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Category Archives: Scotland
PUTTING THE THE IN THE MACALLAN 10 YEAR: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #15
Weeks into our Scotland travels, we needed a break from Scottish beer. As with Aberlour’s 10 Year Whisky (reviewed earlier), a grocery sale inspired us to buy the last bottle of The Macallan, 10 Year Old, Single Malt Whisky. Why … Continue reading
Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Scotland, Whisk(e)y, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Aberdeen, Aberlour, Bond, Bourbon, Caledonian Canal, Coca Cola, Coke, Distillation, Famous Grouse, haggis, Ian Flemming, Jack Daniel, James Bond, Loch Ness, Macallan, Morrisons, pinot grigio, Scotland, Single malt whisky, Tallisker, terroir, The Macallan, Urqhuit Castle, Vegetarian Haggis, Whiskey, Whisky
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MURKY.WATERS.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #14
I’ve sold out. Follow me on twitter for updates and little nothings: @waywardwine Last week we left Glasgow to work our way north. Now for a few darker things: e.g. Porter, Stout, and Loch Ness. The Scots share a love … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Alloa, apple pie, Beer, Black Scottish Stout, Blackhaven Brewery, Celts, Coffee, Dark & Spicy Porter, Glasgow, Glencoe, Loch Ness, Martha Stewart, Midnight Sun: Rich, Orkney, Orkney Brewery, Orkney Brewery’s Dark Island Ale, Porter, scottie dog, Sinclair Breweries, Stout, Tim Burton, Types of chocolate, Westminster Dog Show, Wild Oat Stout, wild yeast, Williams Bros Brewing Co, Wine tasting descriptors
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WEST.WARD.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #13
After a week in Glasgow, we were ready to move on. Our last day there, we stumbled upon West Brewery. It sat at the far end of Glasgow Green: a river park, smelling of Victorian imperialism and the caramelized malt … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Aberdeen, Alcoholic beverage, Beer, Brewery, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Food, German Purity Law, Glasgow, Glasgow Green, highland cattle, Honey, Microbrewery, Munich, Panda Express, Recreation, Reinheitsgebot, Saint Mungo, St Mungo, United States, West Brewery, Wine tasting descriptors
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AVERAGING.ASPIRATIONS.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #12
Having dipped a toe in Scottish Whisky Ales, let’s familiarize ourselves with how the Scotts handle and then break the standards. Let’s start with beer that makes water interesting: Lager. This lager spawns from, hold your breath, “Scotland’s most southerly … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Alcohol by volume, Beer, Beer in Scotland, Bevmo, Braveheart, bree, Crabbie's Original Alcoholic Ginger Beer, Crabbies, Edinburgh, Fraoch, gale, Lager, Mel Gibson, peat, Scotch whisky, Scotland, Scottish water, Sulwath Brewery, Traditional Scottish Ales, Whisky Ale, Whitewater Brewery, William Wallace, William Wallace Beer, Williams Bros Brewing Co
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