Tag: Review
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Review – Angry Orchard Green Apple
It’s no secret that I’m a huge hard cider fan. My friend and college roommate Ted first introduced it to me and to this day calls it “the gateway beer”. While I didn’t agree at the time (see my early post on beer) I’m starting to come around to the idea now. But, no matter…
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Review – Knappogue Castle Irish Whiskey
St. Patrick’s Day is upon us yet again and I’m coming to the party late. However, I hope I’ve arrived in time to save you from green beer or an Irish car bomb. If you want to drink something truly Irish this year, how about a nice glass of Irish Whiskey. I’m serious. You’ll enjoy…
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Review – Iceberg Vodkas
As far as spirits go, vodka does not have much character. A really good vodka will taste only of clean alcohol with very little else to distinguish it. One way to add character would be to flavor it, but those who have shopped with me (Elisabeth especially) know how horrified I am by the flavors…
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Review – Pisco Chile
If you looked at my Pisco selection up until about 6 months ago, you’d notice something striking. I only had Peruvian Piscos. And that’s unfortunately par for the course. Chilean Piscos, while available, were hard to come by, not as well marketed and generally harder to find. Not so any more. Recently there has been…
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Crown Royal Maple Finished
Elisabeth and I need guitar lessons, stat! But, more on that later… Crown Royal is the classic Canadian whisky. Think about it. There are others, but I dare you to name three. Okay, thought experiment over. I’ve always viewed Crown Royal with a slight air of mystery. You see, as a kid, my grandfather always…