Hello Stonehenge………
Andy and Pete are now on Youtube with a small series of reviews. You can find us by looking for theperfectsip’s channel.
We will be offering up a random selection of our thougths on really anything so please just keep the tube….
Or just follow these links …….
As we’re fast approaching St Patrick’s Day, we should all raise a glass of Irish whiskey to toast St Paddy on 17th.
Irish whiskey has to be distilled and matured for at least three years in wooden casks in Ireland to qualify for the term. Style-wise, it tends to be a wee bit sweeter and smoother than Scottish malt, partly due to the characteristic triple distillation. In Scotland, our whisky is usually distilled twice, and the process of distilling an extra (third) time creates a lighter, finer spirit. Auchentoshan and Hazelburn are two examples of triple distilled whisky from Scotland.
In Ireland, there are a few distilleries that buck the triple distillation trend. My favourite double distilled Irish whiskey is Connemara, a lovely peated malt from the Cooley distillery.
Here are three drams to seek out this weekend…
Kilbeggan (The Good Spirits Company, £22.50) is a lovely, soft blended whiskey from the oldest distillery in the world (it was established way back in 1757).
Greenore Single Grain 8 year old (Inverarity One to One, £30) entirely captures the spirit of Irish whiskey production. It’s clean, light and refreshing as well as being incredibly moreish with a gorgeous toffee note on the finish.
Bushmills 10 year old Single Malt (Waitrose, £30.65) is a great, classic Irish malt. It’s smooth and mellow with notes of honey, vanilla and chocolate on the palate. Pour a large glass and enjoy with a pint of Guinness.
Hey folks,
It’s black armband day in 121….no one has died but we have learned that the shipment of David Franz Red Rose and Shiraz we carried in yesterday is the last to grace these shores. I’m afraid that David has become the victim of his own success and will no longer be importing to Britain…..well not via our importer.
If you love the wines please contact David at his website http://www.david-franz.com/ he may deliver………himself….
And David, if you’re reading this, thank you so much for producing such a great wine. We’ve had great fun selling it and………er….sampling it ourseleves. We wish you all the best for the future and if you’re ever in non-sunny Glasgow we owe you a large dram or a fight or both.
Many thanks,
Andy & Pete
This is our favourite beer all year round, but especially at Hallowe’en. It’s rich and very smooth, and it’s great with grub…especially grilled meat and burgers. It’s available in most supermarkets and Majestic have it at £1.45. Look out for the limited edition pumpkin label, and have a spooky weekend! 
As the night of All Hallow’s Eve draws near, is it not time for a chunky awesome (blood) red wine from down under?
We were sent this bottle as an advance sample of a wine we will be getting in for Christmas and we were made even happier when we saw that the name is Jekyll & Hyde Shiraz/Viognier!!
It’s as deep and dark as they come, and it’s almost inky black in the glass. At 15% ABV, it’s no shrinking violet but the balance is wonderful. The viognier adds a perfumed lift to the shiraz, making for a smoother wine in your glass. Lovely stuff.
It’s almost Hallowe’en and we thought what a great time to run down some fantastically named (and fantastically tasty) alcohol-based beverages that have a certain affinity with October 31st.
For our first bottle we’re starting with an easy going white…Maxwell Little Demon Verdelho 2010 from McLaren Vale, 12.9%abv.
Named after a very famous ‘thought experiment’ by James Clerk Maxwell(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell’s_demon), the Little Demon is a fresh and fruity wine that is full of pineapple and grapefuit through and through with a clean and refreshing finish.
Serve with human brains and some blood………..
Tam's Drams er Dram!
Ever one to try something new we were able to get our hands on a wee taste of Tam’s Drams Inaugural bottling.
Tam’s Drams is a specialist whisky shop located in the West End of Glasgow…….just opposite the Ben Nevis Bar which is worth popping into if your in the area.
As for the whisky it’s a Linkwood-21 year-old, distilled 4th April 1989 and bottled 1st August 2010 from Cask No. 1829 (only 260 bottles have been released) and bottled at 53.1% abv.
On the nose its clean, fresh fruit and slightly creamy. There is a really lovely complexity that lets you know you have something special in the glass. On the palate I get the sweetness form the oak, dried spices and the abv is just right to give your tongue that lovely tingly feel.
With water the nose is more intergrated and the fruit is more pronounced, I get melons and tangerines. There is still a lovlely creamy, easy going nature to the nose. The palate is amazing and works its way from sweet candy apples through to a slightly bitter oak finish. Complex, balanced and structured. This one definitely has the inverarity121 seal of approval.
This really is an exceptional dram and at only £59 a bottle a very affordable dram too. The only problem that I can see is that Tam might have a challenge to get hold of something this good for the 2nd bottling.
If your interested in getting hold of a bottle then vist Tam’s website http://www.tamsdrams.com/ for contact details.
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