Best in Blog #23: Whisky News and Tasting Notes on the Web
Tasting Notes from Bloggers We Trust:
- Edinburgh Whisky has a Quick Dram of Balvenie 14 Golden Cask.
- Whisky for Everyone has the goods on the 2009 release everyone is waiting for: Laphroaig 18.
- Drink Hacker reviews Powers Gold Label Irish Whisky.
- Ruben finds that the Balblair 1997 (OB) exceeds expectations (which were admittedly low). He also tries a heavily sherried Glenfarclas 39 (Whisky Agency) and concludes that it is greater than the sum of its parts.
- Scotch Hobbyist goes wild with a Ben Nevis 13 (Wild Scotsman). Still really digging his new ratings system too.
- Wow. A peated, Jamaican dark rum-finished dram of Benriach 12 sounds delicious.
Whisk(e)y News on the Web:
- Whisky Fest San Francisco has announced a unique bottling of Balvenie (#1 of 1) that will be available for tasting at the October event.
- John Hansell notes that Buffalo Trace will also have a unique whiskey featured at Whisky Fest San Francisco, as will Glenfiddich.
- Interesting article on the McTear’s whisky auction taking place later this week.
- Kevin Erskine throws a little skepticism towards the Glenfiddich 50 Year Old announced last week.
- Check out these six new releases from Bruichladdich.
- Whisky Cast has audio from Richard Paterson’s (Whyte & Mackay) recent tasting of the Dalmore here in NYC (damn, another reason to wish I wasn’t sick that night).
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