COCKTALES, by the Thirsty Blogger

The world of livin the good life, alcohol & travel

COCKTALES, by the Thirsty Blogger header image 4

Entries Tagged as '~ Liquor ~'

Johnnie Walker Double Black

May 27th, 2011 · 8 Comments · ~ Booze news / new products ~, ~ Duty-free / rum-runners ~, ~ Liquor ~

This is a relatively new Scotch that my housemate Ben got his paws on. Tried it out recently. Quite different from the Black Label; a lot more smokiness, as its uses West Coast whiskies. Some Islay style. Although it’s blend, it’s got a distinct character that suggests otherwise. More like a single-malt. The whisky was [...]

Share

[Read more →]

Tags:··

Tasting-out Glenmorangie

May 4th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ~ Alcohol & food pairing ~, ~ Events ~, ~ Liquor ~

Scotland’s best-selling single malt had a tasting session recently, which i totally enjoyed. Mainly coz i’ve never sat in one spot and tried the range that the award-winning Glenmorangie offers. Now i’ve got new good buddies. It went down at The Hill, and pre-dinner drinks were Glenmorangie of course, which i had on the rocks. [...]

Share

[Read more →]

Tags:··

JW Black Circuit party comin up

March 21st, 2011 · 5 Comments · ~ Events ~, ~ Liquor ~

Yea boy, d crazay rockin party which was held at Swedish Marque last year, is back. And u can get exclusive invites right here. Johnnie Walker, the world’s number one Scotch whisky and global partner for highly-successful Formula One team McLaren Mercedes, once again will be bringing us the ultimate VVIP after-race party experience to [...]

Share

[Read more →]

Tags:··

You had me at ignite

January 28th, 2011 · 5 Comments · ~ Duty-free / rum-runners ~, ~ Liquor ~

Scored a rare bottle of Lemon Hart, demerara rum. Aka Lemon Hart 151. Demerara is a light brown raw-cane sugar from Guyana, which is  fermented then distilled. These rums are used to make Tiki cocktails (Tiki is a Polynesian-inspired cultural fad) like Mai Tai and Zombie. Lemon Hart 151 is supposedly THE rum for this, [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Share

[Read more →]

Tags:···