Archive for August, 2009

GlenWonka. A very Sicilian end.

GlenWonka, producers of the most expensive (fake) whisky in the world, have gone out of business. How so, I hear you cry.
Here is one theory. While Angus W. Apfelstrudel, Jr* (their whisky expert and master blender) was innocently going to buy some fruit from his local fruit store, he was victim of a brutal assassination [...]

Don’t be such a square…

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Right, prepare for one of my famous statements.
There are some seriously nuts people in this world, but without them our civilisation would stand still.
Those people from the land of Unorthodox just wake up in the morning (I imagine) and they have ridiculous ideas in their heads. But instead of trying to cure themselves or seeking [...]

Four Tasters of the Apocalypse: Part 2 - Burr Oak

Previously on The Four Tasters of the Apocalypse: Resurrected Lords of Arran were joined by The Tasters in the battle of Montague Street. The powers of Good prevailed and the One is now coming, his path paved with the skulls of his fallen enemies.
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Euan sunk deeper into his seat. His face was a tone paler [...]

A Quick Dram: Kilchoman 3yo

Kilchoman 3yo
ABV unknown
Available: 9th September
Colour: Pale straw
Nose: Rhubarb custard sweets, fresh leather, vanilla, a punch of metallic bright smoke and a touch of marmalade.
Palate: Firm and smoky, a bit dry and surprisingly oaky. Light fruit, orange, vanilla.
Finish: Sweet and vanillish
Overall: At last. We have been waiting for this moment for three years. The whisky is [...]

A Dirty Dram: The Laphretto

While Lucas was taking acid, playing Dungeons and Dragons and writing his epic account of our Arran tasting, I was being introduced to a Monster…
The Doctor Frankenstien of this particular Monster is Andreas Mott (appropriate name I feel).
It was a dark and foreboding evening. Rain had lashed the city of Edinburgh. A city that by [...]

A Quick Dram: Balvenie 17yo Madeira

Balvenie 17yo Madeira wood finish
43% ABV
To be released in September
Colour: Burnt vegetable oil
Nose: Signature Balvenie sticky honey and vanilla underpinned by oranges. Delicately creamy with layers of dried fruit compote. With water opens quite grapy and plumy. Very sweet.
Palate: Orangy start, a lot of meringue/sugar sweetness, a touch of oakiness. Chocolaty texture.
Finish: Dry biscuits, like [...]

Four Tasters of the Apocalypse: Part 1 - Arran

Not long ago, in a land called Alba, a city named Edinburgh, Four Tasters of the Apocalypse were reunited once again. They embarked on a quest, a mission, a journey to sample golden liquid from four corners of the Sacred Country and by so doing, to fight the Evil and perhaps to conjure the spirit [...]

Whisky Fringe 2009

It’s official. Whisky Fringe is the best whisky event in the world, it beats all the other ones using only its left hand while blindfolded. Maybe it’s the venue that does the trick, could be the unreal, laid back atmosphere, who knows. One thing is for sure, last Saturday I had the best time, strolling [...]

The GlenWonka

In my last post, I mentioned the Glenfiddich 50 year old and the fact that I would have to commit some sort of felony to obtain this a bottle. Well this new release from Whisky Fun, the Glen Wonka, makes Glenfiddich 50 look like a bottle of Buckfast.

The GlenWonka ‘100 years old’, distilled in 1909. [...]

So what happened in the SMWS?

First of all, there are no pictures. The Scotch Malt Whisky Society, being a members club, has certain rules and one them is ‘no electronic devices in  the members room’. Clear and understandable. You don’t pay for the privilege of going there just to be hit by a camera flash every time another member brings [...]