Cask Strength: The Ins and Outs
What is cask strength? Is it how strong the cask is? Is it the stress…
Yearly Archives: 2013
“Lust Again”… An Alcohol Beverage Anagram
“Lust Again” is an original alcohol beverage anagram we call “Anadram®”. Use it at your…
Boz Scaggs, Rita and “The Cadillac Walk”
When the moon comes up the sun goes down Rita starts her creeping around Flame…
The 31 Year-old Inchgower: A Very Rare Whisky
It’s rare that I come across a single malt whisky that I had never heard…
“Cigar Hen Log”… An Alcohol Beverage Anagram
“Cigar Hen Long” is an original alcohol beverage anagram we call “Anadram®.” Use it at…
“Aid Tall Moon,” An Alcohol Beverage Anagram
“Aid Tall Moon” is an original alcohol beverage anagram we call “Anadram®.” Use it at…
Glenkinchie Distillers Edition
Glenkinchie distillery, located 15 miles outside of Edinburgh, is one of only four currently active…
“Jailed Snack,” An Alcohol Beverage Anagram
“Jailed Snack” is an original beverage anagram we call “Anadram®.” Use it at your next…
William Faulkner’s Whisky Words
“My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper,…
“‘Tis A Halcyon,” An Alcohol Beverage Anagram
“‘Tis A Halcyon” is an original alcohol beverage anagram we call “Anadram®.” Use it at…
“Ignore Leg Man,” An Alcohol Beverage Anagram
“Ignore Leg Man” is an original alcohol beverage anagram we call “Anadram®.” Use it at…
American Gothic
Grant Wood’s “American Gothic” is one of the most familiar images of 20th Century American…
Whisky For Breakfast
Editor’s Note: This song should not be confused with a very popular instrumental song called “Whisky…
Don’t Thistle My Pink
This drink was the winner of the Garden Party Cocktail Competition in Edinburgh. It’s a…
Stamboul: The Crossroads of the World
Storytellers were calling this mysterious crossroads of Europe and The Orient the economic center of…
From Cannes to the Supreme Court… Jeanne Moreau
The more we look at French cinema the more we learn about the underground culture…
Glenfiddich 50 Year Old
Every so often people have the chance to live out a rare occurrence. A surreal…
Mac Na Mara – Unchillfiltered Rum Finish
Full disclosure: I’ve got a soft spot for new blended whiskies on the LCBO shelves…
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte An Turas Mor
Every so often a distillery absolutely nails a whisky, and in this instance the team…
Inishowen Blended Irish Whiskey
I came upon Inishowen Blended Irish Whiskey shopping for an appropriately Irish whiskey in the…
Knob Creek Single Barrel Reserve
For the whisky enthusiast who enjoys bold flavours, cask-strength bottles are among the most coveted…
Glen Ord 12 Year Old
I acquired this original bottling in St. Thomas and it has been tucked away on my…
Manhattan.
Manhattan. It’s a name of a very special place that over the last three years…
High West Whiskies from the State with the Deciding Vote to End Prohibition.
I have met many whisky people and it’s hard to find some one more passionate…
The Seagull
“Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight—how to get…
Caribou Crossing and Other Canadian Spirits
Have you drunk Canadian recently? I hadn’t. I don’t know why. Maybe I only thought…
I Drink Alone… Bluesman, George Thorogood
Imagine a 30 year old, cask-strength Laphroaig (I’ve more an imagined one) and now add…
The Ealanta… from Glenmorangie
Earlier this year I went to the Crosby Street Hotel for the New York City…
A Special Evening of Whisky and Spirits Tasting at Astor’s in Manhattan
This is our first of what we know will be many notices of whisky and…
Joe Flacco… Working Man’s Quarterback With A CEO Salary
In the watch-closely duel between Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos) and Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens) for…