Tasting ‘Classic of Islay’ January 10, 2011January 13, 2011Gal Granov 2 After tasting the Lagavulin 21, which is aged in Sherry casks, I really felt lucky to try another sherried Lagavulin (this time a younger one). […]
Tasting Lagavulin 21- A real treat! January 2, 2011January 28, 2011Gal Granov 6 2011 is here. why not start it with a bang? And what better than starting it with an ace of a dram. Yes, Lagavulin 21. […]
‘Smokin’ – tasting SMOKEHEAD December 15, 2010December 25, 2010Gal Granov 8 We’re again dealing with a ‘Mystery Malt’ here. I guess most of you are familiar with that notion, but just a quick explanation for those […]
Interview with the ‘Laphroaig Collector’ – Marcel Van Gils September 23, 2010January 11, 2011Gal Granov 11 In my Internet ramblings I’ve encountered Marcel’s site (http://www.laphroaigcollector.com/) by mistake. I was looking for some Laphroaig information (can’t even remember what it was now), […]
Tasting Compass Box : The Peat Monster September 1, 2010January 2, 2011Gal Granov 14 My friend @Olivier_amar is a real peat-head, and was always raving about the Peat monster by compass Box. He told me i had to taste […]
Quick Dram : Lagavulin ‘Distillery Only’ 2010 CS August 25, 2010January 11, 2011Gal Granov 8 Lagavulin. One of my favourite Islay distilleries, has only a few expressions available (12CS , 16 , 16 DE to name the most common), and […]
Quick Dram : Laphroaig Triple Wood August 23, 2010January 11, 2011Gal Granov 9 The Laphraoig Triple Wood was the whisky equivalent of the Moby Dick for me and a good whisky friend of mine (Igal). A few months […]
Ardbeg Month at Whisky*Israel August 4, 2010Gal Granov 1 Good day whisky lovers, Islay fans, and Ardbeg worshipers 🙂 Ardbeg is one of the most famous and hyped of Islay distilleries, and is also […]
Tasting Port Askaig CS (and Caol Ila CS too) July 21, 2010January 4, 2011Gal Granov 0 Port Askaig is a town (and a port) on the island of Islay (on the north-west), and is also the name of yet another ‘Mystery […]
Tasting SmokeHead 18 ‘Extra Black’ May 26, 2010January 11, 2011Gal Granov 17 One of my first Islay malts was the “regular” Smokehead. I remember me sitting in a bar (The excellent Tel-Aviv based ‘Norma Jean’ which boasts […]