Laphroaig
Ah Burns Night. For those of you not familiar it is the 25th of January. People gather to celebrate the birthday of Robert Burns, that greatest of Scottish bards. Scotch is drank, haggis is eaten, poetry is espoused, and many toasts are made. It is generally a fine time had by all. However, last night [...]
Do you have your plans laid out for Burns Night this year? Well, if you’re still open on Wednesday, January 25th then consider celebrating at Mac McGee with Laphroaig. Come celebrate Scotland’s beloved poet Robert Burns with a night of poetry, Haggis and Laphroaig. The brilliant Simon Brookings from Laphroaig will be here presiding over [...]
Last night my buddy Sam and I ventured over to Decatur for a Laphroaig tasting at Mac McGee’s led by the always entertaining Simon Brooking, Master Ambassador for Laphroaig and Ardmore. I post the coming events at Mac McGee’s whenever I hear about them but this was my first chance to actually go to one. [...]
If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you already know that Thursday night was the Whisky Guild’s annual Whisky On The Hudson booze cruise. You also know that I forgot my ticket and had to wrangle a new one (which makes this the most expensive tasting event I’ve ever attended. Not the Guild’s fault, but [...]
Laphroaig 10yo Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky 43% ABV, 86 Proof Around $35, Widely Available What The Distillery Says: Laphroaig, pronounced “La-froyg”, is an all-malt Scotch whisky from the remote island of Islay in the Western Isles of Scotland. Laphroaig is a Gaelic word, and means “the beautiful hollow by the broad bay”. In the [...]
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