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[13 Dec 2010 | One Comment | 498 views]
2010 Holiday gift guide on a budget

The holidays are coming and most blogs have written their “gift guides” in the last week or so. I guess this post is mostly aimed at you Europeans/Americans out there, as we Israelis and Jews, do not celebrate Xmas, and hence get no gifts. Bummer!
My idea is to put a few recommendation together for non-expensive gifts, you would be able …

BenRiach, Finishes, PX, Peated, Quick Dram, Speyside, Tasting Notes, Uncategorized, Whisky Links, scotch »

[10 May 2010 | 21 Comments | 334 views]
Quick Dram : BenRiach ‘Heredotus Fumosus’ 12 yo – a journey in Peated Speyside

The Benriach distillery is located in the heart of Speyside, 3 miles from the city of Elgin. Founded in 1892 by the Grant family next to the Longmorn distillery. In 1900 it was mothballed with a lot of other distilleries and remained closed until the year of 1965 when it was re-opened by the Glenlivet distillers company.  It changed a …

Benromach, Speyside, Tasting Notes, scotch »

[2 Mar 2010 | 10 Comments | 209 views]

As you know Speyside is not my favorite whisky region. I do have some Malts from that region, which i like (Cragganmore which is spicy and bold , Glenfarclas which i adore for example) , But usually i associate Speyside with lighter un-peated malts, more flowery flavors and delicate aromas.
The Benromach 10 was my first dram from this lovely distillery …