Rugby World Cup 2019. Japan.
Author: Ricky
Nikka Pure Malt Black
Malt of the month for October. In the month that Japan hosts the first ever Rugby World Cup in Asia, we have chosen the stylish, exotic Nikka Pure Malt Black as our malt of the month. This blended malt, bottled at 43% ABV, from Nikka’s Yoichi and Miyagikyo distilleries is the light amber mid-point of […]
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Ruadh Maor
In the wild, a rather pleasant, pretty unique, bottling of 158 bottles from Chorlton Whisky of Manchester. A non chill-filtered 8 year old from Glenturret, matured in a hogshead from Caol Ila, bottled at 62.5% ABV. Smoky and peaty, yet light on the palate, with salted caramel and honey notes, and a lingering toffee apple […]
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Glenfiddich Fire and Cane
Whisky of the week – Glenfiddich Fire and Cane. The fourth expression from the Glenfiddich Experimental Series, Fire & Cane was released into the wild in mid-2018. I’m always in awe of the knowledge of the master distillers that make these decisions, but giving some of the distillery’s peated single malt a three-month finishing period […]
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Highball – Milroy’s of Soho
It won’t take your head off, but a long cool, highball based on Mary Queen of Scots 12 year old blended malt is perfect for a hot dry afternoon. An attention-grabbing measure of blended malt, your personal preference as to ice and bubbling to the rim with soda. Cool! Roadtested at Milroy’s of Soho, London.
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Rose and Crown
It’s a dull grey day in London and I have a long evening ahead of me. It’s hot and sticky and I have a strange hankering for a hauf’n’hauf as I cross from one side of the capital to the other. So I indulge myself (well, nobody else is going to). The Rose and Crown […]
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Old Fashioned – Coq D’Or, The Drake Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
The Drake Hotel has been a favourite of mine since the days I lived in Chicago. It’s a timeless classic with its impressive architecture, its sweeping staircase, and its rich furnishings and dark woods. It was always a rare treat to come in for a cocktail or two after the Harley was safely stabled for […]
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Blood and Sand – OXO Tower, London
The Blood and Sand mixed at the OXO Tower is a cocktail well worth checking out. It’s so incredibly more-ish, delightfully presented, packed with flavour, yet never over-dependent on the taste of the alcohol. You literally could sit and drink these all afternoon. Especially relaxing high above the Thames on the balcony of the OXO […]
