Thursday, 15 August 2013

Bill Samuels Jr Australian visit (& Makers Mark 46 Australian launch)

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"Yummy, complex and with a long finish" - the three (paraphrased) goals for Makers Mark set when developing Makers Mark 46...but ...
Wednesday, 14 August 2013

Tasted #35: Seagram Blender's Pride Reserve Collction (#101drams)

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In my job I work closely with a team in India - really just as an extension of our local team in Australia. We talk daily, catch up sociall...
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Glen Moray whisky & cheese matching (and launch of 25 Year Old in Australia)

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About 6 weeks ago I received an out of the blue (but very welcome) invite to an upcoming Glen Moray tasting at  Since I Left You , a small...
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Sunday, 11 August 2013

Shirt Bar Scotch Club: Glenfiddich 15yo deconstructed (July 2013)

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A change in direction in July for Scotch Club - and a welcome one at that. Shirt Bar, along with William Grant & Sons presented a single...
Sunday, 4 August 2013

Whisky Live Sydney 2013 review (#101drams)

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As mentioned earlier this week , this Friday-Saturday was Sydney's turn to host  Whisky Live 2013 , held at Paddington Town Hall in Sydn...
Sunday, 28 July 2013

PR #13: Whisky Live Sydney and Whisky dinner with Martine Nouet

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We're lucky in Sydney - each winter we get 3 major whisky shows -  The Whisky Show  in July (see link for our review), The Oak Barrel...
Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Bar review #8: The Barber Shop (Sydney)

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If you've ever enjoyed a "fortifying liquid" at Palmer&Co , a single malt on the balcony of ivy Level 6, a bubble tea coc...
Sunday, 21 July 2013

Tasted #34: Laphroaig 18yo (#101drams)

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Thanks to two recent trips through Singapore's Changi airport, and two visits to the excellent Terminal 1 Duty Free store (I forget the...
Tuesday, 16 July 2013

Tasted #33: Ben Nevis 10yo (#101drams)

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What? Another  #101drams  whisky? Yep, again thanks to  The Auld Alliance . Ben Nevis is on the list because back in 2009 on a tour of ...
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Sunday, 14 July 2013

Bar review #7: The Whisky Bar, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)

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Our 7th bar review saw me in Malaysia, at the appropriately named " The Whisky Bar, KL ". As much as I'd love to say I was in ...
Friday, 12 July 2013

#101drams Charitable Challenge - first $100 donation

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As I promised  in my #101drams challenge , for every 20 whiskies I tick off the list, I'll donate $100 to  Cancer Council Australia . So...

Tasted #32: Auchentoshan Valinch (#101drams)

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Another #101drams  whisky I was able to tick off the list at  The Auld Alliance  - the  Valinch  is Auchentoshan's cask-strength, non c...
Thursday, 11 July 2013

PR #12: New Zealand Whisky Company launches design competition for 25yo Single Malt

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Back in January this year, Steph and I visited  The New Zealand Whisky Company , who bottle and sell a huge variety of single malts and bl...
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Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Tasted #31: Springbank 18yo

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The 10yo was on my  list , and I enjoyed it more than I expected, so on our recent trip to Singapore, I decided to try the 18yo at  The Au...
Tuesday, 9 July 2013

Tasted #30: Balvenie DoubleWood 17yo (#101drams)

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Back in June  I posted a PR release for this, and mentioned that tasting notes were hopefully soon to follow. Well, the guys at William Gra...