Whisky Party

Tasting Notes from Blogs We Trust:

• Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey has won Malt Advocate’s award for Artisan Whiskey of the Year.  Congrats to a great American craft distillery.  Meanwhile, the MacPhail’s Collection wins best buy of the year.
• Dr. Whisky reviews Hudson Single Malt Whiskey from Tuthilltown.  Look for our own notes on this bottle soon.
• John Hansell also reviews Smoking Ember “Pure Malt.”
• Whisky for Everyone went on a tear this week, reviewing Glenmorangie Sonnalta and 18 year old, Glen Garioch Founder’s Reserve, Penderyn Peated, and  Kavalan Port Cask Finish.
• Whisky Fun gives mediocre grades to four official Macallan bottlings.  Two independent bottlings of Glenkinchie do much better.
• Edinburgh Whisky blog gives Tamdhu 25 year old a thumbs down.
• Scotch Hobbyist says that Penderyn Welsh Whisky is worth a try, if not his favorite.
• Four tastings this week from Whiskey Notes: Glen Grant 1972 (Duncan Taylor), Glen Dronach 1972 Olorosso Cask (La Maison du Whisky), Bunnahabhain 1974 (Adelphi Sherry Cask), and Nikka Yoichi 1991 (La Maison du Whisky).  All four whiskies are award-winners, winning high marks across the board.
• Whisky Host recommends the Singleton of Dufftown.  Unfortunately, it is not available in the states and not to be confused with the Singleton of Glendullan.

Whisky(e)y News on the Web

• The latest episode of Whisky Cast tastes samples of the forthcoming new bottle from Maker’s Mark.
• Nonjatta says the Paris whisky scene is buzzing.
• The Wall Street Journal has an article on Japanese Whisky (subscription only).
• The Boston Globe writes about Stimulus, a single malt release from Massachusetts’ Nashoba Winery.
• Here’s a decent article on different types of whisky – certainly better than the error-prone article from Forbes last week.
• Masters of Malt have a cool little article about the reinstallation of the oldest still in Scotland at the Bruichladdich distillery.
• Tony Blair as the new face of Ardbeg?  Not too sure about that one . . .
• The Scotch Malt Whisky Society of America has some tastings in the works.
• Tullibardine is offering casks for sale.
• Finally, don’t miss Whisky Host’s latest deconstruction of obscure tasting notes.  In this edition – the “inside of a dishwashing glove.”

Related posts:

1. Best in Blog #69: Penderyn Invades the Blogs; Wrapping Up the Malt Advocate Awards
2. Best in Blog #72: Let’s Have a Whiskey Party
3. Best in Blog #68: Ardbeg Releases a Rollercoaster; Whisky Bloggers are ‘Pioneers of the Year’