View ArticleTrois Couleurs: Bruichladdich
I’ve had a trio of Bruichladdich bottles on my shelf for some time now: Blacker Still, Redder Still, and Golder Still. These are largely gone, but occasionally you’ll see one on the shelves or push...
View ArticleWhisky Advocate; Diageo Tell Us It’s Raining
Whisky Advocate’s end of year awards are always a predictably silly affair, and like all awards, are really scarcely more than link bait. So for the second time this year, I’ll take the bait. Whisky...
View Article2013 Wrap-Up and Gift Guide
It’s been a weird 2013. Sku said it better than I could. In brief: American whiskey is getting ridiculous; Scotch has completely lost connection with reality and Japan is going to balloon up to the...
View ArticleGreed, Gear, Grails
Rumors of my blogging demise are greatly exaggerated. Over the summer I’ve had a host of conversations with people at various levels on the whisky enthusiasm scale – from self-doubting newbie to...
View ArticleFour Roses Yellow Label; Time To Breathe
Do you wanna hear something sick? We are but victims of desire Pearl Jam, “Gonna See My Friend” About two week ago, Google took Reader offline. I’d made peace with their decision; it was a service I’d...
View ArticleThe 1983 Tasting Series #10: Port Ellen
I almost hate putting “Port Ellen” in the title of a blog post; it’s the cheapest trick available to whiskey bloggers. Some twitter bot will retweet your link-tweet; people will click because – OH MY...
View ArticleAnother Visit From An Angel
The hype echoed through the whiskey nerdosphere this spring. “Angel’s Envy… is releasing a rye!” For some, the excitement couldn’t be contained. Rye, after all, is the whiskey that has the coolest...
View ArticleThe 1983 Tasting Series #9: Glenugie
The 1983 tasting series has its penultimate entry in Glenugie. Glenugie was an unknown for me coming into this tasting. It hasn’t seen a tidal wave of single cask releases a la Port Ellen, or garnered...
View ArticleCoda: The Big Tent & Parkerization Begins
It’s been a week since I posted my reaction to Robert Parker’s entry into the bourbon world. I’ve seen that post take on a life of its own and garner stronger and more sustained reactions than I would...
View ArticleThe 1983 Tasting Series #8: Glenlochy
If there was a bottle that was a complete pain to procure for the 1983 tasting series, it had to be Glenlochy. It’s inevitable that some of these old distilleries that produced whisky almost completely...
View ArticleTaking The Bait – Git Offa Our Property, Parker!
This morning, K&L’s David Driscoll posted noted wine reviewer/professional Napa douchebag Robert Parker’s authoritative stance on bourbon as he sees it. I’ll give Driscoll the link mojo that he...
View ArticleThe 1983 Tasting Series #7: Glen Albyn
Glen Albyn is one of the lesser-seen 1983 distilleries. According to Oliver Klimek’s interesting reference, Glen Albyn falls under the “Endangered” category, like many of the other 1983s. I can’t say...
View ArticleThe 1983 Tasting Series #6: Brora
At last, the mighty Brora. If you’re a follower of Serge over at Whiskyfun, you know that Brora occupies a spot somewhere near “holy sacrament” in his whisky preferences. It’s certainly in the upper...
View ArticleThe 1983 Tasting Series #5: Brechin (aka North Port)
It’s easy to look at the 1983 closures and say they were an unfortunate necessity, or perhaps (as I read elsewhere recently) an overreaction to a slump in the sector. However, that misses one point...
View ArticleRandom Thoughts, The Manifesto, and The Subcontinent
What’s this, a non-’83 post? Yep. Here’s the scoop! If you’ve seen me complaining on Twitter and elsewhere like I’ve got a real problem in the world, I’ve no doubt mentioned how burned out I am on the...
View ArticleThe 1983 Tasting Series #4: Glen Mhor
It’s the fourth entry in the trip through the closed distilleries of 1983. If you’ve been following so far, we’ve hit some interesting ones so far; my personal favorite to date being Banff. Unlike last...
View ArticleThe 1983 Tasting Series #3: Dallas Dhu
In the two weeks since this tasting series began, almost as if on cue, there have been new rumblings about the Dallas Dhu distillery. As I said in the first piece in this series, the 10 distilleries...
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