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WHO’S LOOKING OUT FOR YOU?
A schism in the whisky community is showing. It’s a play on the same battle that has been waging since Sumerians first haggled over goats… sellers vs. buyers, and the gloves are coming off. On the seller side are the distillers, importers, auction houses, and yes book and magazine publishers. On the buyer side are ...
LA Scotch Club Celebrates With Laphroaig 40, bottle 1929
On December 2nd, 2012 the LA Scotch Club gathered in Pasadena to share in a solemn ritual: the complete and utter annihilation of Laphroaig 40, bottle 1929. May it rest in peace (in my belly.) Alas, one more prized bottle has been robbed of the opportunity to rot on the top shelf of a collector’s ...
Christmas Cheer and Laphroaig
You’re a Mean One, Whisky Grinch You’re a mean one, Whisky Grinch You’re from a rotten cask Your liver’s fully flooded and Your heart’s an empty flask Whisky Grinch! You’re a Japanese run Bowmore distilled in the ’80s Loaded with soap! You’re a blotto, Whisky Grinch You’re hammered, sloshed, and pissed You threw bottles at ...
Smart Shopper/Dumb Shopper
I saw a funny thing the other day. Or perhaps it was a scary thing: the Bonham’s auction results. I’m not going to beat up on Bonham’s this time, but the high bidders are going to take a hit. Scotch, and more recently, American whiskey prices are climbing for some reasons that are legitimate, and ...
WhiskyFest Jumps the Shark – San Francisco
“Whiskyfest, San Francisco… we were lovers once.” She made my heart palpitate. The skies opened and the sun yada yada yada. I remember years ago, dashing toward the best tables while trying to preserve a shred of dignity. It was a Halloween for whisky geeks and there were so many more king-sized butterfingers than crappy ...
Ardbeg Galileo – Space Meets Whisky
The Ardbeg Galileo release is a celebration Ardbeg’s ‘space maturation’ joint experiment with an American space research company . They say that anyhow. This whisky is a marriage of marsala and bourbon casks to keep up the theme of experimentation. Ardbeg admits the research isn’t directly related to the spirit, and marsala also has a ...
Peatin’ Meetin’ IV
Peatin’ Meetin’ 2012 is creeping around the corner. With the addition of a few sponsors, we’ve got about 80 bottles. The latest news is that Pedro Shanahan (as seen on Last Call with Carson Daly) of 7Grand has agreed to do bartend our whisky cocktails. We’ll have LA’s best making us Ardbeg Juleps and Blood ...
Bonhams Auction Embraces Datieness
Mr. Herz, You recently criticized Bonhams Auction for dating what is likely a 1938 Ardbeg as ‘Circa 1900’. Sir, that was unfair. Modern thinking has evolved quite a bit since you left school, and you clearly have been out of the loop. Think about it: nowadays men can wear a dress and use the women’s ...
Ardbeg Day
Ardbeg is having a bit of an event on June 2 that they are calling ‘Ardbeg Day’. It’s big and worldwide, although the distillery itself will be the epicenter of the party. Little satellite parties such as the 16 spread throughout the United States will surely be awash in peated spirit. To celebrate the occasion, ...
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WHO’S LOOKING OUT FOR YOU?
A schism in the whisky community is showing. It’s a play on...
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LA Scotch Club Celebrates With Laphroaig 40, bottle 1929
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Christmas Cheer and Laphroaig
You’re a Mean...
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Smart Shopper/Dumb Shopper
I saw a funny thing the other day. Or...
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WhiskyFest Jumps the Shark - San Francisco
“Whiskyfest, San Francisco…...
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