Dec. 26: Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Day of Goodwill, National Thank-You Note Day, National Candy Cane Day Dec. 27: National Fruitcake Day, Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day Dec. 28: Proclamation Day, Pledge of Allegiance Day, National Call a Friend Day, National Chocolate Candy Day Dec. 29: Still...
Q// It's true that there is clearly a debate between the maltheads who like a little mystique and the ones who think we should stick to the proven facts, what are your ideas? MN// Well, what's to argue about? They're both right. With a History stretching over many hundreds of ...
22. Fruitcake originated in ancient Egypt, where it was considered essential for the afterlife. 23. Roast turkey didn’t appear consistently on Christmas Day menus until 1851, when it replaced roast swan as the favorite dish of Royal courts. 24. Winning the award for longest preparation time,...
National Fruitcake Day Indulge in variations of a classic cake from all over the world or compete to see who can fling this fruit-packed favorite the furthest. Thu Jun 20th, 2024 National Kouign Amann Day Kouign Amann is a pastry-like cake made with an insane amount of butter—and the...
‘Light’ fruitcake. Finish: rather long, spicier and oakier but never too oaky. Good pepper and hints of apple peelings. Comments: very good, I like it a tad better than the 1979 from last year. Less exuberantly fruity than other old Balblairs. SGP:551 – 87 points. Balblair 1987/...
Goes on on fruitcake, strong herbal tea, mint drops (again!) Now it gets a little hard to enjoy, probably too extreme for my tastes… And the finish gets a little bitter, at that. Well, it’s an interesting one again but I feel it’s got less ‘charms’ than the ‘Exclusive Malt...
(there), molasses, prunes, Corinthian raisins, fruitcake… It’s not exactly a summery malt, but I like it. With water: smoother and fruitier. Cointreau and raisins. Finish: quite long, and quite fresh given the heavily sherried profile. Comments: a sherry monster that’s not monstrous at...
Moist fruitcake (beerawecka) and rosehip tea. I’m afraid we would have called this ‘a little feminine’ back in 2019. Mouth: hey, isn’t the Port the best within this series? This is fully on herbal teas, hawthorn, rosehip, eglantine, a wee slice of cherry clafoutis, then just ...
So, it’s brilliant, surprisingly tarry, with a lot of fruitcake, prunes, raisins, liquorice, very old triple-sec, perhaps a little putty, cigars… Very, very promising nose, but the palate could still go astray… Mouth: sweet Vishnu! Great arrival, even if it gets then rather oakier,...
High-end fruitcake. Perfect old Macallan. Mouth: starts a bit like the 15yo but gets then thicker, creamier, more sherried. In short, bold. Loads of Smyrna raisins, fruitcake, prunes, blackcurrant jelly, quince, raspberry liqueur, orange liqueur, a little mint, a little camphor and a ...