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Campbeltown Journey, Hunter Laing Blended Malt
Review by: dustbunna
Distillery: Undisclosed.
Bottler: Hunter Laing.
Region: Campbeltown.
ABV: 46%.
Age: NAS. Bottled in 2023.
Cask type: Unknown, likely various fills of ex-bourbon.
Price: $35 USD.
Natural Color. Non-chill-filtered.
Bottle open across approx. 5 months, notes taken leisurely across that period. Bold notes taken beneath the shoulder, regular-formatted notes taken further…
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Chivas finishes part of blend in Irish whiskey casks
Chivas finishes part of blend in Irish whiskey casks
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BUCHANANS MALTS EDITION La diferencia de este Whisky Buchanan’s Malts Edition es que está compuesto únicamente de single malts añejados al menos durante 15 años, de los cuales eligen los mejores para ser parte de la familia Buchanan’s. Pídelo al WhatsApp 7024 2868 . . . #whisky #whiskylover #whiskygram #singlemalt #singlemaltwhisky #singlemaltscotch #blendedwhisky #scotchwhısky #scotch #blended #licoresyvinoscostarica #licoresyvinoscr #costarica #licores #liquor #liqueur #buchanans #malt (en Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXEkcju3yi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Excuse me! Are you the creator of your drinks? The creator of Sassenach whisky 🥃 was master blender Michael Henry of the Loch Lomond distillery where SH’s whisky is made.
On the other hand, Sassenach Gin was created by Master distiller and distillery manager Craig Rankin to create a Scottish Gin that captured the local wild larder in the Galloway gin distillery.
SH, you should give credit to who deserves 💁♀️
If you've only drunk blended Scotch before, you may not be impressed. Still, for that price, a single malt whisky 🥃 (peaty or not) is more worth it. Surprisingly, Scottish gin from the same Galloway distillery where SH's gin is made is cheaper than Sassenach gin 🍸
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Posted 12th March 2024
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Suntory Toki --- Whisky Review Time
Founded in 1899, Suntory was originally a small store in Osaka which sold imported wines. Over the next century that small store grew into a powerful multi-national corporation. Suntory specializes primarily in alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and spirits as well as some soft drinks. Recognize these famous brands of liquor; Jim Beam, Makers Mark, Knob Creek, Courvoisier, Cruzan, Lamphroaig, Pinnacle, Old Crow, Canadian Club, Skinny Girl. Well, they are all owned by Suntory.
In 1923 Suntory opened it's first distillery and began making whisky. Japanese whisky grew in popularity as American GI's brought it back home with them after serving in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. By the 1970's Suntory was rapidly expanding and began heavily marketing overseas. They even hired Sammy Davis Jr. to do commercials.
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Suntory Toki is their most common overseas product. A blended whisky created from malted barley, it is produced from the Yamazaki, Hakushu, and Chita distilleries, aged at lest three years in American oak barrels, and then blended into one product. I think I bought this for around $30, in Japan I bet it's much cheaper.
Drinking from a glencairn, the whisky gives off a sweet aroma. Very very light, to the point where it almost doesn't smell like whisky at all. It smells more like a dry white wine, like a pino blanc, chardonnay, or riesling. Is this really whisky? With it's very light color it almost looks like a white wine. After tasting I can confirm that it is indeed a whisky. It has tasting notes of honey, green apple, green grape, and a bit of vanilla. It finishes with a very dry oakiness, and leaves a dry taste in your mouth that quickly goes away, the aftertaste does not hang in the mouth long like other whiskies. The flavors of this whisky are very light and subtle, for me perhaps too subtle.
To me this is a good whisky, not great, just good. It could be better. If it had a little bit more body to it and a bit more flavor, I would rate this higher. As it stands I rate it 3.2 out of 5 stars. I might buy a bottle every once in a blue moon, particular if it is on sale. I will drink it if it is put in front of me. But I probably would rather drink something else. Now I must come forward and admit a big bias, I'm a bourbon and rye drinker, whiskies which tend to have much bolder and richer flavors. So perhaps this whisky doesn't fit my palate. I could see someone who enjoys dry white wines likewise enjoying this. Perhaps Scotch drinkers who enjoy the non-peated Scotches would like this. But it's just not for me.
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In most respects, blended Scotch has got a bad name. Single malts get all the love. Oh well that just means I paid alot less for this beauty.
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Whisky!
Hey who wants to talk about whisky (or whiskey, depending on who you ask)??
Time for an infodump. Of stuff that I did not know and now know through Life Experience.
