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The Spirit Safe
http://www.thespiritsafe.com
The Spirit Safe is a whisky-oriented blog designed for beginners and experienced enthusiasts alike. It is meant to provide an approachable means to discovering whiskies from around the world.
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Error in Terroir
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Daddy\'s Dram
Anyone who has been following this blog knows that my favourite reason for drinking a good whisky is a special occasion. Instead of popping open a bottle of champagne I prefer to crack open a bottle of whisky, often one that has been staring at me fo...
No Excuse Required
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(Not) Just Desserts - Auchentoshan 12 year-old
An important occasion to celebrate provides the best excuse (er, reason) to open a new bottle of whisky. When my friend Jeff turned 30 a couple of weeks ago, it seemed the perfect opportunity to celebrate his three decades of life by encouraging his ...
A Surprise Vintage
It's not very often that I receive emails at work regarding whisky, and this one in particular was a pleasant surprise. A co-worker forwarded me the following article from The Times-Transcript, our local paper here in Moncton, New Brunswick: http://t...
The Main Event: Single Malts vs. Blends (Round 2)
As discussed in the last post, single malt and blended whiskies do different things well. Even if you are a die-hard (yippee-kay-ay) single malt fan, before you turn a blind eye to all blended whiskies, consider what is composing the blend. If the ta...
