Whisky Reviews
Scotch Single Malts - unpeated
Aberlour A'Bunadh + Followup
anCnoc 12
Auchentoshan 12
Balvenie DoubleWood 12
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
The Macallan 12
Oban 14
Singleton 15
Springbank 10
Tobermory 10
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 TraditionDistillery Tours
Book Reviews
Fiction
Clean Burn
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 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
Whisky and Words Number 42: Dewar’s Blended 12 ‘The Ancestor’
If you were of my generation, you’ll remember Dewar’s ads from magazines–often full-page ads, typically with a Scots Guard soldier in full regalia and some marketing flack typical for its day. These days I don’t notice many advertisements for Dewar’s. … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Number 41: Iwai Tradition Mars
I’m finally getting my holiday post up, a bit tardy I must say. This one is a real departure for this blog, which thus far has all been Scotch whiskies. The Mars Shinshu Iwai is, as you would guess, from … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Number 40: Caol Ila Moch
This is my wife’s ‘so good I had to bring it home’ whisky from our trip to Islay. It was an offering of our post-tour tasting. Being a big Caol Ila fan, my wife really took to it. Maybe because … Continue reading
Whisky and Words Number 39: Talisker 18
This bottle of Talisker 18 was a gift from my wife who knows I am a huge fan of Talisker’s 10-year-old, and knows I was blown away by the Talisker 25 I had in a New York restaurant. (That was … Continue reading
Distillery Tour: Caol Isla Cask Experience
In my previous post I covered the technical part of the Caol Isla tour. For the cask Experience, it was only my wife, myself and our witty and vivacious guide, Hazel. Oh, and four casks, from sprightly and newish to … Continue reading
Distillery Tour: Caol Isla (technical)
I have wanted to visit this distillery ever since I came upon this photograph on the web. With those big windows looking onto the water, the facility struck me as a particularly attractive still house. Being my wife’s favorite single … Continue reading
