© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-jasongd Recent reviews written by member jasongd en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491797057156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Rodney Dangerfield & Bourbon The late, great comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, and bourbon share at least one common characteristic:  “No respect.”  A lot of my scotch drinking friends and the whisky... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491797057156 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:58:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491797057156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491606281860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - A tiny town . . .. . . is Oban where Gaelic is still spoken by some of the residents in the course of their day. The population is a little over eight thousand but swells in the summer to around twenty five thousand, as it is a favorite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491606281860 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:57:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491606281860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491454172804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Irish whiskey is generally smooth, inoffensive and interesting.  Redbreast meets such requirements.  This 12 yr old Irish whiskey is enormously popular with many whiskey fans.  I had to try and it and so bought a bottle.  Here is my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491454172804 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:51:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491454172804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489175027332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Bourbon Bourbon is a classic American whisky.  A spirit with a poorly recorded past, but the general consensus, is that it was originally distilled in and around the county of Bourbon, in the state of Kentucky, during the 18th... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489175027332 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:11:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489175027332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487932333700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Bushmills Black Bush I’ve always felt that Irish whisky never quite gets the respect it so richly deserves. What I mean is that people who go to the local liquor store in search of a whisky as a gift often reach for scotch, much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487932333700 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:54:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487932333700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487122636420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - I was at a wedding reception this evening and standing at the bar asked for scotch. "Sure" replied the college kid. "I've got scotch" he bellowed over the din of people talking before the bride and groom arrived in the ballroom."What... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487122636420 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 07:01:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487122636420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487023808132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - The Glenlivet distillery produces the number one, top selling, single malt scotch in the United States. Turning to the rest of the world, it is the second largest seller of single malt scotch. I am guessing that Glenfiddich is number one based on its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487023808132 Sat, 3 Oct 2009 08:14:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487023808132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484878028420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - The Glenlivet 18 yr old Single Malt Scotch Whisky The Glenlivet range of single malt whiskies starts at 12 yrs, followed by 15 and then 18.  There are other expressions from time to time that appear in duty free shops at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484878028420 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:38:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484878028420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484429303428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - You've probably read other reviews of scotch and thought to yourself, "the tasting note makes the stuff sound delicious, but when I actually have a drink it tastes closer to poison!"  A lot of tasting notes by self professed experts... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484429303428 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:18:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484429303428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483572682372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - A Little HistoryJohnnie Walker is probably without a doubt the most famous whisky blender in the world. When people think "scotch" then invariably they think "Johnnie Walker." And for good reason they do so, as Johnnie... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483572682372 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 23:02:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483572682372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483572485764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Let me start by . . . saying: "I like Johnnie Walker Red Label!"The critics and snooty self-appointed scotch connosieurs are no doubt aghast at such a declaration, but I say a "pox on them and all their kind!" To borrow the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483572485764 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:49:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483572485764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483572092548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - The vast majority of single malt scotch is produced for scotch blends. 80% of production is actually sold to companies that produce blends. However, whenever I speak to someone about scotch, they invariably turn their nose up at blends and insist that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483572092548 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:41:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483572092548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483571633796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Product Line OverviewThe Johnnie Walker product line is easy to understand. Certain labels denote the level of quality of the relevant blended whisky. Red Label is the entry level offering, drunk by itself is a pleasant endeavour, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483571633796 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:32:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483571633796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483571043972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Johnnie Walker Blue Label is the most expensive and presumably finest of the Johnnie Walker blended scotch product line offered by the multinational company Diageo plc. The price is high. For the same price, you could... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483571043972 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:20:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483571043972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483569077892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - A Little HistoryThe Macallan 12 year old is a classic Speyside single malt scotch that has a history that can be traced back to 1824. Alexander Reid obtained a licence to distill whisky and that was the beginning. In those days, farmers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483569077892 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 22:10:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483569077892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483567177348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - I had heard about Teacher's Highland Cream as being an excellent blended scotch for years. Websites devoted to scotch had many threads devoted to this scotch. Personally, I was always skeptical mainly for two reasons. First, the price. It's not expensive... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483567177348 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:59:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483567177348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483566980740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - If you have read some of my other whisky reviews, you may be thinking, "hey, didn't he declare Highland Park 18 yo was the best single malt whisky?" Well, yes I did and there is no contradiction in relation to the title of this review because that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483566980740 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:51:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483566980740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483566718596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Motivation for Writing this ReviewI receive a lot of email from people who read my reviews wanting advice on a good “starter” or “entry level” single malt scotch to try. I also have gotten more than one gripe from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483566718596 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:40:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483566718596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483566390916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - BackgroundThe Macallan distillery, the producer of a world famous single malt scotch is located in the Speyside region of Scotland. Although this distillery has a long history in Scotland, as far back as 1824 (and probably before that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483566390916 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:31:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483566390916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483565866628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - The Macallan Distillery is located in the Speyside region of Scotland. Established in the 19th century, needless to say, this is another distiller with a long track record and tradition of producing fine single malt scotch.  This distillery is well... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483565866628 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:20:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483565866628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483565604484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - I like whiskies of all kinds. Scotch, Canadian and American. I like bourbon too. But, of all the whiskies I have tried, Highland Park 18 year old is my all-time favorite. It presents a truly special whisky drinking experience that is best appreciated by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483565604484 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:10:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483565604484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483561803396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - I am going to out on a limb here, but I gotta say it. Hell, declare it!  Highland Park 12 yr, is the best 12 year old single malt out there.  You can be in Glasgow, Tokyo, New York, Munich, Dubai, I don't care. None of the whisky... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483561803396 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:02:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483561803396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483561082500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Introducing a Fine Canadian Whisky Crown Royal is enormously popular in the US, as well as elsewhere in the world. The reason for the popularity comes as no surprise to those who are familiar with this spirit. Crown Royal is pleasant,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483561082500 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 20:40:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483561082500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483560754820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - Irish whisky can be distinguished from scotch due to the total absence of peat flavours. And for that reason, Irish whisky is always a nice diversion from scotch (Scottish whisky).I first read about Bushmills in old adventure novels written by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483560754820 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 20:31:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483560754820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483560623748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jasongd - A Little HistoryBallantines Finest is the oldest in the product line of this Scottish blender of whisky. It all started back in 1827, where an enterprising gentleman, George Ballantine, opened up a grocery store and started... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483560623748 Wed, 2 Sep 2009 20:25:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483560623748?linkin_id=8003929