Introduction Dear Santa, You take the milk and cookies, and I’ll have a nip of whatever made your nose that color! I see that my 2009 gift guide has been getting a bunch of hits the past few da...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2010/12/01/a-whisky-gift-guide-2010/
Introduction I’m taking advantage of my down time with a head/chest cold to do some non-drinking whisky enthusiast activities. In this post, I want to point out my new Ratings Spreadsheet link ...
Introduction I got an email from Tom in Toronto, asking if I have a Windows version of the Easy ABVs Calculator that I wrote for the iPhone. He wants to compare varying strength whiskies at the s...
Have you ever seen these nosing/tasting kits? I think it looks like a great idea, but they’re a little more expensive than I would like. Now The Balvenie is offering up a chance to get one for ...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/12/08/win-a-nosing-kit-from-the-balvenie/
Introduction I’ve had a number of people ask me about good gifts for the whisky enthusiast in their lives. I’m no expert, but I AM enthusiastic about whisky, so I can certainly share some ide...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/12/06/a-whisky-gift-guide-2009/
Knob Creek has apparently closed out their Drought of 2009 marketing campaign, and they’ve done it in style. A bunch of Stillhouse members have reported receiving a package in the mail with a c...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/11/26/knob-creek-commemorative-barrel-bung/
Mm, I love scotch. I love scotch. Scotchy scotch scotch. Here it goes down. Down into my belly. Mm-mm-mm. – Ron Burgundy, “Anchorman” That’s the ringtone I have on my phone right now. I d...
Introduction Following on my first post about my Easy ABVs application for the iPhone, I’ve now completed the application and thought I’d post a few pictures and describe how it works. Easy A...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/09/06/easy-abvs-for-iphone-part-2/
Introduction I’ve been reading up on iPhone development, and finally got around to creating something this weekend instead of just reading about it. It’s a pretty simple application, which is...
Introduction and book synopsis If you drink scotch and enjoy listening to jazz, you don’t need a book to tell you the two go great together. You might, however, be interested in a book that off...