Scotch

Richard on July 27th, 2010

Need a reason to raise a dram? Well today is National Scotch Day. If that’s not enough reason to pull out the Peat Monster, Highland Park, or Chivas then I don’t know what is. If you’re in the Atlanta area, Mac McGee’s Pub in Decatur is having scotch related pairing, specials, and activities this evening [...]

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Matt on June 7th, 2010

Some time ago, I attended a special tasting of Tullibardine single malt whisky at The Brandy Library.  Since I was somewhat impressed by the uniqueness of Tullibardine and had a lot of questions, Adam Jacobs of Total Beverage Solution hooked me up with James Robertson, International Sales Manager for Tullibardine (who missed the tasting due [...]

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Matt on December 9th, 2009

Contest news from The Balvenie: Just in time for the holidays, The Balvenie is offering the chance to win a one-of-a-kind prize: An exclusive Scotch Whisky nosing and tasting kit. This unique kit contains 24 separate aromas and a dedicated nosing guide, as well as other essential whisky tasting tools. The lucky winner will also [...]

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Matt on November 19th, 2009

Whisky Magazine just released an article discussing a conundrum within Scottish whisky (read the full article here).  There are new regulations before British Parliament that will change the definition of ‘Scotch malt whisky.’  Part of these regulations, set to go into effect November 23, requires malt whisky to be produced using copper pot stills.  It [...]

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Matt on October 17th, 2009

We’ve recently mentioned the re-release of The Spice Tree from Compass Box Whisky.  This is more than exciting to me, as this was one of my favorites when it was first released.  You can read our review of the first release here.  We will let you know about the new one as soon as possible. [...]

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