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ForWhiskeyLovers.com Explorer’s Game: We Were Right and We’re Getting Better! (Vintage Eve 8/2012)
Once again Eddie and I received our quarterly Whiskey Explorers Club shipment with equal parts thirst and anticipation. (Every time I use the word anticipation I think of Dr. Frank-N-Furter from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Teasing rain-soaked and lost Janet and Brad with his merry widow get-up…about what might come next!) The small samples, enough…
Vintage Eve March 2012: Santa Clarita Wine Fest – Part Deux!
It was a picture perfect day for wine tasting. The pesky wind was held at bay and white wine stayed chilled under the expansive tents while guests collected at tables serving wine, spirits, beer and lots of goodies to pair them with. Also cool this year was that the event was held at the Bridgeport…
Vintage Eve Jan. 2011: WESE11Q6 You Say?
Picture this if you will: a 3 milliliter bottle sealed with wax, with a miniscule label that I have to use a magnifying glass on to read “Grain Whisky, Scotland”, and the only other identifying marking is a small group of letters and numbers. That’s all I get in playing my new favorite blind tasting…
Vintage Eve Circa 12/2011: My Scotch Explorers Club FIRST Sample
A few weeks ago I teased Beacon readers about the new Scotch tasting club membership that I purchased for my husband, Eddie, for his birthday from ForScotchLovers.com. Well, five wax-sealed sample bottles arrived, along with the proper nosing glass, and we were off! Our first allocation, as there would be several more in the upcoming…
An Invitation to TASTE THE WORLD (of spirits) 2016 with Henry Wine Group
We recently enjoyed a “grand tasting showcasing the Wine and Spirits of over 300 producers from around the world”, at The Beverly Hills Hotel and hosted by The Henry Wine Group, a “Fine Wine and Spirits distributor serving California since 1985.” In this event, just as we’ve done in the past, I covered the spirits’…
Paired: LA Scotch Club, Glenlivet, and Willie Jane
If you love single malt scotch and have tried (or haven’t tried) the different barrel expressions this was a great example of how different a scotch can taste not just by the age, but by how it was finished in the barrel. The Invite From LA Scotch Club Glenlivet and the 2014 US Ambassador of…
Vintage Beacon Circa Oct. 2010: A Peep Sent me a Pic…for a Scotch Tasting From Vom Fass
The photo, if I’ve done my job right, is here in this post. What appears to be Scotch Casks turned out to be much, much, more. So much more that I’m planning a field trip with other students of the current Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) so that they too can sample Spirits, Liqueurs…
Eve Wine 101: Bar Supplies
Everyone that drinks spirits at home has some sort of home bar. Whether it’s an old fashioned wheeling cart or a locked cabinet in their kitchen, it’s a necessity. So the question is, what do you put in your home bar? I’ve covered some of my favorites below; maybe I can make some of these…
Introducing Continental: Toluca Lake’s Best New Dining and Drinking Destination Presents Contemporary Global Cuisine & Time-Honored Cocktails with a Twist!
Eve’s Wine 101ers — check out this press release for a great new restaurant in Burbank. We visited it recently to check it out for ourselves. You’ll have to wait until next week for the details but if you want to know the answer to the burning question after my last article — Can Michael…