Here is the list of whisky from the tasting (with links to The Whisky Exchange) …

• Ardbeg 10y
• Balvenie 12y Signature
• Black Bottle
• Buffalo Trace Bourbon
• Nikka Pure Malt Black
• Oban 14y
• Talisker 10y

Here are the tasting notes from previous tastings …

• For Black Bottle
• For Balvenie 12y Signature

More notes to follow!

Balvenie PortWood Woodcut

The Balvenie’s labels have gotten some attention over at TheDieline.com because of their focus on traditional skills and printing techniques.  I have to say that Balvenie is one of my favorite whiskies (one of my all time favs was the Balvenie 10, which is now discontinued) and I think that they are one of the better packaged ones on the market!  They look like real whisky … nothing gimmicky about its packaging.

The labels were designed by Here Design, who have also done some other cool work for Balvenie – they have designed a whole range for them, including business cards – and for Hendrick’s Gin.  Check out the Balvenie Ambassador’s Case and the Hendrick’s Cucumber Crates (sorry, but cannot put a direct link to them because of the Flash design of their website).

For more images of the printing process, check out the post over at TheDieLines.com … there are some pretty cool images in the set.

A "Double-Rich" Bourbon

A 1940 advertisement for Schenley’s Cream of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey, which was, according to the advert, the “far-and-away the world’s largest selling Bourbon” and “that’s why the price of Cream of Kentucky is so little for such exceptional quality” … if you believe that!

Designed for Better Living

For 1937, Seagram’s Whiskey claims to be good for your health (or at least, not detrimental)!

As part of our Easter cooking, I made me some Whisky, Honey, & Hob Nob Ice Cream.  It was based on a couple of recipes that I found online, but mainly off of the one at Ice Cream Ireland.  I changed it slightly because one reason I made the ice cream was because Jill made meringues and the recipe left me with 4 egg yolks.

Ingredients:

• 104g Sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 200ml cream
• 160ml milk
• 36ml whisky (40% abv) – use something with a strong flavor (but stay away from peaty or smoky ones)
• 2 tbsp honey
• 4-5 Hob Nob biscuits

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This advertisement is from South Bank Exhibition Guide: Festival of Britain.  If you are interested in learning more about the Festival of Britain (FoB), click here.

This image is under Crown copyright.

Buy the whisky taken by Sir Ernest Shackleton on his Imperial Trans-Atlantic Expedition of 1914 ‘for medicinal and celebratory purposes’.

This advertisement is from South Bank Exhibition Guide: Festival of Britain.  If you are interested in learning more about the Festival of Britain (FoB), click here.

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This advertisement is from South Bank Exhibition Guide: Festival of Britain.  If you are interested in learning more about the Festival of Britain (FoB), click here.

This image is under Crown copyright.

If you would like to buy a 1950s bottle of Black & White Scotch, click here.

This advertisement is from the Festival Ship Campania: A Guide to the Story It Tells (1951).  If you are interested in learning more about the Festival of Britain (FoB), click here.

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This advertisement was taken from the Festival of Britain 1951 in Northern Ireland: Official Souvenir Handbook.  If you are interested in learning more about the Festival of Britain (FoB), click here.

(Note: This is just the first of many FoB images that I am going to upload as I finish working on my dissertation.  All of them are published in Crown documents, meaning that they are under Crown copyright.)