Whisky Blog Posts

This Counter Height 9 Piece Table Set by Coaster is manufactured in contemporary style. It is crafted from solid hardwoods with the wood veneer top. This 51" square counter table features a built-in 24" black tempered glass Lazy Susan. This beautiful...

Glen Breton Single Malt Jeremy, one our Raise a Glass team and contributors to Whisk(e)y Wednesday scores, actually visited the Glen Breton distillery in Nova Scotia recently.  Makers of Canada's only single malt whisky (Scotch style)...

Penderyn Single Malt Whisky Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky made it to the final four of the Raise a Glass Whisk(e)ys of the World Tournament, but it didn't do nearly as well during our latest taste test.  The spirit from Wales rang in with a...

Caribou Crossing Single Barrel is a relatively new player in the Canadian Whisky market, first hitting shelves in 2010. It’s billed as the world’s first single barrel Canadian whisky, and it’s pulled from an inventory of more than 200,0...

This week, Glenfiddich rolled through town to showcase its Scotch whisky lineup, to celebrate its 125th birthday and to unveil its newest creation — the Malt Master’s Edition. This limited-edition single malt was created by Malt Master Br...

Jack Daniel's ® filled chocolates.Cioccolatini ripieni con Jack Daniel's ®.200 grammi  / 7 Oz.Ingredienti:Cioccolato fondente 65% (zucchero,pasta di cacao, burro di cacao, lecitina di soia, vanillina); ripieno 35% (destrosio, gomma arabica, Ja...

Jack Daniel's ® filled chocolates.Cioccolatini ripieni con Jack Daniel's ®.200 grammi  / 7 Oz.Ingredienti:Cioccolato fondente 65% (zucchero,pasta di cacao, burro di cacao, lecitina di soia, vanillina); ripieno 35% (destrosio, gomma arabica, Ja...

Yamazaki Single Malt Japanese Whisky Japan's distilling culture makes its first appearance on Whisk(e)y Wednesday with Yamazaki Single Malt 12 Year.  Made in the Scotch style using single malt barley, the Yamazaki had a honey and flor...

The Balvenie single malt Scotch whisky today announced the launch of a new expression: The Balvenie 17 Year Old DoubleWood.  This new whisky commemorates Malt Master David Stewart’s 50th anniversary and will join the core range of The Balvenie...

Ardbeg 10 Year Whisk(e)y Wednesday returns to the world of Scotch with Ardbeg 10 year, a single malt Islay whisky.  This smoky elixir is like a beach bonfire in your mouth.  The salinity of the driftwood exhausts onto your taste buds. &nb...

George Dickel might be the little cousin the Tennessee whiskey world, but for my money he gets my vote every day.  George Dickel Original Finest Quality Sippin' Whisky No. 12 is a fantastic spirit for the price tag, and it is time that it gets m...

“Whisky, like a beautiful woman, demands appreciation. You gaze first, then it’s time to drink.” The words of one of my heroes, literary great Haruki Murakami. He’s a Japanese man who loves his Scotch. And he’s not alone. Ever since …...

Neither would we. But ArKay Beverages Inc. has just introduced the world’s first (sometimes you’re first for a reason) “alcohol-free whiskey-flavored drink.” It’s touted as an option for enjoying whiskey without all thos...

Origine 10 Year Whisk(e)y Wednesday gets back to Scotch with Origine, a single Islay malt that has been aged 10 years.  The Scotch is smoky and peaty and likened to a "poor man's Talisker."  The nose is rather neat with campfire aromas very...

Bite and Booze: Whisk(e)y Wednesday: Deanston 12 Year Scotch Whisky Deanston 12 Year Scotch Whisky Deanston is a single malt Highland Scotch whisky.  It possesses a soft nutty and caramel nose with a buttery bite.  On taste it remi...

Monkey Shoulder Scotch Whisky is a bottle that’s caught our attention recently. Partly because of the odd name, and partly because it’s an interesting blend of three Speyside malts — Glenfiddich, Balvenie and Kinivie. Those malts ar...

It’s Friday. And we’re very busy. Well, sort of busy. You know, drinking cocktails and such. So in the spirit of saving time — and displaying a graphic we could never create ourselves — let’s take a look at this …...

Mention flavored spirits, and probably one thing comes to mind – vodka. It’s true that vodka has exploded with a multitude of flavors (some of which The BeerLady finds quite misguided, but that’s a story for another day), but flavored ̷...

Crown Royal recently unveiled the latest Crown Royal Extra Rare Whisky. The original Crown Royal XR was introduced in 2005, and its selling point was the inclusion of rare whiskey stocks from the now-defunct Waterloo Distillery. The new Crown Royal &...

Balvenie DoubleWood 12 Year Scotch Whisky The Balvenie DoubleWood 12 year single malt Scotch seemed promising but ultimately left our Raise a Glass group a little disappointed.  While it still scored a somewhat drinkable 62.5, there were clearly...