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5 Scotch whisky myths begging to be busted
Famous Grouse

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5 Scotch whisky myths begging to be busted

I’m still hungover from the The Single Malt & Scotch Whisky Extravaganza last night, so it seems like a good time talk scotch. Charles MacLean has written ten books on the subject, and these are five of the biggest myths about your old man’s favorite spirit.

6 whiskeys any dad would love to get on Father’s Day
Macallan

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6 whiskeys any dad would love to get on Father’s Day

Father’s Day gifts are impossible to buy. Most dads have anything they need and are capable of buying whatever else they want. That’s where alcohol comes into play. Unless Pops hates dark spirits, you really can’t go wrong sticking a bow on a bottle of whiskey.

55-year old bottle of Glenfiddich scotch sold for £42,000
Glenfiddich

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55-year old bottle of Glenfiddich scotch sold for £42,000

A rare bottle of 55-year old Glenfiddich was just sold for £42,000, or as we Americans call it, $68,000. This was the 7th bottle from the “Janet Sheed Roberts Reserve” collection. If that name sounds familiar, it should.

Celebrate Robert Burns Day in style with scotch whisky
ColinJoliat

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Celebrate Robert Burns Day in style with scotch whisky

For those who don't know him, Robert Burns is Scotland's favorite son. He's was famous poet/lyricist and is considered by Jimmy Wales to be a pioneer of the Romantic movement. I'm not sure who America's favorite son would be, but it would probably someone like Winston Churchill, not a poet. Then again,