A few weeks ago I was in Italy for vacation and my friend Shilton Almeida (Paul John Brand Ambassador) said I needed to go to […] Read More
Category: Islay
Islay Whisky
First, I’d like to thank the two guys responsible for making this bottle a part of my collection. Martin Eber (Time for Whisky) first introduced […] Read More
With a “limited” run of 12,000 bottles the Bruichladdich 1990/27, or HB’90 for short, was released exclusively to the travel retail market succeeding the fantastic […] Read More
Some distilleries can’t bear the idea of their name on an independent bottle. (How often have you seen an independent Balvenie?) One way that really […] Read More
With the recent snow here in New York I find myself reaching for something peaty to warm me up, like this Bowmore bottled by Elements […] Read More
If you ever find yourself in Tokyo you need to stop by one of the best whisky bars I’ve ever come across – Mash Tun […] Read More
In the last review, I shared the tradition of the Fèis Ìle celebration and the excitement around the limited expressions from the Islay distilleries to commemorate Fèis […] Read More
Every year thousands of whisky lovers migrate to Islay for Fèis Ìle – a week long festival celebrating all the distilleries on the island with entertainment […] Read More
This Port Ellen has a back story to it that makes it a very special bottle to me. When I was visiting Macau I went […] Read More
The Micro Provenance series was introduced to the Bruichladdich line-up as a series of experiments, particularly with different casks from your usual oloroso to wine […] Read More