Spirits, Liqour and other Strong Alcohol

<img src=”http://trendynetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/single-Malts-Matcher-Food.jpg” alt=”single-Malts-Matcher-Food” title=”single-Malts-Matcher-Food” width=”600″ height=”314″ class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-379″ /> Choosing a Single Malt Scotch Whisky for yourself can be intimidating. There’s so much choice but not much clear information. And the head-scratching really starts when you want to buy the perfect Single Malt for someone else – perhaps as a generous seasonal gift. Where do you begin? You want your gift to be appreciated. You want it to show you’ve taken trouble to choose the right bottle. Above all you want it to delight, not disappoint. But how do we know what our relatives, friends or colleagues really enjoy and value? Now there’s ... Read Full Story

With the holidays upon us , we’re likely to receive a few misguided gifts, like tacky sweaters or anything that’s not distilled, aged and potable. With this in mind, The Balvenie is offering the chance to win a unique prize that’s more your style: a Scotch whiskey nosing and tasting kit. The kit contains 24 separate aromas and a dedicated nosing guide, as well as other essential whiskey tasting tools. The lucky winner will also receive a Balvenie hipflask, perfect for your boring office holiday party. Click to enter the sweepstakes . In more Balvenie news, the newest addition to The Balvenie 17-Year-Old range ... Read Full Story

Rye whiskey is back, and in a big way. The recently released 2010 edition of the Whisky Bible , the prominent whiskey book by Jim Murray, has named Kentucky’s 18-year-old Sazerac Rye as the finest whiskey on the market. It edged out Scotland’s second-place Ardbeg Supernova—which has dominated the awards for several years—and a relative newcomer to the mix, third-place Amret Fusion from Bangalore, India. Jim Murray described Sazerac’s 18-year-old Rye as “reaching previously unknown heights,” and mentions that by being named the world’s top whiskey, Sazerac 18 has “set the bar for rye whiskey, and it will be fascinating in forthcoming years to ... Read Full Story

ROUDHAM, England, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A century after the English ceded whiskey to the Scots and Irish, an English single-malt is going on sale -- with a label showing St. George slaying the dragon. David Fitt, distiller at St. George's Distillery in Norfolk, said the brew is already attracting attention north of the border, the Daily Mail reported. This includes angry e-mails -- one read -- but the firm says it is already shipping about 500 bottles a month north. The English Whisky Co., which operates the distillery, produced its first barrels in 2006. But the drink could not be called whiskey until ... Read Full Story

In October Japan’s Suntory Limited launched its Hibiki 12-year-old whiskey in the United States. This is good news for U.S. drinkers. Hibiki 12 Year is a blend of more than 30 handcrafted malt whiskies from the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries. These malts are matched with grain whiskies of the same age that feature a touch of malt matured in Umeshu casks, which were used to age Japanese plum liqueur. This blend is then topped with a vintage whiskey aged more than 30 years. I recently sat down with a sample of the highly touted Hibiki 12 Year to test its mettle against other whiskies ... Read Full Story