Review #67: Springbank 18
Campbeltown distillery matured in a mix of sherry and ex-bourbon casks. Nose: Gummy bear, white wine a little past its prime, beech wood.
Author: Michael L
Review #66: Peat’s Beast PX Cask Strength
We came across the Peat’s Beast whisky while travelling in Barcelona at the bar La Whiskeria. My wife is always up for anything new that is peated that she hasn’t tried, and the monster on the label jumped out at …
Review #65: Dalmore King Alexander III
Dalmore King Alexander 3 is aged in 6 different types of barrels (this is getting a little silly), including bourbon, Marsala, Madeira, Cab, oloroso and Port
Review #63: Glendronach 21 Parliament
Glendronach 21 is the top of the distillery's core range. Aged in a combination of Pedro Ximenez (PX) and Oloroso sherry casks. Wondrous dram.
Sharingan Cocktail
Was thinking the other day: what’s the point in having so many awesome amari if I don’t make more drinks with them! Good point, good point. Amaro Meletti is balanced, caramel, honey and sweet with a complicated back palate that …
New Best Friend
We decided to start with the Old Pal as a template and started by subbing a blend of Laphroaig and Glen Moray in for Rye whiskey. We found that the Campari dominated the concoction, so we went back to the drawing board.
Mike’s Hot Sherry Bomb
The drink features Yoichi Single Malt, a peated Japanese malt from the famous Yoichi distillery. It also includes Pacific Rum.
Review #60: Ichiro Malt Chichibu
We wrote about Bar High Five during our last trip to Japan. It remains my favorite of the excellent Ginza bars. The proprietor, Hidetsugu Ueno, is legendary on the Tokyo bartending circuit and considered on many lists as one …
Sedentary Banana
Tasty summery cocktail featuring peated whiskey, rum, banana liqueur, and Sherry.
Review #55: Bowmore 18
We’re always on the hunt for difficult-to-procure bottles, but the Bowmore 18 is broadly available, if a little expensive. But to christian a new office, we needed a bottle and it was hard to pass up an opportunity to get …