Drinks Reviews & More
We nabbed this bottle for about $35, and it proved worthy of the money spent. This ten-year old, 86 proof whisky occupies a happy medium flavor-wise. It falls between the light bodied blended whiskies and the palate-blowing peat monsters. It
Chivas Regal 18-Year Old is a snazzier older sibling of Chivas 12-year. (Chivas also makes, we should add, a 25-year old blend, although we cannot recall the last time we saw it for sale in a shop or bar in
What a week. We all caught norovirus and ended up exploded from every orifice. Sleep was catch-as-catch-can, and the general misery index was high. It is Friday, and it appears that everyone is on the mend. Light is at the
Just a few single malt Scotch whiskies get the lion’s share of popular attention in the U.S.—Glenlivet, Glenfidditch, Macallan can be found in nearly any bar. But there is more to the whisky world than these are mega-brands. Take Benromach,
Do we like gin? You betcha. Just check out all these reviews we’ve done. Whenever a new bottle comes to market, we itch to try it. And unlike most other spirits, gins are relatively few in number. Indeed, just 15
Long Trail IPA: The Whole Foods near us (Washington, DC) recently began featuring Long Trail brews. Hallelujah for that. Like Brooklyn Brewery and Bell’s Brewery, Inc., we tend to enjoy all the brews made by Long Trail. A six-pack of