Whisky Reviews
Scotch Single Malts - unpeated
Aberlour A'Bunadh + Followup
anCnoc 12
Auchentoshan 12
Balvenie DoubleWood 12
Balvenie Tun 1509
Bruichladdich Scottish Barley
Bruichladdich Islay Barley
Bunnahabhain 12
Cardhu 12
Caol Ila 18
Clynelish 14
Dalmore King Alex III
Glenfarclas 12
Glenfarclas 17
Glenmorangie 10
Glenmorangie 18
Glenmorangie Astar
Glenmorangie Lasanta
Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
The Macallan 12
Oban 14
Singleton 15
Springbank 10
Tobermory 10
Tomatin 12
Scotch Single Malts - island/peated
Ardbeg 10
Ardbeg Corryvrecken
Bowmore 12
Caol Ila 12
Caol Ila Moch
Highland Park 12
Highland Park Magnus
Jura Origin 10
Jura Superstition
Lagavulin 16
Laphroaig 10
Laphroaig Quarter Cask
Talisker 10
Talisker 18
Talisker StormScotch Blends
Ballantine's Finest
Black Bottle
Bushmills White
Cutty Sark
Dewar's 12
Dewar's White vs. JWR
Duggans Dew
Grant's Family Reserve
Johnnie Walker Black
Johnnie Walker Green
Monkey Shoulder
Commentary
NAS whiskies
NAS whiskies 2Various Bourbon/American style
Iwai Tradition
Stein 5-yr BourbonDistillery Tours
Book Reviews
Fiction
Clean Burn
Dhalgren
Fear of Flying
Frank Sinatra in a Blender
The Golden Notebook
In Midnight’s Silence
The Lives of Tao
Servants of the Storm
A Swollen Red Sun
Weakest LynxNonfiction
Alone, Churchill and Dunkirk
The Aviators
Diaries, Vol 1 (Anaïs Nin)
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Henry and June
A History of the English Speaking Peoples
N.B.Commentary
The feminine and masculine in Anaïs Nin’s Diaries
Pulp fiction in the 20th Century
Why are there no hats in GOT?Whisky Blogs I Read
I have learned (and still learn) much from these tireless bloggers. They all have their characteristic take on the subject, and are not marketers. There are many others on the net, these just happen to be in my faves list.
My grandma would have called Jason a “character.” Very honest reviews, usually with some off-the-wall take on things, which sometimes have to do with whisky.
Jason DeblyFor an enthusiastic but light-hearted take on the world of whisky — with a huge scope (these ‘Tassies’ get around) — check out the indefatigable Wafflers, Nick and Ted
ScotchNoob is another west coast whisky lover, has good detail and background in the reviews and I’ve referred to that blog enough it’s time to give credit up front.
Category Archives: Whisky
Whisky and Words Number 48: Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban
This is the second of three reviews of Glenmorangie special expressions, each of which has been finished in specialty casks to elicit different flavors. The Quinta Ruban builds on the standard Glenmorangie 10 with two additional years in Port pipes … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Number 47: Glenmorangie Lasanta
As promised, here is the first of three reviews of Glenmorangie special expressions, each of which has been finished for two years in a specialty cask. In this case, the Lasanta (Gaelic for ‘warmth and passion’) takes the basic Glenmorangie … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Preview: Glenmorangie Finished Expressions
What’s coming up – reviews of three Glenmorangie specialty-cask ‘finishes’ of their single malt. How distillers switch up the casks and hence flavor profiles There are a few ways a distiller can introduce flavors outside of those provided by the … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Number 46: The Balvenie Tun 1509 Batch 3
In this blog, I’ve focused mainly on whiskies the average Joe can afford, and can get without having to pay international shipping fees. But now and then I’ve acquired rarer whiskies with a tale attached to them. This is one … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Number 45: Tomatin 12-year
This is another review I have to credit to my local scotch-loving spirits retailer, Kelly. His recommendation for Oban was spot on, so I gave him heed when he told me the Tomatin 12 was akin to the Balvenie Doublewood … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Number 44: Stein Distillery Straight Bourbon, 5 yrs
I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a frequent bourbon drinker, and I have to look up the code words that go along with bourbons—in this case, “straight.” According to Angel’s Envy, to be sold as “whiskey” in America, … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Number 43: Dewar’s White vs. Johnnie Walker Red
In the previous post, I mentioned Dewar’s old full-page magazine ads, with the Scots Guard soldier or some other Scottish kitsch. I also mentioned the ubiquity of White Label, the fifth largest selling blended Scotch in the world and top … Continue reading
