Not once but twice in as many days, I was able to taste the Single Cask Nation’s bottling of Arran – a 12 year old whisky finished in Pinot Noir casks. What did I think? Continue reading
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While I’ve hosted many-an-event at the Bookstore Bar, earlier this week I had the pleasure of being on the other side of the table and listening to someone talk about whisky – Jason Johnstone-Yellin. Continue reading
There’s a lot of whisky out there. A LOT. Millions of casks maturing all over Scotland, Ireland, Canada, the US and around the rest of the world, to say nothing of everything already in bottles in liquor stores and personal collections. There’s something very special about the consistency of all of that whisky. It’s amazing that these different producers can get so much consistency out of something so organic. And every once in a while it’s nice to find something that breaks the norm. Every once in a while you come across something that really stands out. Something really extraordinary. That’s exactly what I was treated to recently. Continue reading
For better or worse, there’s a growing trend in distillation – especially within whisky – to bottle 1-off, unique, rare and limited bottlings. Each carries a story, each brings a specific clientele and each usually brings an increased price.
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These are very interesting times in the whisky business. Not only is whisky high-profile, it’s also high-profit. It’s very difficult to predict what any company’s sales volumes will be in 3-6 months – let alone 12-18 years from now, which is exactly what we ask whisky makers to do. Not to mention having to guess what particular style or flavor of whisky will be in demand. Continue reading