Review: Lagavulin 12 Years Old Limited Edition 2014
A 12-year-old expression of Lagavulin is a perennial part of the Diageo Special Editions, and sure enough, this is the 13th Lagavulin 12 to be released in the series, again vatted from refill American Oak casks. As usual, it’s a classic expression of Lagavulin, light on its feet (and a gentle yellow in color), radiant with…
Review: The Singleton of Glendullan 38 Years Old Limited Edition 2014
The Singleton of Glendullan (#8 in this year’s Diageo Special Edition releases) should be familiar to most American drinkers (other Singleton bottlings are targeted at other countries)… but never do we see this whisky at a whopping 38 years of age. This Speyside whisky was distilled in 1975 and was aged fully in European refill…
Review: American Juice Company Mixers
With their goofy names, one wouldn’t expect the fruit juice mixes from the American Juice Company to be upscale products designed for the back bar. These are all-natural products but, they’re designed to last for the long haul. Shelf-stable, they’re good for six months (before opening) without refrigeration. AJC produces offerings on a rotating, seasonal…
Review: McMenamins Devils Bit Whiskey
The microdistillers at McMenamins specialize and young and unaged spirits, but once in a while they make more seriously aged stuff, too. Once a year, actually, in the case of Devils Bit, a five-year-old whiskey that is available for one day and one day only each year from a dozen McMenamins properties. That day happens…
Review: Rosebank 21 Years Old Limited Edition 2014
It’s time for whisky #7 out of 11 in the 2014 Diageo Special Edition releases, this one a 21 year old from Rosebank, a now-defunct distillery in the Lowlands. This whisky was distilled in 1992. Rosebank promptly shuttered in 1993 — which means there’s not much left to go around. One of the more exotic…
Review: Deschutes Brewery The Abyss Aged Stout 2014 Edition
The 9th annual installment of Bend, Oregon-based Deschutes Brewery’s The Abyss is here. The recipe for The Abyss doesn’t vary much from year to year. If you aren’t familiar with the formula, here’s what goes into it. (That’s three different types of barrels, into which 28% of the brew is aged… a bit going into each…
Review: Cragganmore 25 Years Old Limited Edition 2014
Onward to the 6th whisky in the 2014 Diageo Special Edition releases, a 25 year old from Cragganmore, a Speyside distillery best known for its younger single malts. This 25 year old was distilled in 1988 and aged in a mix of refill European and American Oak casks. Quite malty on the nose, the Cragganmore 25…
Review: Counting Sheep Coffee
Once you reach a certain age, the idea of drinking coffee after dinner starts to sound insane. And yet it still sounds appealing to kick back with a cup of Java after a delightful meal while you share the molten lava cake. Enter Counting Sheep, a novelty coffee producer that actually wants that late night…