Further reading for the newly persuaded
Friday night, I -finally- had the pleasure of attending a PDX Whisky tasting, hosted by the incomparable Ian Itschner. I’ve been trying to get out to one of Ian’s tastings since moving to the Portland Metro area in 2007. Yeah, four years of trying, and four years of bad scheduling luck as it would seem…
In just over 5 weeks, Whiskies of the World, San Francisco will be underway. Like years past, the 3DC have made a commitment to attend, though a bit late on the draw this time around. Because of that, we expect our numbers to be a bit less than last year. Adrian and Jason (Fergus and…
The godfather and his helpers have arranged a deal with Compass Box Whiskies to provide a few cases of unlabeled 10th anniversary Flaming Heart for the 3DC to use for our own 10th anniversary this year. While all bottles are now spoken for (9 cases worth at last count), I thought this a good opportunity…
Compass Box Whisky Co. has a new Facebook fan page! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Compass-Box-Whisky/310473912283?ref=ts As you may know, the 3 Drunken Celts have a close affinity for John Glaser and his company, Compass Box. We met nearly 4 years ago now, and have been supporters of his efforts… and by supporters, I mean we not only drink his…
OK… So we’ve made some rather lofty claims on our web site. Chief amongst these is “The 3 Drunken Celts are set to change all that you know about whiskies…” Well here’s the start of that: The 3 Drunken Celts Whiskey Tasting Notebook! sample page You’ve seen us using them at Whiskies of the World…
Yes, the 3DC have finally embraced social media 2.0 and have created a twitter stream. Follow our real-time tasting notes as they happen at: http://twitter.com/3drunkencelts For those not familiar with the concept of Twitter: it is a website which allows users to update their current status with what they are doing right now, in 140…
With a nod to the Bard: This day is called the Reverence of Friar John: He that outlives this day, and comes drunk home, Will stumble a-tiptoe when the day is named, And rouse him at the name of Friar John. He that shall see this day and drink t’old age, Will yearly on the…
Happy Friar John Cor’s Day everyone! For those who don’t read enough books; the first written record of making whisky is attributed to Friar John Cor who was recorded on June 1, 1496 as procuring supplies for the making of copious amounts of whisky for his Majesty, Jimie the IV. Not particularly an event of note…
Greetings 3DC, Well plans are getting finalized for the Whiskies of the World Expo 2009 (Date:3-28-09). Heck, I’ve already bought my plane ticket. As to event tickets, if you plan on attending, please contact Fergus directly. He is our ticket coordinator for this event and is intending on negotiating with the event staff directly on…
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