Image, left to right: Norlan, classic Glencairn, NEAT, Copita Why are there so many different whiskey glasses? They come in all shapes, sizes, weights, and decorative cuts serving different purposes. Some for nosing and assessing, some for casual drinking, some for sheer whimsy. Trust me, there’s a glass out there for you and your…
Month: January 2017
I’m a neat freak
Don’t let anyone tell you that the way you prefer to drink your whiskey is wrong or that you’re ruining your pour – unless you just poured Coke in to your 25+ year glass of perfection and in that case, yes, you’re wrong. I can’t even talk to you at that point. But I seriously…
Five Peated Whiskey’s to Get You Started
In the blog post OMFG there’s asphalt in my glass, I chatted with you (ok, a one-sided chat as I can’t hear you) about the abominable peat monster. As mentioned in that post, the longer a peated malt matures in the cask the less the peat monster attacks as it loses its hostility, so to…
OMFG there’s asphalt in my glass
THE ABOMINABLE PEAT MONSTER… kind of…. Asphalt, house fire, burning tar, medicine, scorched earth, morning breath, Lysol, pasture dirt. These are only a handful of terms used to describe peated whiskey by those who don’t like it. It’s partially decomposed plant matter that took thousands of years to produce. A piece of dried sod that…
That time I was naked in a hotel dining room
The water of life runs through my blood, keeping the arteries clear and promising a lifespan of 100+ years… or at least that’s what some studies say that I choose to read and accept as gospel because I want them to be true. Aqua Vitae, baby. You see, I have this obsession with whisk(e)y,…
Whisky. Bourbon. Whiskey.
Scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch.
The Amber Glass 