I wanted to title this something quick, along the lines of “stop, drop, and roll”, but I’m fresh out of witty headers today. It’s 1:58pm Central Standard Time on a Friday and I don’t have a drink in my hand as I’m writing this researching day-job related thingies. You see, that’s one of the reasons…
Tag: Scotch
Drinking behind the proverbial pews
Growing up in Texas, in very conservative church surroundings followed by attending a very conservative religious college, booze was the last thing I should be caught with. Alcohol was essentially forbidden. It lead to loose skirts, alcoholism, cheating, back alley gambling, rebellion, marrying your dog, all culminating in Satan’s minions prodding you with burning sticks…
Talisker 10 review – Screw Islay for a moment
Under $80, this is a whisky from the Isle of Skye that crams a bounty of bad-assedness into a single bottle. Dark in taste, rich in feel, continuously flowing in aromas and tastes. Talisker 10 is, per their website, the classic stalwart of the family. It’s rather fitting to be sipping this dram in my…
Whiskey tasting glasses – a comparison
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…
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,…
The Amber Glass 