As a Christmas gift for ourselves this year, we splurged for an advent calendar of whisky! I saw them last year from Master of Malt, but we were too late to order one. I made sure we got one this year and it’s been fun so far. Here is part 1 of 4 of our…
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Westland New Make Spirits
Read moreIt’s been awhile since my last post, but since it’s (barely) still my off-season, I haven’t had any exciting running adventures (just plain neighborhood mileage). But this weekend I did get a nice shot from our #OptOutside run on Friday led by the folks from Brooks Sports Headquarters in my neighborhood. It was a chilly…
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Let the Off-Season Begin!
Read moreThis past weekend was my first in a very long time that didn’t include training or prepping for the next race. Such a wonderful break! My thought was to take at least two weeks to just be totally lazy and enjoy everything that I’ve missed over training. Mainly, doing things other than training every night and…
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Easygoing Weekend
Read moreIt’s been one of those weeks, and I was sooo grateful for the arrival of the weekend. Time to be productive (cooking and cleaning) and time to relax (reading and whisky). Adulthood just isn’t quite as glamorous as you thought it would be when you were 5 years old. 😉 Since we had no dramatic run this weekend…
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A Little Weekend Whisky
Read moreWhat better way to finish off a long weekend than with tasting a few whiskies? A certain someone wanted to help. This time Adam insisted we try them “blindly” without looking up the tasting notes ahead of time. We disagreed a bit with Master of Malt on our notes for the first one, but the…
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Kitty Sitting and Whisky Tasting
Read moreLong weekend, and we’re watching some of our friend’s cats. We went to hang out with the kitties tonight, and thought some yummy whisky would be in order. Luckily, our friends had left us a bottle… Can’t tell if she’s judging or jealous. 😉 So what was the whisky in question? Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban Portwood…
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Daring Islay
Read moreTo date, I have sampled over 60 whiskies in seven months. Not too shabby, really. However, while I’ve sampled a good range of things, I’d really been avoiding some classics. Mainly the classics of Islay. I have tried a few Bruichladdich at the recommendation of a coworker (they were okay, but I didn’t love them),…
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Thirty Year Old Whisky
Read moreAs a birthday treat to myself, I purchased four 30 year old whisky samples from Drinks by the Dram (Master of Malt). Due to a number of reasons, I was unable to partake in their tastiness until now. Finally! Adam and I sampled each of them, and they were all delightful in their own way.…
