Whiskey Tasting for March
Yes, I added an “e” to whiskey as we are moving away from Scotch and Japanese whisky and moving into Irish whiskey this month. It is St. Patrick’s day after all and I have to celebrate my Irish...
View ArticleCelebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Whiskey
The regularly scheduled third Thursday of the month tasting landed us on St. Patrick’s Day last week. In an effort to woo potential attendees away from the green beer and Guinness we planned for an...
View ArticleWhiskies of the World Expo
As always, full disclosure: Both Whiskies of the World and ImpEx Beverages were gracious enough to provide us with tickets for this event. Many thanks! Since both of us attended we each gave our own...
View ArticleNirvino Tasting at the Boothby Center for the Beverage Arts
A stroke of good fortune led to my invitation by DG Blackburn to check out a Nirvino Urban Wine Tasting at the Boothby Center for Beverage Arts. The event started at 6:00 PM, and that was a good thing...
View ArticleWhisky Tasting – Japanese Malts
April 21st marked the third Thursday of the month and that meant it was whisky tasting time again! In March we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with some Irish malts. In April we decided to go in another...
View ArticleThe Balvenie Road Show
Is there a better way to start a week than with a whisky tasting? I didn’t wake up on Monday morning with the usual sense of despair that the work week was just getting started. My Monday salvation...
View ArticleThe Scotch Malt Whisky Society Whisky Extravaganza
There are tastings-a-plenty to be had through out the year that offer an array of different experiences. The whisky that is being poured is obviously what most people are interested when they debate...
View ArticleGlenrothes Night
Another one of San Francisco’s whisky seasons has come, drunk, and conquered. With events ranging from time-well-spent to a-mediocre-night, I have been remiss in not commenting on a tasting that was...
View ArticleThe Fall 2012 Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza
It is that time of the year again for our larger whisky tasting events. I have attended the SMWSA’s Whisky Extravaganzas for the past couple of years. Please see the SMWSA’s formal invitation: Ladies...
View ArticleWhisky Pairing Dinner in San Francisco
An interesting an unique whisky pairing here in San Francisco that we caught wind of. It sounds like a tasty (both whisky and food wise) event. I am not sure if I am going to make it but I am …...
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