- Best-Selling Whiskies: The Worlds Top 20
There's not a lot in here I'd actively seek out – not a criticism, just that mass-market whiskies are what they are – but plenty in here is perfectly drinkable.
That said it's interesting how the global market has changed – there are whiskies in here I've never heard of, simple because they're not marketed in the UK. And in passing, I'd note that the couple of (non mass-market) Indian whiskies I've had have been quite good, so I might try and get a bottle of one of those just to try at some point.
- How to like everything more – by Sasha Chapin
I tend to agree with the author – it's worth making an effort to actively like things. Not every meal is a banquet, not every work of art is Citizen Kane or the the Mona Lisa, but most things have something that makes them enjoyable and worth spending a bit of time with. It's worth looking for that and appreciating that, rather than focusing on what you don't like about it.
Tag: whisky
Bookmarks for March 11, 2008
- Britannia, Borough, London, SE1 3RU- beerintheevening.com
Must pop down and check this pub out in the next week or so. My birthday is coming up (keep March the 22nd free if you can folks) and I hear this a rather nice whisky bar, so if it’s half decent, I’ll probably be drinking there.
- Noisy Decent Graphics: Your company’s app
So true. So painfully, painfully true.
Early Warning: Whisky Live
They’ve announced the dates for next year’s Whisky Live in London – 2nd and 3rd of March, and tickets are available now.
However, I’m not sure I’m going to go. They’re giving out less vouchers with a ticket – 5 instead of 15 (they are adding “free” food to the ticket, though), extra vouchers cost a huge amount more than they did last year, and they’re suggesting that a sample could cost as many as three vouchers for a 22+ year old whisky. So I’d probably get to try 2 or 3 whiskies before have to start paying more. Less than bar prices, but it could still get quite pricey…
I don’t know. If I do decide to go, is there anyone else who would definitely be interested?
Attention whisky drinkers:
The new batch of Compass Box’s lovely Spice Tree is out.
Compass Box have lost that fight though, and this will be the last batch ever made.
Thought you’d like to know.
Better Living Through Chemistry
I spent Saturday at Whisky Live. Which means I got to try a lot of excellent booze. And I got to thinking.
I used to write quite a lot about comics. And then I realised that really, I didn’t give that much of toss any more. I still read ’em, I still enjoyed ’em, but they weren’t not the objects of passion they once were. So, I stoppped writing about them. I might start again, if I get really excited about them again.
But whisky, on the other hand, still is something I love. So, let’s talk about whisky, then. In previous years, my whisky live write up has more or less consisted of a list of what I tried, and what I thought of it. This year, though, I thought I’d do something more than that. I thought I’d attempt a few essays about the drink itself. I’ll get to what I like in due course. But I thought I’d use the first of them to make sure we’re all on the same page, and talk about the basics of making the stuff. Later on, I’ll talk in more depth about the taste, and about what I like. For now, let’s just make sure we all understand how it gets into the glass, and just what it is we’re drinking.
Food and Drink. Well, no, just drink.
I have been at Whisky Live all day, drinking expensive booze. I shall bore you all with the details tomorrow. Now, I must decide whether to go out and drink more, and possibly shatter my lungs beyond repair, or to stay home, and sleep.
Anguish!
I was at the whisky society with burge tonight. She drank this whisky. It was fucking fantastic, and I wanted some. I especially wanted some for myself, because I think it would have gone fucking brilliantly with a good cigar.
They’re sold out.
I’m going to crawl into a corner and cry, now.
(Anyone fancy drinking a few good whiskies in the next week or two?)