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Category Archives: Whiskey/Whisky
Spreading the Love; Wine and Whiskey Tastings
So far, 2025 has been the year of monthly wine and whiskey tastings, plus the second installment of a something we call ‘Gin’Mas’ around these parts. I’ve been a frequently invited volunteer at one of the local long term care … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Grenache / Garnacha, Red, red wine, Savagnin, Spain, SPIRITS, Vernaccia, Whiskey/Whisky
Tagged Astrolabe, bubbles, Cremant de Jura, domaine rolet, Els Pics, irish whiskey, Italian white wine, Jura, Lock and Worth Winery, mas alta, New Zealand wine, Priorat, priorat doq, red wine, Rias Baixas DO, sauvignon blanc, semillon, spanish wine, travel, Vernaccia di Gimignano, whiskey, white wine, wine, wine-tasting
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Peated Single Malt Whisky, Distillery Smoked – Sugar Kelp Infused Peat, Portuguese Red Wine Barrique, Macaloney’s Island Distillery, The Peat Project, Single Cask Series, Saanich, BC, Canada, 46% abv., C$109.99
It’s rare to taste and cover a world-first in whisky innovation – but recently, I attended the launch of a Peated Single Malt Whisky smoked with sugar kelp-infused local peat which was just that. Macaloney’s Island Distillery has created a … Continue reading
The Macallan, Select Oak, Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Speyside, Scotland, 40% abv. C$80
Also known as the Mac’Allen’ if you’re drinking it with said friend who was kind enough to share, this Scotch was aged in American oak and first fill European oak sherry casks. It has a pale amber hue and on the nose … Continue reading
Posted in SPIRITS, Whiskey/Whisky
Tagged highland, Macallan, scotch, single malt, speyside, whisky
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Macduff, Single Old Particular, Single Malt Scotch Whisky, 21 years old, Highland, Scotland, 41.9% abv.
This is from a distillery located in Speyside that was founded in 1948 and is currently owned by Bacardi but managed by John Dewar & Sons. The Macduff 21 year old (‘glorious years’, according to the distillery) is a single … Continue reading
Posted in OTHER, SPIRITS, Whiskey/Whisky
Tagged Macduff, macduff 21, scotland, single cask, single old particular, speyside, spirits, whisky
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The Dalmore, 15 year old, Highland Single Malt Whisky, Scotland, 40% abv
Mmmm…Scotch. Here we have The Dalmore – owned by Whyte & Mackay, which is in turn owned by India’s United Breweries (UB). Did you know; India is the world’s largest market for whisky? Most that is sold there consists of … Continue reading
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Tagged scotch, the dalmore, united breweries, whisky
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The Tyrconnell, Single Malt, Irish Whiskey, Andrew A Watt & Co., Ireland, 40% abv, C$60
The Tyrconnell was a horse owned by the Watt family that was entered into the Irish national stakes in 1876 and won against enormous odds of 100-1. Now the name is used for this Irish whiskey produced at the Cooley Distillery, … Continue reading
Posted in Ireland, OTHER, SPIRITS, Whiskey/Whisky
Tagged Cooley Distillery, Ireland, single malt, spirits, Tyrconnell, whiskey
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