There’s a big spirits resurgence going on in the US and other places at the mo, following along after the craft-beer resurgence etc. Whisky in particular has gotten super popular. But it can seem intimidating! It kind of...can be? Let me run through the basics.
“Whisky” is sort of an umbrella term. There’s almost no such thing as just plain whisky unless it’s something Granddad is distilling in the backyard. When we talk about whisky we’re like 90% of the time talking about one of the Big Three: rye, Scotch or bourbon.
Yep. Bourbon is whisky, rye is whisky, Scotch is whisky. They’re different kinds of whisky. All bourbon is whisky but not all whisky is bourbon. There are other kinds - Irish whiskey, blended whiskey, Canadian whisky, single malt whisky, etc, but those three are the bulk of it.
Whisky is made by fermenting grains and then aging in casks. Whisky doesn’t continue to age in the bottle, so all the aging is done in the casks. The different kinds of whisky arise from different mixtures of grains (called the mash bill). The grains used are corn, barley, rye and wheat (not all whiskys contain wheat, those that do are often referred to as “wheated” whiskys). You can also find stuff like spelt and pumpernickel in there.
Bourbon is majority corn.
Rye is majority rye.
Scotch is majority barley.
There are other rules. Bourbon by definition must be made in the US (it’s the only spirit that’s solely American-made). There’s a misconception that it has to be made in Kentucky but that’s not the case. It must be aged in charred white oak barrels. Scotch can ONLY be made in Scotland. You can use the same mash bill and make it in Arkansas but you can’t call it Scotch, it has to be called a malt whisky.
I love all three. I honestly didn’t think I liked whisky until I had rye whisky. It’s the most popular for cocktails (a Manhattan, for example, is traditionally made with rye) because it has a bolder, spicier and more forward flavor. Bourbon is usually drunk neat or on the rocks (although the Old Fashioned is made with bourbon) and it sweeter. Scotch is almost never used in cocktails with a few exceptions and is almost always just sipped. Some Scotches (those made on the island of Islay, mostly) are very smoky (referred to as being “peaty”) which I loooove but not everyone does.
There is no incorrect way to drink whisky straight. If you’re in a good bar, and you order whisky or a flight of whisky tastings, they’ll bring you ice and water. Drinking whisky neat (= no water or ice) is the best way to get a sense of the flavor, but a LOT of whisky are greatly opened up by a small dash of water. I like bourbon on the rocks (having some now, as I write this, in fact) but if it’s a new one I’m trying, I’ll try it neat first. Tasting and enjoying whisky is, like anything else, an acquired taste. The more you try it, the more appreciation you’ll have for the differences.
The big trend in whisky right now is interesting finishes. That’s when the whisky is aged in the charred barrels, then moved to a different barrel that previously contained something else and aged further, to impart flavor. Lagavulin (one of the Islay distilleries) put out a Scotch aged in Guinness barrels and it was BONKERS good. One of my favorite whiskys right now is Barrel Distillery’s Seagrass, a rye finished in apricot brandy barrels and then madeira casks. Angel’s Envy makes a rye finished in rum barrels that’s crazy good.
Anyway. LMK if you have questions! Enjoy some quality spirits! Drink responsibly!
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Cadenhead Creations 26 Year (1991) Blended Malt “Light, Creamy, Vanilla” Batch 3
Review by: Whiskery Turnip
Distillery: Blended Malt (Glenlivet, Bruichladdich, Glen Grant, Aultmore, Tamdhu, Stathisle, Braeval).
Bottler: Cadenhead’s.
Region: Scotland/Blended Malt.
ABV: 43.8%.
Age: 26 Years. Distilled in 1991. Bottled in 2018.
Cask type: Hogshead.
Nose: Apples and vanilla, orchard fruits in pie crust, subtle cream with a kiss of salt, green apples, marzipan, weathered…
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How to blend whisky?
At this year’s Spirit of Speyside Festival, we attended a blend your own whisky masterclass hosted by Murray McDavid. Here’s what we learned. Last week I found myself staring at six different samples of whisky. That’s a pretty common sight for me, usually one that involves me tasting them and then writing down what I…
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Surprise Snippet
Heyyo! So during productivity corner this week I got cracking on another installment of the Vampire!Kinn Werewolf!Porsche series inspired by @moerusai‘s amazing gif edit. If you haven’t seen it you should check it out here!
I’m working my way through the next installment after Scotch and Blood and I’ve decided to treat you all to a little sampling of the next one!
Enjoy!
