As someone with a preference for Islays, Glenfarclas 17 came over as what I can only describe as “muscular” (others say “robust”) especially so for a Speyside. It did grow on me however. Here are some more articulate reviews. Master of Malt The Scotch Noob Jason’s Scotch Whiskey Reviews Master taster Horst Lüning’s gushing assessment: alcoholGlenfarclas 17Horst LüningIslayScotch…
Richard Menary’s lovely essay I want to suggest that becoming a virtuous whisky drinker is not simply seeking after pleasurable sensations. Being a virtuous whisky drinker is taking pleasure in directing our senses at the complex array of tastes and smells that the beautiful dram affords us. My acquaintance enjoyed his sweet alcoholic mix, but…
H/T to my chum and fellow scotch aficionado Peter Brooks for pointing to this article. Talk about whisky on ice: Three bottles of rare, 19th century Scotch found beneath the floor boards of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackelton’s abandoned expedition base were returned to the polar continent Saturday after a distiller flew them to Scotland to…
On a recent visit back to Old Blighty I had the opportunity to more than sample some Old Pulteney 21. I had never heard of the distillery since my interests have tended to focus on Islay, Speyside and Highland single malts. It was merely one bottle, an unopened office gift amongst several, to a friend who…
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