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Whisky Round Table: Is Age Wasted on the Old?

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:00 -0400

Welcome to the Whisky Round Table! Whisky Party is happy to have our second chance to host a conversation among our fellow bloggers. We hope you’ll join in the conversation!

The Parting of the Sensory: Scotch has long been thought of as a drink for rich old men. Although that’s changed over the last decade, scotch is still something of an older man’s drink. However, as humans get older our senses start to fade and our acuity decreases.

Is a 1959 Bunnahabhain wasted on a man whose taste buds are starting to forget the difference between green fruits and grapefruit? In other words, is well-aged whisky wasted on the old?

Is this the wrinkled old man in the convertible, or is it the much deserved reward for having achieved success in life? Can our palates retain sensitivity throughout middle age, or does experience more than make up for any loss?

Whisky Round Table is Live!

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:22:26 -0400

Whisky Round Table is Live!:

This month’s question:

Lately we’ve seen a few examples of distilleries aging their whisky in two (or more) locations until full maturation. Amrut has done quite a few of those with their “Herlad” aged on Helgoland (a wee German island) and the “Two continents”. In Israel the IWC has bought a few casks from the Arran distillery and aged them on holy land for periods of 2-3 years in various locations (Tiberias, Jerusalem etc).

What are your views on those methods? Do multiple maturation locations (of the same cask) something that makes whisky better or is it a PR stunt?

Join the discussion as 12 whisky bloggers debate the question.

whiskyblender: Happy International Whisky Day! Today, March...

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:20:00 -0400

whiskyblender:

Happy International Whisky Day!

Today, March 27th is the birthday of legendary whisky author Michael Jackson and today we salute him and all people who fly the flag for the whisky industry.

Retweet: https://twitter.com/#!/Whisky_Blender/status/184574945169375232

Churchkey is bringing back the flat top beer. My take - this is...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:15:00 -0400

Churchkey is bringing back the flat top beer. My take - this is a lot of extra work for the sake of nostalgia rather than more flavorful beer.

What do you think - good thing or bad?

Wild Turkey to Release New 81 Proof Rye

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:15:00 -0400

From the always informative Chuck Cowdery

There hasn’t been any kind of official announcement, but Wild Turkey is in the process of rolling out a new, 81° proof (40.5% ABV) version of Wild Turkey Rye, leading to some confusion about the status of the 101° proof (50.5% ABV) original. […]

Yes, an 81° proof version of Wild Turkey Rye is being introduced as a companion to the 81° proof version of Wild Turkey Bourbon that was introduced last year. However, the 101° proof version of Wild Turkey Rye is not being discontinued. It will, however, be in short supply for probably the rest of 2012 due to the recent surge in rye whiskey popularity, but it is not being discontinued and it will be back. Due to its temporary unavailability, it was expedient for the company to list 81 by replacing 101 in some states.

Awesome site. Tell it what you are listening to, it will serve...

Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:56:17 -0400

Awesome site. Tell it what you are listening to, it will serve up the proper drink for the occasion.

Bourbon Babe: Join the Single Oak Project

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:18:27 -0400

Bourbon Babe: Join the Single Oak Project :

Great post about one of the coolest projects happening in the American Whiskey world at the moment.

Via bourbonbabe:

They sure are a curious bunch over at Buffalo Trace Distillery. At just about any time, master distiller Harlen Wheatley and his crew have about 1,000 barrels filled with experimental concoctions, all designed to broaden their knowledge of bourbon production - and to create some tasty new…

Check out these sunglass frames made from used Bushmills whisky...

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:51:00 -0400

Check out these sunglass frames made from used Bushmills whisky barrels. Pretty cool, even if they are Protestant sunglasses. Anyone want to get me a pair?

Just tried Dogfish Head Noble Rot. Interesting beer. Saison made...

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:29:00 -0400

Just tried Dogfish Head Noble Rot. Interesting beer. Saison made with botrytis infected voignier grapes. Very light. A little sweet. Definitely tart.

An interesting experiment, but not sure I’d make this a repeat purchase. My dollars will go back to Bitches Brew, 90 Minute IPA, and other favorite stand-byes from Dogfish Head.

It’s ironic because it’s old.

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:34:00 -0400

It’s ironic because it’s old.

Politically correct bourbon.

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:33:00 -0400

Politically correct bourbon.

Not strictly relevant, but vaguely Scottish.

