On Thursday evening, we hosted George at the Whiskey Club for a Japanese whisky night themed around Koji. I know Koji the dog, but what on earth is Koji? As it turns out, Koji, which the Doc đ has mentioned several times, is a type of mold applied to rice […]
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Whiskey Show: A Rollercoaster of Emotions and Discoveries
Wow. The Whiskey Show was intense, exhilarating, and emotional, with treasures to be found in every corner. Now, as I land back home, I’m feeling a bit confused and down after the high. For me, the strongest dynamic at the show was between the desire to learn from the experts […]
Read MoreA Healing Evening with Laphroaig Amidst Difficult Times
Amidst the unbearable pain of the past three weeks, we had an incredibly emotional event that, for me, was a monumental highlight in my whiskey journey. After a year and a half of courting, Laphroaig came to us. I debated whether to hold the event and how we could even […]
Read MoreA Journey to Taste a Unique Laphroaig Cask with Simon Brooking
I had the opportunity to travel an hour-plus west to meet with the Beam Suntory representative and the legendary brand ambassador, Simon Brooking, and taste a single cask of Laphroaig, aged 10 years in Oloroso. 59.8%. Accompanying me on the trip was Yariv Saranga, and together we ventured into the […]
Read MoreAfter a Long Break: Celebrating Two Years of the Bergen Whiskey Club with Single Cask Nation
It’s been ages since I wrote about a Whiskey Club meeting, because we haven’t had one in quite some time. So, after a long break, we finally met at the Bergen Whiskey Club to taste some Single Cask Nation whiskies and celebrate two yearsâyes, two years!! Who would have believed […]
Read MoreCairdeas: My Top Favorite Whiskey from Laphroaig
If Cairdeas is my faith, I must taste every expression in the series. I arrived at a bar in a hotel in Bowmore that offers every possible expression under the sun from Islay. They had a list of all the Cairdeas releases. I started going through what I hadn’t tasted […]
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