Pairing Review: Daughter of the Blood, Don Carlos Edicion Anniversario 2015, and Proper 12

I thought that this would be a good pairing. I thought the full-bodied and spicy Don Carlos Edicion Anniversario 2015 would match up with dark

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Sips review: Proper No. Twelve

Distiller: Proper Whiskey Category: Blender Region: Ireland ABV: 40% The brainchild of MMA Champion Conor McGregor, the Proper No. Twelve is a blended Irish whiskey

Sips Review: Bushmills Original

Distiller: Bushmills Category: Irish Blended Whiskey Region: Ireland ABV: 40%   The Bushmills Original is a blended Irish Whiskey, made of triple-distilled Bushmills single malt

Pairing Review: Tailchaser’s Song, Cohiba Connecticut, Bushmills Original

Tailchaser’s Song by Tad Williams was his debut book in 1985. Tad Williams’ career went on to be a staple of must read authorship with

Sips Review: Lagavulin 12 Year

Distiller: Lagavulin Cask: ex-Bourbon Category: Scotch Region: Islay Aged: 12 years ABV: 57.8% I understand that the Lagavulin 12 is part of an annual limited

Pairing Review: An Unwanted Guest, Casa Cuba Flor Fina, Lagavulin

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena was mystery ‘whodonit.’ The Casa Cuba Flor Fina by Fuente and Lagavulin 12 year were also mysteries, as I

Did You Know: Scotch Regions – Islay

Islay has been inhabited for 10,000 years. The monks from Ireland sought out this area for their retreats. All of Islay’s distilleries lie on the

Sips Review: Talisker Storm

Distiller: Talisker Category: Scotch Region: Isle of Skye ABV: 45.8% I’ve ordered the Talisker Storm Highland Single Malt Scotch while at the local cigar lounge,

Pairing Review: Red Rising, H. Upmann AJ Fernandez, and Talisker Storm

There was something just a little off about this pairing. Red Rising by Pierce Brown is a dynamic,  bold book that is fast paced and

Sips Review: Gentleman Jack

Distiller: Jack Daniel’s (Brown Forman) Category: Tennessee Whiskey Region: Tennessee, USA ABV: 40% Gentleman Jack undergoes a second maple charcoal mellowing in order to achieve

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