Last night I had the pleasure of spending a few hours in the company of Gordon & MacPhail, tasting some of their unique and archival bottlings (some not available anywhere for sale) from the Distillery Labels and Connoisseurs Choice series. I’ve had six different samples, and instead of comparing two drams side by side, as […]
I’ve been on some kind of a 21-year-old Speyside sherried kick lately. And although I’m mostly a self-proclaimed peat-head, since I’m enjoying this particular style of Scotch, let’s just keep going! But first, let’s review the last week of tastings. First, I compared the Glengoyne 21-year-old distillery bottling against a Douglas Laing single cask (same […]
To get some confusion out of the way, I want to clarify the title of this write-up. This is a side-by-side comparison of Glengoyne‘s 21-year-old distillery bottling next to Glengoyne’s 21-year-old single cask independent bottling by Douglas Laing from their Old Particular range. The latter is a single cask from 1997 distillation (REF – DL12817). […]
Today I was thinking about the difference between drinking and tasting and the particular approach that comes with enjoying the whisky when it comes to the latter experience. I find that for tasting, I must be in a specific mood, setting, and time, whereas for drinking, well… any time and place will do. It’s very […]
When I was a kid and watched adults take down shots of vodka, I never really understood what they meant when they said about someone, “he doesn’t know how to drink“. Later, of course, I realised it’s all about handling one’s alcohol [and behaving properly while intoxicated]. But I think it also can encapsulate the […]
Today’s side by side sip is courtesy of another [paid for] tasting I participated in this past Monday at Soho’s Milroy’s. In this case, “rare find” is not a playful description of some uncovering that I have partaken in, but rather a name of an actual independent bottler’s range, literally called Rare Find Whisky. It’s […]
This past Wednesday, not only did I get a chance to taste some spirits from six different European distilleries courtesy of That Boutique-y Whisky Company (TBWC), but I also got a chance to meet Dave Worthington, who is the Global Brand Ambassador for this independent bottler (a favourite of mine!). Of course, I’ve had some […]
Tasting whisky side by side indeed creates perspective. I am reminded of this fact over and over again. Especially when, at the end of this tasting [to which we will get shortly], I have poured myself a dram of a very peaty blended malt, which I’ve been marrying myself for a couple of weeks now […]
With everything that’s currently going on in the world, it’s a little hard to stay focused. It’s a bit difficult to celebrate pretty much anything in my life, even as there are positive vibes all around me. Whisky becomes a solace and a friend, there in times of the good and the ugly. And yes, […]
In today’s write-up, I’m covering some drams from Benromach. The five whiskies have arrived at my doorstep courtesy of The Spirits Embassy for an online tasting night, live via Zoom [and recorded for offline viewing later]. If there is anything positive to be extracted from this ongoing pandemic, it’s that the businesses across a variety […]
Two Drams A Day 