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Timorous beastie 18 years winter edition

Whisky notes - 6 hours ago

Douglas Laing released a limited Winter Edition of its Timorous Beastie Highland malt Scotch whisky. It is 100% sherry matured and a blend of three w ...read more

Drew estate liga privada unico serie bauhaus (114mm x 50 (4 1/2 x 50))

Tiny tim's blog - 8 hours ago

Video review HERE.(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)Drew Estate has announced its first exclusive Liga Privada release for the European market. The company says the Liga Privada Unico Ser ...read more

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John glaser: the evolution of blending

Whisky advocate - yesterday

The Compass Box founder and master blender joined #TasteWithSpace on Jan. 22nd to discuss the brand’s anniversary releases and more. The post John Glaser: The Evolution of Blending appeared fir ...read more

Review: basil hayden’s bourbon 10 years old (2020)

Drink hacker - yesterday

Peat & sherry / peat cubed root (elements of islay)

Whisky notes - yesterday

Peat & Sherry is the sherried version of the peated blended malt from Elixir Distillers. Peat Cubed Root is an even more complex version which involves three kinds of spirits.We'll have three vers ...read more

7 beautiful bar carts worthy of your whisky

Whisky advocate - 2 days ago

Place your whisky collection on wheels with one of these stylish and sensible bar carts. The post 7 Beautiful Bar Carts Worthy of Your Whisky appeared first on Whisky Advocate. ...read more

Tomatin 1990 (the whisky agency)

Whisky notes - 3 days ago

Another release from the Winter 2020 series from The Whisky Agency: Tomatin 1990, after 30 years of ageing in a hogshead.The unofficial name of the s ...read more

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Stallone negro maduro robusto (5 x 52 box pressed)

Tiny tim's blog - 3 days ago

Video review HERE.(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)Each year the IPCPR/PCA Trade Show features companies that are exhibiting for the first time. This year a company called Stallone Cigar ...read more

Powstanie wojtek toro 2020 (war bear) 6 x 52 toro

Tiny tim's blog - 4 days ago

Video review HERE.(Description taken from Cigar-coop.com website)The Powstanie Wojtek is a limited edition cigar first launched in 2019 in a perfecto size. The cigar pays homage to the Polish heritage ...read more

Maison benjamin kuentz – aveux gourmands

The whisky lady - 4 days ago

Our absolute favourite from Maison Benjamin Kuentz is their Aveux Gourmands – launched late 2020. Aveux Gourmands 46% (Maison Benjamin Kuentz) Colour – Light straw Nose – Mmmm… ...read more

Review: kooper family the prodigal son bourbon

Drink hacker - 5 days ago

Dripping Springs, Texas-based Kooper Family has been slowly ramping up its product line since we first encountered them 5 years ago. Our latest find is this bourbon, a 4 year old sourced from Kentucky ...read more

Episode 7: a haggis walks into a bar [or “crash and burns night”]

Booze dancing - 5 days ago

Subscribe to the show: Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, Audible, or Google. Please rate and review the show on your favorite Podcast platform, and if you have any questions or comments, message us here, or s ...read more

Maison benjamin kuentz – fin de partie

The whisky lady - 6 days ago

The end of the party is often that time of the evening when most of the guests have gone, just a few remain… often the close friends who also pitch in for the clean-up before you settle down for ...read more

Gto cigars la cura churchill in review

Kaplowitz - 6 days ago

“Have you Kaplowitz’d to-day?”GTO Cigars La Cura WRAPPER: Dominican BroadleafBINDER: DominicanFILLER: DominicanFORMAT: ChurchillORIGIN: DominicanINTENSITY: Medium/Med. FullWEBSITE: www.gtodominicancigars.comNOTES:Spiced leather | Chicory coffee ...read more

Glenallachie 1995 24 years (the duchess)

Words of whisky - 6 days ago

The Duchess has bottled an excellent single cask from Glenallachie with a mature flavour profile that's getting rare these days. Read More The post Glenallachie 1995 24 Years (The Duchess) appeared fi ...read more

Alberta premium cask strength rye

Malt review - 6 days ago

Yes, that bottle. The post Alberta Premium Cask Strength Rye first appeared on Malt. ...read more

Tomatin 2011 / miltonduff 2008 / ledaig 2009 (doubleâ€‘v)

Whisky notes - 6 days ago

Double-V is the french prononciation of the letter W, referring to Whisky. It is the brainchild of Manu and Bruno, two Belgian whisky lovers who started buying casks a couple of years ago. In July 202 ...read more

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Chapter 7 williamson 9yo...

