So I was going to take a month off for a “dry January”, but then I found myself fighting, resisting, scolding, and even punishing myself for even thinking about the next gorgeous pour. Finally, I remembered that I’m having an old friend visit from across the pond this coming week. There is no way we’re […]
There are plenty of things to avoid at an airport. My number one obstacle, of course, is people, along with their screaming offspring. And yet, there are treasures (pleasures?) to find at a nearby duty-free shop, which could make it all worthwhile. Or at least for a moment or two. You see, the duty-free shops […]
Welcome to another entry in my journey of comparing two whiskies side by side and picking a favourite. Hopefully, we’ll also learn something along the way. So if you like this, stick around for other writeups! I have a peculiar relationship with Balvenie. It is one of the first single malts I fell in love […]
I feel honoured and privileged to have been invited to the Blind Tasting Consortium organized by Brian’s Malt Musings. This is basically a group of friends who swap samples and try to discover what they are while sharing their thoughts on Twitter. So I’m a bit of an outsider, but I feel like I fit […]
Welcome back to another fine pairing of whiskies in which I taste two expressions side-by-side to really tease out those differences. Today’s session is somewhat special and incredibly fun. In fact, I’ve been waiting to have this one for some time now! It’s Johnnie Walker, after all, and not just its current blend, available pretty […]
Welcome back to another fine pairing of two single malts to compare those tiny differences when tasting them side-by-side. It’s Sunday here in London, so I figured it’s as good time as any to dip into those old and rare whiskies! The Balblair 25-year-old appears courtesy of the Cask Exporers advent calendar, where it was […]
The second dram behind the closed door of the Cask Explorers Ruby Edition advent calendar is an 18-year-old bottling of Balblair. I take some time to find the perfect pairing from my personal collection and land on a non-age statement from Glenfarclas, bottled for their 185th anniversary. I could have picked another 18-year-old from the […]
This week was so busy and full of [other] whisky tastings that I didn’t get a chance to run through my own pairing. On Monday, I had a very interesting journey via Raasay’s cask strength bottlings from various barrels and peated malts. Tuesday, I powered through my “dry day of the week”. Sigh. Wednesday was […]
In today’s tasting, I am comparing two single malts from the Speyside region of Scotland. The first dram is from BenRiach, and it comes courtesy of my Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar from Cask Explorers, the Diamond Edition. I have already popped open the first two entries from the Emerald (it was the Glenfarclas 15) and […]
On Two Drams A Day, I often compare two single malts (mostly Scotch) and, on occasion, a blend or two. And although I find myself gravitating towards the older and more expensive whiskies [I’ve got a 30-year-old I will be tasting tonight], I do often “reset the bar” and drop down to the easily accessible […]
Two Drams A Day 