Far Eastern Nitro Gimlet
Recipe for a gin gimlet with lime cordial. Making lime cordial is easy and straightforward.
Review #37: 2bar Spirits Bourbon
We showed up to this distillery soaking wet, after running through the Seattle rain from Westland Distillery. 2bar didn’t look very far on the map, but in the rain, it felt like miles. We got there as it was closing …
Crocodile Slipper
Original cocktail featuring Amer Picon, Jamaican rum, Green Chartreuse and banana liqueur.
Review #36: Old Malt Cask – Ben Nevis 21
I can't put my finger on what went wrong. But something went terribly wrong and the distillery sold off the cask.
The 1831 Cocktail
Developed by Tim Laferla with the vision of becoming a "future classic". Cognac-based.
Review #35: Hepburn’s Choice John Maccrae 26 Year (Teaspooned Balvenie)
This was our first teaspooned cask purchase. Teaspooning is a common practice for many distilleries to change a single malt to a “blended” malt by adding a small amount of whisky (even just a teaspoon!) from another distillery to a …
Review #34: Bruichladdich Classic Laddie 2007
A great dram and really helps me understand why I love the peated Port Charlotte bottlings so much.
Haribo Old Fashioned
One day, while talking to my Jiu Jitsu coach (Kurt Osiander) about one of our shared favorite past-times: alcohol, he mentioned he liked dissolving gummy bears in bourbon and then drinking it. I was amused – but it …
Review #33: Bruichladdich Islay Barley 2007 from Wee Laddie Tasting Set
Good – but I prefer the Scottish barley (Classic Laddie), which has a lot more complexity and salinity. I also wish I tried the 2011 edition with the marriages of Sauternes and wine casks. I bet that one is delicious.
Whisky Tasting at Cadenhead’s London UK
Review of Cadenhead's London UK store