Blogwatch: Dr Whisky

Filed by: Darren on February 26, 2007 at 18:40
Filed In: Drink

My mention of good malt whisky in my last post put me in mind of a link I was sent the other week. My Belfast-based pal Ed Ashby - as part of his quite blatant and deliberately evil scheme to give me far more good stuff to read than I could possibly have time for - sent me a link to the blog of a certain Dr Whisky.

This chap - a stout fellow by the name of Sam Simmons - has made it his mission, since the turn of the year, to sample every single one of the bottles in his quite considerably well-stocked liquor cabinet and then report back with tasting notes, thoughts, musings and recommendations for further research, should his audience feel the urge (and who wouldn't..?)

As I type this, he's up to week #8 and bottle #40, with another fortnight's worth to go (apparently someone at the Royal Mile Whisky shop in Edinburgh - well worth a visit, take it from me - spotted his blog and started sending him sample bottles to write about). Ten weeks of drinking whisky twice a day, every weekday, and all to keep his blog readers updated, informed and never more than semi-sober? Now that's what I call dedication to duty! (It's a dirty job, etc.)

But seriously, his tasting notes are well thought-out and readable, without being too heavy on the purple prose descriptions. Furthermore, the good Doctor is also providing a potted history of each single malt or blend he samples, and on the weekends is providing longer essay-style pieces about the history of the whisky industry in Scotland and other relevant topics. Plus he has a good selection of links out to fellow whisky bloggers, whisky shops and whisky lore and know-how.

And he said nice things about the Bunnahabhain 12 y.o. (pictured above-right), which is my personal favourite drinking whisky (as opposed to sipping whisky or slurping whisky, and definitely as opposed to mixing whisky).

Top blogging!

Filed on: February 26, 2007
Filed under: Drink
Tagged with: Dr-Whisky | Royal-Mile-Whisky-Shop | single-malt |

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4 Responses to 'Blogwatch: Dr Whisky'

Ed on February 27th, 2007 9:10 pm

You keep recommending all these books so I have to get my own back somehow.
Ariel on February 28th, 2007 7:37 am

:)
Mike on February 15th, 2008 3:19 pm

I love Dr Whiksy - his tastings notes are always really helpful. I don't know how he can store so many whiskies - my home would have no room for people if I followed his lead.
Darren on February 15th, 2008 3:25 pm

Hi Mike - I have to confess I've been so busy these past few months I haven't had a chance to go back and see what he's been up to. Plus it's too damn tempting to buy stuff when he recommends it... and my booze cupboard is full to bursting already. I'm obviously not drinking enough...