This was my second FNB Whisky Live Festival, and turned out to be a very different experience to my first festival, which was last year. Last year it was all about discovering and tasting as many new whiskies as was possible, and I did pretty well in my endeavours. This year, my focus was primarily […]
Grant’s Whisky Twitter Tasting
A few night’s ago I was fortunate enough to take part in a Twitter tasting – an online tasting of whiskies, where the participants share their thoughts and notes about the whiskies being tasted. Steve Rush, of The Whisky Wire fame, co-ordinated the #GrantsTT event and Grant’s Whisky provided the samples. As an added bonus, […]
Head-to-Head Comparison: Ardbeg Alligator vs Glenfiddich Snow Phoenix
With names like Alligator and Snow Phoenix you know straight off the bat that these are no ordinary whiskies. Both have been out for a while now, and both are rather hard to come by. I’m a sucker for a good story, and here we have two. The first, the Ardbeg Alligator derives it’s name […]
Tasting the Bunnahabhain Un-chillfiltered Whisky Range
A couple of days ago I was fortunate enough to be invited to an exclusive Bunnahabhain whisky tasting at Bentley Johannesburg. What a combination! Sleek automotive sophistication paired with Islay’s unpeated malt whisky. I love my peated Islay’s and was looking forward to the opportunity of trying “the gentle taste of Islay” as they brand […]
Tasting Grant’s Sherry Cask Finish Whisky
Grant’s includes a couple cask finish whiskies in it’s line-up, namely the Ale Cask Finish, which I reviewed a short while back in my “Is South Africa Ready For Ale Cask Whisky?” post, and the Sherry Cask Finish – neither of which is available in South Africa unfortunately. Luckily for me, the people at Grant’s […]
Bell’s Special Reserve Whisky
My father was in town on a work trip recently and we invited him over for our first Spring braai (a.k.a. barbecue). The weather was brilliant – sun shining, a gentle breeze and not a cloud in sight. In other words, perfect weather to slap some bacon-rolled chicken sosaties (a.k.a. kebabs) marinated in pineapple sauce […]