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Graeme Wallace – The Scotch Whisky Icon Making Single Malt In Colorado

The Whiskey Wash

During this period, he published multiple books at a time when only a handful of experts, such as Charles Maclean and Michael Jackson, were documenting whiskys history in depth. I went along to one of those tastings and ended up buying a couple of bottles. It was named The Malt Whisky Guide and co-produced by David Stirk [2002].

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How The Iris Became The Most Expensive Bottle of Brora

The Whiskey Wash

The Brora Iris 50 Year Old 1972 became the most expensive bottle of whisky from the Brora distillery when it sold for £400,000 ($483,080) at the Distiller’s One Of One Auction, hosted by Sotheby’s. Photo: Sotheby’s/Distiller’s One Of One The old record for the most expensive bottle of Brora whisky was £54,450.

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Q&A: Rebekah Peppler on Drinking the French Way

Imbibe Magazine

Expat journalist Rebekah Peppler has spent the better part of a decade living in Paris and traveling through France as she documents the country’s culinary culture. So I’d open a really beautiful bottle, maybe a sparkling rosé like a pét-nat. It’s not about getting drunk. I wrote some cocktail recipes into the book as well.

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Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet Available At Auction

The Whiskey Wash

One of the most sought-after bottles of single malt scotch whisky in the world is coming to auction. The Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet is widely regarded as one of the best bottles of scotch ever produced. The Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet The Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet was bottled by R.W. Duthie & Co.

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How Far Would You Go For Your Favorite Whiskey?

The Whiskey Wash

We’ve all been there at the end of a long week (or sometimes day); devastated to reach for our favorite bottle and find it empty. Well if nipping to your local liquor shop to restock seems like a stretch sometimes, imagine how desperate for a drink you’d need to be to steal a $50,000 bottle or a million dollars of wine?

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Book Review: The Book of Rose

Drinkhacker

While Lichine’s personal history and his story of getting the winery off the ground are compelling, the real joy of the book can be found in documenting the winemaking process at Château D’Esclans, which goes into rich detail the entire how their rosés are created start to finish.

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Review: Wines of 90+ Cellars, Summer 2024 Releases

Drinkhacker

It’s a quarterly subscription, but consumers have the option of 3, 6, or 12 bottles per shipment. So while you aren’t entirely knowledgeable on a bottle’s origin there are usually clues where, with a bit of sleuthing, you can at least narrow the mystery down a bit.

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