Drinks Reviews & More
Online, this whisky is selling for $200-$250 a bottle. At 80 proof, that’s a pretty penny, but presumably the King Alexander III is much coveted because it is so unusual. This Scotch has been aged in “bourbon casks, Matusalem oloroso sherry
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
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,
A fine friend brought us a 20 cl bottle of this single malt. It is a purple label that is dated September 26, 2010, and it is 55.6% alcohol (111.2 proof). (Here you may see a picture of the various colored
Ask your average liquor drinker “What does Scotch taste like?” and you likely will hear the word “smoky” used. Which is usually true, as most Scotch whiskies are made with peated barley. And if you were to ask a drinker