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Aberlour Distillery Tour

Our trip to Aberlour distillery in Speyside and their tasting.

Edradour distillery, close to Edinburgh and Glasgow, wonderful whisky.

Macallan Distillery’s Six Pillars tour and tasting

Our trip to Lagavulin for the Sensory Tour

A review of our Laphroaig Distillery tour and tasting

A review of our Bruichladdich Warehouse tour - Highly recommend

A one-man show well worth the short ride from SF

Our visit to the very traditional Hawaiian Shochu Company

Hawaiian agricole rum distillery with emphasis on sustainability

Mad scientists of alcohol

Kavalan Vertical Tasting: Vinho Barrique, Manzanilla & Soloist Sherry
2020-09-27
Today we're tasting the Kavalan Vinho Barique, The Manzanilla and Fino Sherry casks head to head. These are all high end whiskies from Kavalan, Taiwan's premier distillery. […]
Mask Up Cocktail Recipe
2020-08-10
Original, quarantine appropriately garnished cocktail featuring Leidaig Scotch and Sweet Vermouth. […]
Getting Lost in the Woods
2020-08-03
This drink comes from a bar in Lithuania, by way of /u/seanloreaux2 on Reddit. The original calls for 2 oz Oban, 0.5 oz pine infused simple syrup, 0.25 oz Fernet and 0.25 oz peated scotch (marked as optional but the more peat the merrier!) […]
Review #116: Glen Scotia Campbeltown 2019 Rum Cask Finish
2020-07-12
I didn't find out until posting our review to […]
Mundo Perdido Cocktail
2020-07-09
It's no secret that we're huge fans of Smugglers' […]
Review #115: Ledaig 18 Year Batch 2 Sherry
2020-07-07
I have a fondness for Ledaig and Oban that mostly […]
Review #114: Ruadh Mhor 10 (Single Cask Nation)
2020-07-05
Rounding out a round of Single Cask Nation sample reviews with a ten year old bottling of Single Cask Rudah Mhor. This is a peated expression from the Glen Turret distillery in Perthshire. […]
Review #113: Aultmore 8 Year (Single Cask Nation)
2020-06-28
Reviewed this 8 year old bottling of the Speyside distillery, bottled by Single Cask Nation. 6/10. […]