Well look what we have here. That’s right, The Single Malt Alliance is about to review a blend for the very first time. But before we get into it I think it’s important that I first clarify my personal (and our collective) position on single malts vs. blends. It comes as no surprise that I’ve […]
The world has fallen in love with Japanese whisky. It’s ok, I feel it too. Much of this love, has been given to the country’s first commercial distillery and flagship of the Suntory portfolio, The Yamazaki. After winning multiple awards including “Best Japanese Single Malt” and “World Whisky of the Year”, demand for The Yamazaki […]
The Macallan Edition No. 1 is the debut of what is to be a limited annual release of non-age statement expressions know as the Edition series. The Macallan, like so many other Scotch whisky distilleries, has been moving away from age statements in response to increasing consumer demand for single malt whisky. While the days […]
And now cometh the time of the King. One cannot deny the icon that is The Macallan 18. People who are relatively unfamiliar with The Macallan, people who do not even drink whisky will know this one. And unlike most whiskies that are embraced by the general public, this one is both respected and appreciated […]
It is a dark and stormy day in the Windy City. Plummeted by freezing rain off the shores of Lake Michigan, I cannot help but long for the Spring season ahead. Yet despite this, I am also reminded that there is perhaps no better weather for enjoying good whisky than what we have today. And what better […]
Our journey through The Macallan continues with the Fine Oak 15 Year! Like the Fine Oak 10 Year before it, this whisky is triple matured in a trio of Spanish oak ex-sherry wine casks, American oak ex-Sherry casks, and American oak ex-bourbon casks. They are all matured separately, in this case for at least 15 […]
The Macallan Fine Oak 10 Years Old is the introductory expression in the distillery’s Fine Oak collection, which if anything represents an entirely new approach to whisky making for Macallan. While their traditional Sherry Oak expressions are all matured exclusively in Spanish oak casks, each whisky in the Fine Oak series is triple cask matured using a […]
