Some fun with Douglas Laing & co. August 12, 2013August 8, 2013Gal Granov 2 The nice guys over at D.Laing sent over a few samples of their peaty whiskies among them a Caol Ila, Laphroaig, and Bunnahabhain. What can […]
Benriach 1998 cask 7633 PX puncheon finish August 7, 2013August 7, 2013Gal Granov 0 Time for another of the latest BR single casks just released. Not a peated cask this time but equally interesting : this one is triple […]
Kilchoman Machir Bay 2013 edition August 6, 2013August 7, 2013Gal Granov 1 Time for some more Kilchoman fun this time the 2013 edition of the Machir Bay. It’s a bit different than the 100% Islay (it’s not […]
Wemyss Malts Salted Caramels – Glen Scotia 1991 August 5, 2013August 6, 2013Gal Granov 3 Campbeltown whiskies are quite rare, as there are only 3 distilleries operating (if you count GlenGyle as one). Glen Scotia is rarely seen in OB, […]
Whisky PR Corner–Thursday August 2nd 2013 August 2, 2013August 1, 2013Gal Granov 0 Don’t worry I am not going to bore you with those IWSC award PR releases, so here are a few PR news items which hit […]
Kilchoman 100% Islay 3rd edition , 2013 August 1, 2013August 2, 2013Gal Granov 1 This is the latest release in the 100% Islay range, which is a quite unique Islay peated malt as it is the only Single Malt […]
Dark N’ Stormy? – Talisker Dark Storm July 31, 2013March 30, 2015Gal Granov 2 It’s time to taste the latest expression released by Talisker a few weeks ago (travel retail only- remember?) . The Dark storm is matured in […]
Cigar Review : Alec Bradley Black Market Robusto July 30, 2013July 30, 2013Shai Applbaum 1 Shai has been a cigar and whisky lover since way before he could legally purchase either. He also brews, distills, and posts the same picture […]
BenRiach Single Casks batch 10: BenRiach 2005 Peated cask 3782 July 29, 2013July 30, 2013Gal Granov 1 almost two weeks ago Benriach has released its eagerly-anticipated single cask bottlings. Selected by Master Blender Billy Walker, the twelve-expression batch from the Elgin distillery […]
Laphroaig 10 CS– original edition (red band) July 25, 2013July 25, 2013Gal Granov 5 Long ago, when I was making my first steps in the whisky world, I was very keen on MONSTER peat drams. The higher the PPM, […]