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The Slog to Blog
“You don’t drink whisky?” Variations of that reaction have escaped my lips numerous times while meeting or interviewing people who work in the whisky industry. Not the brand ambassadors, of course. Nor the distillery managers or the master blenders. The … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Distilling Rob, Scotch, whiskey, whisky, whisky and writing, Whisky Guy Rob, whiskyguyrob, writing
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Robby O’ILL and the Little People
Durmod wiped the perspiration from his brow with a scrap of cloth that looked huge in his hand. His companions, Teig and Ronan, were equally as slathered in sweat. Though the 60 degree nighttime winter temperature was cool by Los … Continue reading
Posted in Whisky and Writing
Tagged Black Bush, Bushmills, Flash Mob Blog, whiskey, whisky and writing, Whisky Guy Rob, whiskyguyrob, writing
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A Dram for Living Deeply
“People living deeply have no fear of death.” – Anais Nin I’ve loved that quote from the first time I heard it. The words express everything I feel about life and living: absorb it all, good and bad, every step … Continue reading
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Tagged Anais Nin, bourbon, Mark Hummels, Scotch, Truman Cox, whiskey, whisky, whisky and writing, writing
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Unfiltered Whisky and Writing
Last week, I participated in an improv comedy show here in LA at the M.I. Westside Comedy Theater. The theme of the show was diaries. I was one of three readers who shared a passage from their secret jottings in … Continue reading
Independence in Writing and Whisky
“Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then.” ― Henry David Thoreau, Walden “Independent” has such a strong, rebellious connotation that burns beneath the word. Independent means you’ve clawed over the walls … Continue reading
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Tagged Allison Regnault Patel, blogging, Brenne Whisky, Carin Castillo, Distilling Rob, Henry David Thoreau, Kickstarter, Mark of the Loon, Molly Greene, Scotch, Sia Scotch Whisky, Walden, whiskey, whisky, whisky and writing, Whisky Guy Rob, whiskyguyrob, writing
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Vampires, Whisky and Writing Give My Book a Kickstart
“Vampires. Kinky sex. I should have had vampires and kinky sex.” That was the thought that stumbled into my head around 3:30 this morning as I tossed and turned with the half-conscious gauziness that covers one’s brain in the middle … Continue reading
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Tagged Allison Regnault Patel, blogging, Brenne Whisky, Bruichladdich, Crowdsource, Distilling Rob, Fifty Shades of Grey, Islay, Jim McEwan, Johanne McInnis, Kickstarter, Manly Lies, Molly Greene, Scotch, Vampires, whiskey, whisky, whisky and writing, Whisky Guy Rob, Whisky Truths, whiskyguyrob, writing
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Whisky Guy Does Daytime Brews
For a guy who primarily writes about whisky which he enjoys drinking at night, writing about beer that he sampled during the day seems a bit out of sorts. In fact, it is. While I’ve written about beer before, I … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews and Tasting Notes
Tagged beer, craft beer, Haven, Hollywood on Tap, JT Schmids, Pasadena, Ruhstaller, Tap It Brewery, whisky and writing, writing
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Whisky Live LA was a Rye Experience
Whisky Live LA was held Wednesday night in Century City. For me, it was more like Whiskey Rye, as that seemed to be my theme of the evening. With nearly 200 whiskies being poured, there was a significant measure of … Continue reading
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Tagged Andie Brokaw, Ardbeg, Bernie Lubbers, blogging, bourbon, Breckenridge Distillery, Bulleit, Dickel, Glenglassaugh, Great Lakes Distillery, Heaven Hill, High West Distillery, Hudson, Islay, Knob Creek, LA Scotch Club, Mark Gillespie, rye, Scotch, Sullivan's Cove, Temptation, whiskey, whisky, whisky and writing, Whisky Live, WhiskyCast, writing
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Mythic Structure in Non-Fiction Storytelling. And Scotch.
“This whisky will set you back $700.” The words still the chatter, the breath, of thirty strangers into submission. The wizened man with the strange accent standing in the middle of the room eases a glass of bronze liquid to … Continue reading