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[19 Jan 2011 | 16 Comments | 805 views]
Blended Scotch Whisky Archaeology – Conclusion, Part 2

Welcome back to my archaeology dig of one scotch whisky blend history. I hope you enjoyed part 1 of this conclusion. As I promised in it, in this post I will share the different opinions about the two versions of the blend as I got them from my whisky friends around the world, and also include my own 2 cents …

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[16 Jan 2011 | 5 Comments | 757 views]
Tasting Black Bull 12 yo

So, A whisky snub like me,tasting a blended malt? Yes, I am. Surprising i know, but i think it’s high time we started reviewing some interesting good blends as well as our ‘Bread and butter’ Single Malts.
This is not the first blend tasted by me on the blog, but indeed it’s the first published. (I tasted some Compass Box Asyla …

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[15 Oct 2010 | No Comment | 318 views]

Earlier this week I posted about the new Bible and its winners here, but I was very curious as to what my readers were thinking. my first response was “WTF?!”, and I wanted to see if it was just me… So, I put this little survey online and….
A few days have passed since I’ve put the survey online, to try …

Blends, Opinions »

[5 Aug 2010 | 30 Comments | 1,015 views]

Last Friday eve my wife and I were invited to a dinner party with friends, well more like “adopting” family, at their house. This is not something uncommon and we visit them quite often, usually I visit them on my own as the husband (a young fellow of 75 years) and I share passion for cigars and fine spirits. Actually …

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[17 Jan 2010 | 31 Comments | 11,102 views]
Johnnie Walker Double Black

I am not a huge fan of the Johnny walker line. The Red label is not that good, Black label is ok (many people think it’s awesome, including Jim Murray in his Bible). The Blue Label is too expensive in my book, although it’s a well balanced old blend, I’d rather buy two single malts which outperform it in any …