Peat, Smoke, and Spirit is a borrowed title from Andrew Jefford’s excellent book on the distilleries on Islay. It’s a must read for anyone remotely interested in Islay Scotches, and it does a fine job of weaving together the island’s long, bloody but fascinating history in between chapters on the different distilleries. I picked up [...]
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Peat, Smoke, and Spirit: Scotch and Whiskey Tasting
Posted in Scotch, Whisky on September 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Scotch Tasting 3
Posted in Educational, Liqueur, Scotch, Whisky, Wine on August 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is the third installment on my three-part series on Scotch tasting, as I research and prepare for my upcoming trip to Scotland. In the first piece, I looked into how Scotch is made, and how one should go about tasting it. In the second installment, I examine how whisky – and Scotch in particular [...]
Scotch Tasting 2
Posted in Educational, Liqueur, Scotch, Whisky, Wine on August 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is the second installment on my three-part series on Scotch tasting, as I research and prepare for my upcoming trip to Scotland. In the first piece, I looked into how Scotch is made, and how one should go about tasting it. In this second installment, I will examine how whiskey – and Scotch in [...]