Last Wednesday, during a particularly slow shift at the bar, he decided to look into Kinn. Big mistake. Now, Porsche is all too aware of how much he has stepped in it by sleeping with that particular vampire.
The earful that he had gotten from Yok when she caught sight of who he was googling , literally twisted his ear till he confessed like a pup, was loud, lengthy, and slightly scarring. There were allusions to the only functioning part of his body being between his legs and the fact that she could solve that problem for him. Porsche had made himself scarce for a while after that conversation.
Still, two weeks later, after spending the previous night snuggling with Chay on the couch watching trashy television, Porsche is in a particularly good mood. This is, of course, when the universe decides to dump a whole lot of drama in his lap.
The man who comes into Hum Bar is rather unassuming. He’s well dressed in a nice emerald sweater and grey slacks, with a benevolent smile on his face. The three men who enter after him, do not share his disposition, with their stone-cold looks, and eerily familiar uniforms.
The man comes right up to the bar after surveying the rest of the room and perches on one of the stools. There’s only one other small group in the bar. Interns from the dodgy law office down the street who are desperately trying to drink away their shitty work schedule are hiding in a booth in the back. Porsche approaches his newest customer with caution and his most courteous service worker smile.
“What can I do for you, sir?”
The man eyes the bottles behind him with a piercing gaze before settling on Porsche. He smiles, but it doesn’t reach his eyes. “What are your best scotches?”
Porsche just manages to control his eyebrows before they can display how ridiculous he finds that question. Besides walking into a cocktail bar, the man is asking for a liquor, that when done really well, comes from the opposite side of the world from Bangkok. He has a decent selection, but probably nothing this man usually drinks.
“What do you look for in a scotch?”
This surprises the other man enough for him show it on his face. The smile that follows is a lot more genuine. “Something smokey but with notes of spice.”
That narrows the field a lot, they don’t have a lot of peated scotches. “More cinnamon and clove or something complex like licorice?” Porsche has two options in mind.
“Hmm,” the man pauses and considers for a moment. “For today, let's go with the cinnamon and clove notes.”
Porsche nods in response and immediately turns to grab the bottle of 14-year-old Oban, on their top shelf. He brings it to the man to show him the bottle.
“It’s a peated single malt scotch from the highlands. It’s distilled in copper and then aged in oak barrels,” he explains.
The man nods, “Yes, that will do.”
“Neat?”
Again a sharp nod. Porsche turns to grab a tulip glass.
“Not a snifter?” the stranger inquires. Porsche can’t tell if he’s testing him or genuinely doesn’t know.
“No, sir. Snifters have too small of a rim for their body and tend to release more of the ethanol aromas that will overpower the flavor of the scotch.”
Porsche takes his job seriously. He isn’t just a prime bartender because of his looks, he’s good at this. The super nose helps, he picks up on smells humans won’t ever get, but even without that, he likes it. It’s interesting to learn the different mixology theories and understand the way that alcohol and flavors blend and can be enhanced.
The man swirls the scotch in the glass before taking a sniff and finally sipping. Porsche watches him swirl the alcohol in his mouth to get the flavors hidden in the scotch. This man is not an occasional drinker.
“Quite nice,” it’s not a raving review, but then again something tells Porsche he’s used to much higher-end stuff. And if he is who Porsche suspects he is, this kind of scotch wouldn’t make the cut. “What’s your name, young man?”
“Porsche,” He replies, there isn’t much else he can do.
“Ah, so you are who I’m looking for.” A sense of dread washes over Porsche, likely stealing some of the color from his cheeks. “It’s come to my attention that you know my son, Anakinn.”
#fics#kinnporsche#kinnporche the series#vampire!Kinn#werewolf!Porsche#look now its a series#I blame all of you for this#snippet
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I've been reading Game Plan again getting ready for its return and in case I have not said this yet "she’s never been tied down with her own bra before" is savage as an opening line, my queen!! I cannot wait for the Steve and Nat content from this verse to be back!!
Thank you for the kind words, my dear! Unfortunately the new content is still half baked, but how does a deleted scene sound? :-)
“Can I get another Grey Goose martini, extra dirty?” Natasha asks as she situates herself on one of the tall brass stools before the bar, mouthing a thank you when the bartender nods to acknowledge her order.
“Congratulations, by the way.”
The salutation comes from the man seated to her left, and she has to bite her lip to hide her triumphant smile. She was already four drinks in when her friends informed her of the stranger eyeing her from across the bar, and after a well-timed glance that allowed her to take in his broad frame and square jawline, well… She’s not typically the type to be on the prowl for a hookup. But since tonight is unlike any other, she decided that the minute the older gentleman seated next to him vacated his seat, she was going to seize the opportunity. Much to her fortune, that opportunity needed only all of ten minutes to materialize.
