For sure, I can do a blind tasting with regular glasses, but it could be a factor. Guess it all depends on what you have in the lineup and how well you know it etc. Will definitely try it sometime regardless.
Does anyone know good local online whisky retailers or liquor stores with online shops that ship nationally? I know of some of the obvious ones like Makro, Takealot, Whisky Brother, Wild about Whisky, and Norman Goodfellows, but would like to make sure in case I don't know of any other good ones.
This is quite interesting. It's a blend from Ian Macleod distillers (I think they started way back as independent bottlers). They do pretty good bottlings, I think. They also do Smokehead and own Tamdhu, Glengoyne, and Rosebank. Anything small batch, 46%abv, non-chill-filtered and natural...
Has anyone tried Boplaas whisky? They are a local winery/distillery and make some cracking single grain whisky (from 100% maize). Before you dismiss it out of hand for being grain whisky, let me say that the kicker with this distillery is the casks that they use for finishing. They produce...