Tapered for your pleasure
Graduating from Jack and Coke to single malt Scotch whisky is a positive step on the path towards booze enlightenment. But drinking it out of plastic tumblers and commemorative Superbowl glasses equates to painting a Ferrari hot pink. Put bluntly, if you’re going to shell out for the good stuff, acquire appropriate glassware like Glencairn [...]
Making the Best From a Bad Situation
Attaching something like “Snow Phoenix” to the name of an otherwise perfectly good bottle of single malt might lead many to think the master distillers have been reading a bit too much Harry Potter after work. The truth is, this special run is actually the result of disaster caused by record snowfall back in January [...]
As good as Scotch? Blasphemy!
The Japanese have a knack for taking things made famous by other countries and duplicating them perfectly, often improving them. Think of the sports sedan, outdoor gear, tea, and the diver’s watch. But when I received a bottle of The Yamazaki 12-year old single malt as a birthday gift from some Japanese friends, I was [...]
Whether you’re celebrating this holiday season or drowning the sorrows of said holiday, you’re in good company with a glass of The Glenlivet. Why not make it a personalized gift this year with custom-printed labels (we really like customizing here at Gear Patrol)? Labels are available for the 12, 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve, [...]