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:19:36 -0400

Not strictly relevant, but vaguely Scottish.

Whisky Round Table: White Dog, New Make & Moonshine

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:40:05 -0500

Here at Whisky Party, we are fortunate enough to participate in The Whisky Round Table, a monthly discussion about all things whisky hosted by a great collection of our fellow whisky bloggers.

The good folk at Edinburgh Whisky Blog are hosting this month’s conversation, and they asked a great question:

In recent years we’ve seen a good few releases of not-quite-whisky-yet or spirit-that-dares-to-command-a-price. Whether kissed by Quercus Robur tannins for 4 months or just plain clearac, do you think this is something new distilleries or ones with severely depleted stocks should be doing?

Go check out our answer, along with those of our fellow Round Table bloggers, over at Edinburgh Whisky Blog. And if you are on the Twitters and think this deserves a mention, please use the hashtag #WhiskyRoundTable.

Tallgrass 8-Bit Pale Ale: “The beer of retro gamers...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 11:29:14 -0500

Tallgrass 8-Bit Pale Ale: “The beer of retro gamers everywhere.” Pretty cool that they outsourced this to their fans.

While Tallgrass was putting the finishing touches on Velvet Rooster, the world’s first Belgian-style Tripel in a can, they sent out a survey to ask their fans what kind of beer they should brew next. 500 fans responded and the overwhelming request: a super-hoppy pale ale. 8-Bit Pale Ale is the answer to that plea.

Tallgrass balances 8-Bit’s large dose of hops flavor by brewing the beer with a strong malt backbone, which helps balance the hops’ edge without hiding it.

8-Bit’s name and can design were inspired by the classic video games of the early 90′s, when gray game cartridges ruled the world and the 8-bit graphics of these early systems left much to the gamer’s imagination.

whiskycast: WHISKYCAST EPISODE 359: MARCH 4, 2012 Time to...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:47:37 -0500

whiskycast:

WHISKYCAST EPISODE 359: MARCH 4, 2012

Time to shatter some long-cherished myths and legends about Bourbon, and Michael Veach will serve as our myth-buster this week. He’s the Bourbon historian at Louisville’s Filson Historical Society, and is also a member of the Bourbon Hall of Fame. In the news, Knob Creek and Wild Turkey release new rye whiskies, Ian Logan of Chivas Brothers updates last week’s story on Glen Keith’s revival, and we’ll catch up with Bill Samuels Jr. of Maker’s Mark.

In case you were wondering how to make moonshine (not that we...

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 19:01:01 -0500

In case you were wondering how to make moonshine (not that we advise you to try this at home …) #infographics

Ad from New Yorker. Unnecessarily large ad budget.

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:36:20 -0500

Ad from New Yorker. Unnecessarily large ad budget.

Top 20 Craft Breweries in the US (by Sales)

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:40:05 -0500

Top 20 Craft Breweries in the US (by Sales):

Currently, 1,900 craft breweries are in operation across the nation, with an additional 900 in the planning stages, making great beer a more accessible treat for the 95 million beer lovers in the U.S.

Craft brewers, defined by the Brewers Association as breweries that produce 6 million barrels of beer or less annually, often use traditional methods to create malts and incorporate unique adjuncts to enhance flavors. “A light American lager no longer satisfies every taste,” said Julia Herz, the craft beer program director at the Brewers Association. “Americans have developed a discerning palate, so if it’s not world class quality, it won’t survive.” In an age where the majority of Americans live within 10 miles of a brewery, Herz points out that a great shift in the industry has been the localization of beer, creating a greater following for businesses heavily involved in their communities.

whiskycast: WHISKYCAST HD: Scotland and Tuscany Combine in...

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:55:17 -0500

whiskycast:

WHISKYCAST HD: Scotland and Tuscany Combine in Glenmorangie Artein

Artein means “stone” in Gaelic, and Sassicaia means “the place of many stones” in Italian. Glenmorangie has brought the two together in Artein, a Single Malt Scotch finished in Sassicaia wine casks from Tuscany’s Tenuta San Guido. I had the chance to visit both Glenmorangie’s distillery in Tain on Scotland’s Dornoch Firth and the Tenuta San Guido in Tuscany as part of a press trip organized by Glenmorangie.

In case there was any doubt Prohibition was a bad idea….

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 15:02:53 -0500

In case there was any doubt Prohibition was a bad idea….