The first official bottling of Bruichladdich's Port Charlotte was launched yesterday. PC5 (or Port Charlotte 5 year old) Evolution is a departure in many ways from the currently available Bruichladdich expressions. PC5 is peated to a level of 40 ppm, putting it right up there with Laphroaig in terms of ...

At the Paris Whisky Live I got a chance to catch up with John Glaser and try Compass Box Whisky's newest products: Flaming Heart and Oak Cross. John has once again decided to utilize high quality sessile oak in the mix - but instead of using inner staves, he's had new cask heads (the top and bottom ends of the casks) created. Cask heads are generally made of oak which is thicker than the wood...

Here is a camera-phone picture of my new cubicle as I’ve re-joined the cubicle nation as a Sr Manager of Cisco Systems .  I’m a habitual start-up person with a wide range of skills (if I do say so myself) but navigating a huge company is a skill unto itself.  ...

Just-Drinks.com reports that Drambuie is about to kick off their rejuvenation campaign - kicking in a tidy sum to do the job - GBP10m (US$18.6m) will be invested in the international marketing campaign and will focus the product for younger consumers. I talked about Drambuie in July 2005.What is Drambuie? ...

I'd like to talk about sampling whisky directly from cask samples - something most of us never get to do. On a recent trip to visit the blending lab at Compass Box, I had a chance to try samples from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website ...

Much as it is the obligation of every Muslim to make “the Hajj”, the pilgrimage to Mecca; it is the obligation of the whisky lover to make the pilgrimage to Islay – arguably the origination point of the introduction of whisky to Scotland. One should plan to visit all eight ...

UNOAKED WINES TO THE RESCUE. Alternatives whites anyone? Following on the heels of the current oak-free chardonnay trend, Tangent Winery has taken it just a step further. Launched seven months ago, the winery focuses exclusively on “alternative white wines,” according to Wine Business Online. The wines, which steer clear of ...

Filed under: Wine , Beer , Newspapers , New Products , France , Soda Wine sales in France are on the decline, and that has several wineries turning to other ways to use their crops, such as grape ... such products unveiled at last week's International Food Fair in Paris. While one of the new products, Le Soda de la Vigne , is alcohol free, other new grape-based products like Ensô are more akin...

I wrote an item last week about wine-flavored ice cream and the need for niche products related to the Northwest wine industry...

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