Best in Blog #62: A Whisky Rebellion?
Lots of news and fewer tasting notes in this edition of Best in Blog, but pound for pound there’s a lot of interesting stuff to read.
Tasting Notes From Bloggers We Trust:
- Cask Strength calls Bowmore 10 Tempest a “cracking dram.”
- So does Edinburgh Whisky, who call it their favorite Bowmore.
- Dr. Whisky reviews an oldie-but-goodie: Jameson Irish Whiskey
- Whisky Notes tastes the Jameson 12, but isn’t impressed.
- Edinburgh Whisky says that the Mortlach 1993 (11yo) from Murray McDavid is enjoyable, but not as big as other expressions.
- John Hansell calls the Royal Lochnagar Selected Reserve (now available in the US!) a “soothing, post-prandial dram.”
- Whisky Fun tastes two MacDuff bottlings.
- Whisky Host tastes through the CV (Curriculum Vitae) range – small bottlings each from Springbank, Longrow and Hazelburn.
Whisk(e)y News on the Web
- Is Britain about to face it’s own Whisky Rebellion?
- Or is the whisky industry suffering from complacency?
- Here’s a weird one – Dubber and Clutch blog about Manx, a whisky that has been distilled, aged, and then re-distilled.
- Did a thirst for beer spark civilization? (Not whisky news, but interesting none the less.)
- John Hansell wants to know – what whisky deals are available near you? And what’s your oldest bottle of whisky?
- Awesome pics of the Macallan Ice Ball Maker in action. These come from a tasting I was at last week. Pics and video as soon as the PR folks pass them along to me.
- The latest episode of Whisky Cast looks at the iconic history of Dewars.
- Whisky Host has video of an interview with Randal Watson of Springbank.
- Yet another post about the Diageo Manager’s Choice Round 2 Releases, this time from Whisky Intelligence.
- Whyte & Mackay is trying to lay hands on three bottles of Shackleton’s 100 year old whisky – one to archive, one to auction, and one to replicate for the market.
- Whisky Notes talks about an interesting tasting/event concept: Battle of the Stunners.
- Bruichladdich Blog talks about the distillery’s transition to green energy.
–Whisky Party
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