From the category archives:

Ingredients

Ad of the week: Martin’s

January 28, 2011

A vintage ad for Martin’s blended scotch.

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Ad of the week: Ushers

January 21, 2011

A vintage ad for Usher’s Green Stripe scotch

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Review: Jura

January 20, 2011

Starting off 2011 on a scotch roll, it seems. I received a package just before Christmas containing review samples of Jura and Dalmore scotches. I’ll be reviewing the Jura samples this week, and the Dalmore next. Jura scotch comes of course from the island of Jura located to the northeast of the island of Islay. [...]

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Ad of the week: Vat 69

January 14, 2011

A vintage ad for Vat 69 blended scotch.

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Review: Drinks by the Dram

January 13, 2011

There’s a liquor retailer in the UK called Master of Malt, and despite its name, it sells more than just whisk(e)y. In the summer of 2010, they started a program called Drinks by the Dram, wherein they’ll sell you little sample bottles of many of their products–from low-end to high. The samples are 3cl/30ml, or [...]

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Ad of the week: Teacher’s Highland Cream

January 7, 2011

A vintage ad for Teacher’s Highland Cream blended scotch.

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Ad of the week: Ruinart père et fils

December 31, 2010

From Vanity Fair, 1/35: Cheers! Here’s to a happier 2011.

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Ad of the week: Bowl of Christmas

December 24, 2010

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Odds and Ends

December 21, 2010

No one ever seems to blog much during Christmas week, and I’m no exception. Just wanted to drop a quick post linking out to a couple of other things I’ve been working on. The biggest news is that I’m contributing to Serious Eats. I’m writing a weekly column for the next several weeks on basic [...]

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