Birch Tree by Nomad Bar
Coffee liqueuer, Amaro Nonino, sweet vermouth, aged aquavit, and cognac
Author: Sylvia L
Review #128: Edradour: The Fairy Flag 15 Year Review
Sylvia received a handful of samples when she visited Big Market, an incredible whisky shop in Berlin that’s not too far from the Berlin airport and allows tastings for nominal fees of the majority of whiskies that the store sells. …
Review #116: Glen Scotia Campbeltown 2019 Rum Cask Finish
I didn’t find out until posting our review to Instagram that the Glen Scotia Campbeltown 2019 was very “sought after” by the whisky community. But we had independently come to the conclusion that this was a very good dram when …
Mundo Perdido Cocktail
It’s no secret that we’re huge fans of Smugglers’ Cove. Our names are even displayed in the doorway of the bar as a testament to how many rums we have imbibed there.
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the fun to …
Review #115: Ledaig 18 Year Batch 2 Sherry
I have a fondness for Ledaig and Oban that mostly stemmed from first learning how to pronounce their names (“Lech-aig” and “O-bin” respectively). But I love Ledaig because after a very long day drinking at San Francisco Whiskies of the …
Review #109: SCN Ben Nevis 23 year (1996)
We've both been scarred so heavily by an Old Malt Cask bottling of Ben Nevis (review here), that we usually pass by any Ben Nevis offerings and spring for scotch from basically any other distillery.
Grape and Gin Cocktail
I came across a recipe from Tamara's Table named simply "Grape and Gin" cocktail. I am usually skeptical of food bloggers' cocktails, because their cocktails tend to the low proof realm and can either be too basic or too "artsy", with no middle ground.
Review #107: Black Tot Finest Carribean Rum
We attended a virtual scotch tasting the other day, organized by Impex Beverages, Scotch Club of San Francisco, and Elixir Distillers. It was everything a whisky nerd heart dreams about. Our guide was Oliver Chilton, who works for both …
Review #104: SMWS 29.249: Sweet Black Tea in the Surgery (Laphroaig 21)
You can tell the favorites in our households by the liquid levels. This one is an exceptional dram (purchased for around $250 from a “last drops” email from SWMS of America). The bottle is one of my personal favorites from …
Smoked Julep Cocktail with Laphroaig
Those who know me, know that I love the frog aka Laphroaig. However, it’s a notoriously difficult ingredient to incorporate in cocktails because it can easily beat up the other ingredients. I came across this cocktail in the Death & …