B.O.W.W.O.W.

Beer of the Week:

An oddity this week, the b.o.w. is a German-style beer, though brewed here in Glasgow - West brewing company's Hefeweizen (their Vienna-style lager, St. Mungo's, deserves honorable mention). This Hefeweizen was as good as any sampled while living and traveling in Germany - floral, spicy, fig and banana. I regret not trying the Dunkelweizen ... next time.

Whisky of the Week:

"Talisker" 10-year, the only single malt from the Isle of Skye, is this week's w.o.w. and this month's nightly sipping whisky (now that the weather is turning colder and the sun is setting at 4:40!). Complex earthy and herbaceous qualities are central - mint and spruce - with a peripheral warm sweet bread.