Tag Archives: Islay

The original Bruichladdich is back.

The other day we commented on how we tend to stick with “better” choices in food and drink, using under-$100 Islay Scotch whiskey as an example. What would we do if we had all the money in the world and … Continue reading

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Hepburn’s Choice is back at K&L Wines

At the beginning of 2018 we bemoaned the lack of Hepburn’s Choice single malts in the inventory of K&L Wines, dubbed the best wine store in America by the Wall Street Journal. Good news! At the beginning of 2019 there … Continue reading

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Recipe: Sweet Smoke Cocktail

We have an excellent local bar called Hamlet & Ghost where I was introduced to the Don Lockwood, a cocktail combining  rye-heavy bourbon and smoky Islay Scotch. (Don Lockwood is the character Gene Kelly plays in Singin’ in the Rain; … Continue reading

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Betrayed by the Bowmore

I don’t always drink Islay single malt, but when I do I drink Bowmore. In addition to peat and smoke there’s an extra note that might be called seaweed. It’s easy to conjure up a picture of a bubbling spring flowing … Continue reading

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Taste test: Big Peat blended Islay whisky

I love me a wee dram of Islay whisky. In its best rendition, it remind me of a pair of gym socks which have been washed in the salt water of the cold northern sea, drenched with sweat (and maybe … Continue reading

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