Whiskey Review – Angel’s Envy Bourbon

Looks like it’s “Three Reviews For The Price Of One” Day… Today’s review features Angel’s Envy Bourbon which is the creation of Lincoln Henderson, former master distiller at Brown-Forman (he played a major role in the creation of Woodford Reserve). Here is a bit more information from the distillery about this Bourbon:

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Event Review – The Single Malt and Scotch Whisky Extravaganza, New York City

Every October for the past five years (2006 to 2011), the boys and I have attended the Fall edition of The Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza that’s been held at The Union League in Center City Philadelphia. During our 2011 excursion to this event, we noticed a significant drop off in the number of [...]

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Whisky Review – Balcones Brimstone

Balcones is a small, craft distillery from Waco, Texas that was founded in 2008. In 2012, they won the Whisky Magazine “Icons of Whisky Award” American Craft Distillery of the Year ”for extending the art of distilling by creating a smoked whisky in which the spirit gets infused with smoke in a secret process instead of smoking [...]

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Whisky Review – Compass Box The Peat Monster

Quick recap… In mid January, I purchased a Compass Box sampler set that contained five of their core expressions. I have reviewed their Asyla (loved it!). I have also reviewed their Oak Cross (the jury is still out).  Now it’s time for The Peat Monster. Here is what our friends at Compass Box have to say [...]

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Whisky Review – Cragganmore 20 Year Old 1991 Single Cask

Way back in August 2011, our friends at the Master of Malt sent G-LO a nice sample pack as told by this post: http://boozedancing.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/whisky-review-dailuaine-27-year-old-1983-%E2%80%93-single-cask-master-of-malt/. As you can see, I’m really behind in getting to this review. Here are my impressions of this whisky…

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Whisky Review – Compass Box Oak Cross

The Oak Cross is Compass Box whisky #2 from that five whisky sampler set that I purchased just after Christmas. Whisky #1 was the Asyla (click here to read my review). Here is what Compass Box has to say about the Oak Cross:

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Event Review: Fair Food’s “The Brewer’s Plate 2012″

Great Food, a Great Cause, Great Brews, and Drinking with Ben Franklin. What’s not to love? Last night, LimpD and I had the good fortune to attend the 8th annual  Brewer’s Plate Event at the National Constitution Center. The event brings together local brewers, farmers, artisans, and chefs to raise money for and promote awareness [...]

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Whisky Review – Master Of Malt St. Isidore aka The Blogger’s Blend

In early May of 2011, Master of Malt announced The Bloggers’ Blend. In a nutshell, Master of Malt picked ten bloggers and asked them to create their own blended whisky using various single malt and grain whisky samples that they would provide. Here is the list of bloggers that took part in this competition:

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Whisky Review – Mackinlay’s Rare Old Highland Malt Whisky aka “The Shackleton Whisky”

Epic. Legendary. Two words that are often overused, but they most definitely apply when speaking of Sir Ernest Shackleton. I have been fascinated with the story of his Antarctic expedition ever since I saw a film called Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure at the National Geographic IMAX Theater in Victoria, British Columbia. Since there has been a [...]

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Whiskey Review – Baker’s 7 Year Old Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

About a month ago, I posted a review of the Basil Hayden’s 8 Year Old Bourbon which I purchased as part of a Jim Beam Small Batch Bourbon sampler pack. Since I have already reviewed the Knob Creek Bourbon which was also included in this set, I am now moving on to the second review [...]

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