Review: Walt Wines, 2010 Vintage
Walt is a new name for an older winery. Formerly known as Roessler, the winery was sold to another family in 2010, but just about everything has remained the same except the labels. The focus remains on Pinot Noir, with lots of single vineyard releases, produced everywhere from SoCal to Oregon. We dropped into the…
Recipe: Irish Whiskey Coffee — Tullamore D.E.W. Variation
In our never ending quest to document and celebrate all of the spirits-based holidays on the calendar, today is Irish Coffee Day. Most of you are already at your desks settled in for this morning’s business with a non-Irish cup, but here’s a recipe to consider for later tonight, courtesy of Tullamore D.E.W.: Tullamore D.E.W.…
Review: Lagavulin 21 Years Old Limited Edition 2012
Easily the darkest whisky in the 2012 Classic Malts Selection releases, this Lagavulin is immediately unusual due to its sherry finish. Only the second 21-year-old Lagavulin ever bottled by the distillery, it’s a unique malt for Islay whisky fans. It’s a big malt, with lots to love. Quite smoky up front, the sherry does it…
Review: Brora 35 Years Old Limited Edition 2012
This whisky comes to us from the Northern Highlands’ Brora Distillery, where it was distilled in 1976 and 1977… before the plant was shuttered in 1983. The color of yellow Chartreuse, this whisky is a true delight, the kind of experience that you can get from a malt only after it spends decades mellowing in…
Recipe: Be My Clementine
Across this amber-waved grain filled nation of ours, waiting rooms of doctors offices and clinics are reaching maximum capacity, as physicians deal with the massive cold and flu outbreak. As a potential antidote, the folks at the Tommy Bahama restaurant chain have concocted this citrus-filled cocktail to make sure you get your daily dose of…
Review: Dalwhinnie 25 Years Old Limited Edition 2012
Last released in the special edition Classic Malts series as a 20 year old in 2007, this central Highlands whisky (from one of the highest distilleries in Scotland) strikes again as a well-aged 25 year old in its fourth edition. Aged in a rejuvenated American oak hogshead. Quite light, golden color. Nutty, lightly herbal on…
Book Review: Lapham’s Quarterly: Intoxication
For nearly three decades, essayist and author Lewis Lapham steered the good ship Harper’s as its editor-in-chief and figurehead. He stepped down from the masthead five years ago, and went on to establish a journal of history and ideas, Lapham’s Quarterly, tackling contemporary topics and placing them in a historical context. He calls on voices…
Review: Port Ellen 32 Years Old Limited Edition 2012
Islay’s Port Ellen, shut down in 1983, is one of the most collectable and prized whiskys on the market today, particularly if you’re a pan of peated Scotch. This 12th release for the Classic Malts series is a whopping 32 years old, distilled in 1979 and bottled at cask strength. Wow, this is a stunner…
