Despite the restrictions, it was a pleasant tasting of something I wouldn’t have otherwise gotten a chance to try. With some luck and if the tastings become popular, I can see them attracting larger distributors with even better whisky. I will certainly be back for future Wednesdays!
Link to an article about a researcher who is deconstructing Scotch whiskies using a fractionating vacuum evaporator.
If you live anywhere near Redwood City, CA, head over to Martins West Gastropub every Tuesday evening for at-cost pours of celebrated whiskies with David Driscoll from K&L Wines (my favorite local whisky retailer!). He’s doing $3 pours of Glendfiddich’s limited-release Snow Phoenix this coming Tuesday (February 1st at 6:00 PM). Original event posting is …
The first “Nth Ultimate Whisky Experience” show will be held at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, this year: March 18th & 19th. Exhibitors will be the biggest names in Scottish and World Whiskies. That $525 ticket (cheaper if you buy online and early) buys you tastings, master classes, dinner reception, cigar samples, and a …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/17/whisky-biobuel-scotland As if you needed another reason to drink Scotch, scientists in Scotland have discovered a way to use pot ale and spent grains from the production of whisky to make a butanol-based biofuel alternative to gasoline. Apparently this fuel can be used in traditional gasoline engines without modification. Cool stuff, and yet another reason …
The Malt Maniacs just released their 2010 tasting awards. Pretty interesting read, even if most of the whiskies they tasted are so “ultra premium” that I’ll never see a bottle of it, let alone drink any… Still, of interest to Scotch Noobs like me is their winners in the “Daily Drams” (affordable) category. Reprinted here: …