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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Tag Archives: Single malt whisky
PIG’S NOSE, BLENDED SCOTCH WHISKY, AGED 5 YEARS, SCOTLAND
We hit Scotland last August. It nearly halted our seven month, thirteen country, EU Austerity Drinking Tour. We so fell in love with its people, countryside, and Whisky that we nearly stayed. We imagined ourselves William Wallace, Robbie Burns, Mary Queen of Scots, or that princess from Brave, with every castle tour, every distillery visit, and every haggis eaten.
But back in the United States, nostalgia ate us. Local distilleries proffered harsh, young spirit: too hot and tight to be enjoyed alone.
But then we found a bottle of Pig’s Nose, Blended Scotch Whisky, Aged 5 Years, from Scotland for under $30. Continue reading
Laphroaig Whisky, Quarter Cask Single Malt, Islay Country: Scotland UK: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #25
We harbor an illegal alien. I worried that customs would confiscate it at the ferry terminal. Traveling on foot could have hurt it. Letting it loose in Belfast’s hostel risked too much. But now, at the Giant’s Causeway, it can finally … Continue reading
Posted in Scotland, Whisk(e)y, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Ballantines, Belfast, Bells, Charlton Heston, Dewars, Glenlivet, Great North of Scotland Railway, Ireland, Islay, Johnnie Walker, Laphroaig, Quarter Cask, Scotch, Scotch whisky, Scotland, Single Malt, Single malt whisky, Teachers, Whisky
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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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