Introduction Fancy yourself a whisky connoisseur? I don’t – not yet, anyway. However, I do obviously spend a fair amount of time reading about and tasting whisky. But has all of this focused ...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2011/04/12/blind-scotch-tasting-served-with-humble-pie/
Introduction I got an email a couple of weeks ago from Stephanie Jerzy of NOVA Marketing asking if I’d like to participate in a Chivas Regal tasting event taking place in NYC on October 5th. Le...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2010/10/07/chivas-live-tasting-with-alex-robertson/
Introduction We had another great local tasting at Sportsman’s Fine Wine and Spirits in Scottsdale, AZ on April 14. This time, it was Four Roses bourbon, and Jim Rutledge was there to pour our ...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2010/05/04/four-roses-bourbon-with-jim-rutledge/
Introduction As I prepared to leave work yesterday, I checked my Twitter feed and saw the reminder from Sportsman’s Fine Wine and Spirits that a free Bulleit Bourbon tasting was taking place fr...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2010/02/04/bulleit-bourbon-tasting/
Introduction Beam Global is doing a pretty cool marketing campaign, pitting whisk(e)y from three countries against each other in a debate between brand ambassadors as they battle for whisky supre...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/10/21/the-great-whiskey-debate/
Introduction Is that a long title or what? That was the title of an event put on by Diageo’s Johnnie Walker brand on 9/29/09 as part of a celebration of 100 years of Johnnie Walker Black Label....
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/09/29/johnnie-walker-blending-webcast/
Introduction I’m back from the Springbank/BenRiach tasting at the Sportsman’s in Scottsdale, AZ; a combination Wine Bistro and Liquor store. For $35, we got a whisky cocktail, 8 samples from ...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/07/12/notes-from-the-springbankbenriach-tasting/
Sportsman’s in Scottsdale, AZ is having a Springbank and BenRiach tasting on July 12th. Check out the lineup in the image below. I’ll be there, as will one of the other Whisky Magazine forum...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/07/10/springbank-and-benriach-tasting-on-july-12th/
It’s 2:30 am and I’m still wide awake, so I thought I’d blog about the scotch party I had tonight. I’ve been using my 40th birthday as an excuse to buy a number of great scotches that w...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/06/07/hosting-a-scotch-party/
Tonight, a couple of friends and I traveled 50 miles to a Glenmorangie and Ardbeg tasting. My neighbor’s wife was nice enough to drive us, although when we signed up, we thought the Sportsman�...
https://scotchhobbyist.com/2009/04/28/glenmorangie-and-ardbeg-tasting-event/