Tire bouchon - last week

Chapter 7 Williamson 9yo (53.9%): After that cracker Caol Ila from two days ago I am now all geared up for another 9yo Islay whisky from Chapter 7... To tell the truth this time the whisky i ...read more

Kaplowitz media. cigars special report: recent honduran cigar recommendations gold | silver | bronze

Kaplowitz - last week

"Have you Kaplowitz'd to-day?"Kaplowitz Media. Cigars SPECIAL REPORT: Recent Honduran Cigar Recommendations GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE NOTE that these occasional GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE (GSB) li ...read more

Teeling pineapple rum cask blended irish whiskey

Great drams - last week

let’s begin Another finishing innovation from the folks at Teeling Distillery, who have also produced whiskey finished with Pinot Noir casks, Balkans Porter casks and Finnish Rye Gin casks. Coll ...read more

Video: the pepperheads attempt the #onechipchallenge from pacqui

Modern thirst - last week

Video: pursuit united tasting

Modern thirst - last week

Video: peated scotch live tasting

Modern thirst - last week

How about a blind tasting of peated scotch moderated by Modernthirst's Wes Jolly? Check out the video! ...read more

Eagle rare 10 year old kentucky straight bourbon

Great drams - last week

let’s begin Hailing from the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky, Eagle Rare is a brilliant Bourbon, aged perfectly to 10 years. Kentucky’s Finest Buffalo Trace is a well known distillery ...read more

Your whisky bottles may soon be a little smaller

Whisky advocate - last week

The 2020 buffalo trace antique collection reviewed [scores]

Whisky advocate - last week

Maison benjamin kuentz – (d’un) verre printanier

The whisky lady - last week

Review: the busker irish whiskeys, complete lineup

Drink hacker - last week

The Busker isn’t just a guy that plays guitar on the street. It’s now a new brand of Irish whiskey, actually part of the Disaronno company. The Busker has at least one unusual element in i ...read more

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Paul john christmas edition 2020 review

The whiskey jug - last week

Every year Paul John releases a unique, interesting and, so far, stunning release every X-mas, and this was last year’s: Paul John Christmas Edition 2020. I’m reviewing it now in 2021 beca ...read more

A whole lotta whisky sponge

Malt review - last week

The thoroughly absorbing Whisky Sponge. The post A Whole Lotta Whisky Sponge first appeared on Malt. ...read more

Whiskey reviews: thomas s. moore kentucky straight bourbon whiskeys

The whiskey wash - last week

We review the Thomas S. Moore Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey line up, a new ongoing series of premium bourbons from Barton 1792 that see extended finishing time in secondary cask types that previou ...read more

The finnish long drink review

Booze dancing - last week

Regular subscribers are well aware of our “Life Under Lockdown Adult Beverage Exchange Program” which has been underway since mid-March of 2020. Our motto… Just because we can’ ...read more

Cocktail of the week: the aviation

Master of malt - last week

Created at the dawn of commercial air travel, the Aviation is fittingly named for its celestial pale purple-blue hue. A mix of gin, maraschino liqueur, lemon juice and crème de... The post Cocktail of ...read more

saloonkeeper sam stout & the banker’s murder

Those pre-pro whiskey men - last week

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Introducing: try january!

Master of malt - last week

We’ve got a solution to the blandness of the season. A way to try a whole bunch of whiskies, literally risk-free. Behold: Try January! Ahhh January. A time for new... The post Introducing: Try J ...read more

Maison benjamin kuentz – introduction

The whisky lady - last week

Late 2020 we kicked off a series of virtual sessions fuelled initially by my acquisition of some bottles from North Star and Chorlton. As brilliant as these were, we were hungry for new experiences. G ...read more

The bib & tucker 10 year old small batch bourbon whiskey

The malt impostor - last week

Tasting notes:Imagine kittens bursting from a box, only it’s rye instead of kittens and the bottle instead of a box–such is the first hit of the nose. Then comes that sweet, corny bourbon ...read more

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