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Munching Vidal Blanc on Keuka Lake, New York
Tag Archives: Whiskey
Whiskey Review: Mount Vernon, Straight Rye Whiskey, Virginia
Ready to warm up this winter? Taste some history and watch my visit and review of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Distillery, Straight Rye Whiskey: Continue reading
Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Whisk(e)y
Tagged Archaeology, Bourbon, distillery, distilling, drink, George Washington, Mount Vernon, Review, rye, rye whiskey, slaves, straight rye whiskey, tasting, tasting notes, travel, United States, virginia, Washington, Whiskey, Whisky, wine
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A Winey Whiskey For The Rest Of Us: Glenmorangie Nectar dOr Highland Single Malt Whiskey Scotland
Hi wine nerds! Don’t like Whiskey? Or want something more than your piddly 20% ABV Port? Well, you’re in luck. Scotland’s Glenmorangie, having perfected the 12 Year Single Malt, happens to work within Moët Hennesey’s empire. With that extra bank, Glen could get bored and buy wine barrels to finish their spirits. This ruffled Scottish feathers a few decades ago. But today, distilleries have another spice in their cupboard. Continue reading
Vancouver Visit to Stanley Park, Liberty Distillery, Fish and Chips, BC Liquor Store
Wayward Wine continues to search for drinks-related fun in “No Fun City”: Vancouver, BC. Where better to start than downtown’s Signature BC Liquor Store? But even in this urban chic city center, this state-run store only offers the same old Okanagan brands (Wayne Gretzky wine…sigh). Prices all tend to the teens and above. Anything cheaper and “local” is Australian bottled in BC (yes, they have a section for it). Thanks to brutal taxes, shelf price for any wine from anywhere, is twice what is stateside. There’s a reason people buy wine pre-made in bulk from private home brew shops: Continue reading
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Tagged bc, british columbia, Canada, distillery, G&Ts, gin, Liberty Distillery, spirits, Stanley Park, Vancouver, Vodka, Whiskey, wine, Wisky
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DRINK IN DUBLIN: Day 1 Part 2: Bull and Castle, Jameson Distillery, Book of Kells: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #30
For our first Dublin morning, the liquid brunch at Stag’s Head and tempting Celtic Whiskey Shop had simply whetted our palates. Now, annoyingly sober again, we follow the River Liffey west. Having tasted the antiquated, we search for Dublin’s modern … Continue reading
Posted in Beer, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Ireland, WINERIES WANDERED
Tagged Book of Kells, Bull & Castle, Bull and Castle, Carlo Brewing Company, Celtic Whiskey Shop, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, F.X. Buckley, German, Golden Ale, Guinness, Guinness harp, Ireland, Irish people, Irish whiskey, Long Hall, Madame Tussaud, Old Jameson Distillery, Open Doors, River Liffey, Trinity College, Whiskey
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