“What makes you think I’m celebrating?” she asks, turning to the man.
The grin that makes its way across his face at her question is boyish and lopsided, and she finds that for reasons she can’t quite put a finger on, she’s completely attracted to the way that contrasts with his full, albeit well-trimmed beard. “Process of elimination.”
“Do tell,” she says, her breath catching slightly in her throat when he finally turns to look her way and she sees his blue eyes up close and personal for the first time.
“Well, I’m not saying that someone who just wants to kick back and relax can’t have a Vodka martini,” he says. “But usually that honor goes to beer while the hard stuff gets saved for the appropriate time, like when there’s cause for celebration or somebody just got hit with life’s shit stick.” They both chuckle at that before he nods towards the drink the bartender just set down before her. “Given your extra dirty drink over here, I’m going to have to think it’s one or the other. Now, if it were the shit stick, I don’t think you would’ve been across the bar laughing with your friends.” He shrugs, smiling. “So, like I said, congratulations.”
“Observant,” she notes as he takes a sip of his own drink. “Though admitting that you saw me laughing with my friends from across the bar is giving yourself away.” She’s barely able to contain her own smile as she adds, “some might say that’s even creepy.”
“I could have waited until your friends left to approach you like some run-off-the-mill stalker,” he quips, making her laugh, “but then the old geezer next to me left and next thing I knew, you’re-”
“All right, I get it,” she says, shaking her head as she grins. “In any case, thank you. I am celebrating. I just got a big promotion at work.”
His face lights up. “Cheers to that then,” he says, holding up his drink.
She clinks her glass against his before taking a long sip, savoring the burn of vodka down her throat. “So,” she begins after a beat, eyeing the amber liquid of his drink. “What about you? What does… is that bourbon?”
“Blended scotch whiskey,” he says.
“You’re one of those,” she says, smirking when he raises a brow at her in question. “You know, the type that has to be specific about the exact whiskey they’re drinking. Single malt, blended… This wasn’t distilled in Scotland? How dare you call this scotch whiskey!”
He tips his head back, laughing. “Okay, first of all, how was I to know you weren’t some closeted whiskey fanatic?” he challenges. “I could say I’m drinking a ten-year-old single malt and next thing I know you’re high tailing it outta your chair because you know deep in your soul there were definitely other grains in the barrel it was distilled in.” He sighs, feigning distress. “I couldn’t risk it!” She scoffs at him in response, to which he just smiles. “I digress, though. What was your question again?”
“Your drink,” she says. “Cause for celebration or due to life’s shit stick?”
For a moment, he sits there, giving his lips a roll as he ponders her question. “I think I’m still waiting to find out,” he settles on eventually, looking a cross between shocked and intrigued when she just nods in understanding. He extends one hand out to her. “I’m Steve.”
“Nice to meet you, whiskey aficionado Steve,” she says, eliciting another chuckle from him as she shakes his hand. “I’m... Natalie."
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5 drinks to get to know me
Thanks for the tag @mirilyawrites, never seen this one before and it's fun!
French-blended black teas (rose, bergamot, caramel)
Belgian quad beer
Mint julep
>12 yo Speyside single malt Scotch (neat)
Rose & elderflower soda
Tagging @celeritas2997, @heytheredeann, @cricketnationrise, @rmd-writes, @welcometololaland, @clottedcreamfudge, @nicijones, and honestly anyone reading this, I want to get to know people through their drinks!
#this was so hard#honorable mentions:#arnold palmer#old fashioned#oude gueuze#bourbon barrel aged stout#tag games#about me#tea snob whiskey snob beer snob#apparently i'm just a snob about drinks
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The limited-edition Ciroc Summer Citrus vodka invites you to be ready for the summer. Distilled 5 times from French grapes, this vodka is an explosion of bright citrus notes with oranges taking the center stage. Perfect for refreshing summer cocktails or simply on the rocks, this masterfully-infused vodka is super-smooth and bottled at 70 proof.
#Ciroc Summer Citrus#Garrison brothers whiskey#Clase Azul#louis xiii cognac#1942 don julio#Elijah craig#yamazaki 18#Grain World Blended Whisky-White Hennessy#Icon Blended Scotch Whisky#Ichiro's malt & grain world blended whisky- White Hennessy#Best Quality Pure White Hennessy Cognac
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