Tag Archives: Whisky

FROZEN FIRE: BrewDog, Tactical Nuclear Penguin, 32% Alcohol Beer Review: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #20

Posted on May 20, 2013 by waywardwine

Last week’s review found favor with BrewDog’s wine-like 11.1% alcohol Imperial Red Wheat ale. It’s time to triple it. BrewDog’s Tactical Nuclear Penguin should do the trick. Born from the flames of competition, Brewdog and German brewer Schorschbräu vied to … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Aberdeen, alcohol, Beer, Beer in Germany, BrewDog, German, Germany, Ghost Deer, icebock, molasses, Reinheitsgebot, Schorschbräu, Scotland, Tactical Nuclear Penguin, The End of History, treacle, Whisky | 9 Comments

BREWDOG ALCOHOL RISEN: Review: Imperial Red Wheat: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #19

Posted on May 13, 2013 by waywardwine

After weeks of Scottish beer and Whisky, I wanted wine. I wanted its complexity, richness, and…er, alcohol. Brewdog’s first bar in Aberdeen provided the alternative. Each day’s castle/distillery/museum visit had wiped us. We needed beer stimulation. So every evening we … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Aberdeen, alcohol, Beer, Beer in Germany, BrewDog, Edinburgh, Georg Tscheuschner, Schorschbräu, Tactical Nuclear Penguin, Whisky | Leave a comment

PUTTING THE THE IN THE MACALLAN 10 YEAR: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #15

Posted on April 15, 2013 by waywardwine

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 | 6 Comments

WHISKY.ALE.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #11

Posted on March 18, 2013 by waywardwine

Last week covered Loch Lomond Brewery (click here). Their Whisky Ale showed how Scottish beer could break the hegemony of standard categories (IPAs, Lagers, Stouts), by tapping into something very Scottish: Whisky. Since Whisky is born as beer, distilled a … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Scotland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Beer, Braveheart, distillery, Edinburgh, Innis & Gunn, Loch Lomond, Loch Lomond Brewery, Oak Aged Beer, peat, Robert the Bruce, Scotland, Stirling, Tullibardine Distillery, United States, Whiskey, Whisky, Whisky Ale, William Wallace | 1 Comment

LOCH.LOMOND.BREWERY.: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #10

Posted on March 11, 2013 by waywardwine

The train takes my wife and I from Glasgow to the bonnie, bonnie banks o’ Loch Lomond: yes, that lake from the only Scottish song Americans know. And no, we never take the high road. Kindly Tourist Office directions send … Continue reading →