It was extremely hard to get up for work this morning after spending what was a great weekend with my boyfriend and his family up in New Hampshire for the 40th Annual Highland Games. The festival was filled with music, games, events and most importantly, whisky tastings. Laphroaig and their North American Ambassador, Simon Brooking,…
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Talisker 57° North
What, the 1st day of September already, where has the summer gone? And I know, this post should have posted yesterday but I was feeling a bit under the weather so I took the afternoon to rest and get better. Today I am feeling loads better and am back at it with a whisky I…
Laphroaig 15 year-old Limited Edition
It was a weekend of celebrations! Not only was it my boyfriends birthday, but we also got a chance to spend time with two great friends before they move to Hawaii. Knowing this, I jumped at the chance of purchasing a new whisky when I saw Federal Wine and Spirits in Boston, had acquire a…
Balblair 21 year-old 1993 Cask Strength – Gordon and MacPhail
Monday’s are extremely hard to get into but I’ll kick it off with a whisky brand I have not spoken about before and that is, Balblair. Balblair is a highland whisky established in 1790 by Joss Ross. The distillery stopped producing whisky 1932 and did not resume production till after the Second World War. It…
Glenmorangie Tusail
Tusail (means Original in Gaelic) is Glenmorangie’s latest no-age-statement release and it is their sixth release in their private collection. Their private collection first launched in 2010 and since then they have released a new whisky every year under this range. What’s unique about this whisky, aside from the barley being floor-malted, is the barely…
Gordon and MacPhail Series Post 5 of 6: Bunnahabhain 9 year-old Cask Strength
Happy belated father’s day to all dad’s. Hope it was a great one! I am happy to say that I am nearing the end of this Gordon & MacPhail (G&M) whisky series. One more to go after this one! Don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean I won’t write about G&M anymore, it will just…
Highland Park Dark Origins
If you follow my blog then you will know that I am a huge fan of the Highland Park brand so when I saw they had added a no-age-statement (NAS), Dark Origins, I definitely wanted to try it. I got a chance to try this NAS this past weekend while visiting Frank at the Last…
Old St. Andrews Clubhouse blended Scotch whisky
Not too long ago while out shopping with my boyfriend, he spotted a miniature bottle of Old St. Andrews Clubhouse blended whisky and off course, he bought it for me so I can write about it. One of my boyfriends dream is to one-day play golf with his buddies at the St. Andrews Golf Course…
The Balvenie DoubleWood 17 year-old
It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and although I’m not entirely certain I’ve acquired all the ingredients I need for our Thursday meal, I am certain about the fact that the whisky I am going to talk about today, is absolutely fantastic. My first introduction to this brand was with their Balvenie PortWood 21 year-old. Balvenie…
Gordon & MacPhail Series Post 2 of 6: Benromach 10 year-old
My apologies, I know I missed my regular Monday post. I was unfortunately feeling under the weather and it turned out to be a pretty busy day at work yesterday. I am making up for up by posting today and I am going to post my second post on my Gordon & MacPhail (G&M) whisky…
Oban Distillers Edition (Distilled 2003 | Bottled in 2017)
We didn’t purchase this bottle, we commandeered it from a friend. Don’t worry, they know we took it and now, we get to enjoy this deliciousness. The Oban distillery is in the town of Oban, nestled on the West Coast of Scotland and looks out to the Scottish Isles. You can say this expression was influenced…
Dimple Pinch 15 year-old
Monday is here already, but where did the weekend go? Unfortunately I am completely unprepared for it and I am sadly posting late, my apologies. Now in a “pinch” to write my post, I found a great blended whisky to talk about and that is, Dimple Pinch 15… yes, pun intended. I am not entirely…
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