Woodford Reserve Sonoma-Cutrer Pinot Noir

Thanks to /u/normallyimonimgur for a sample of this dram. We talk about Heaven Hills, Buffalo Trace, and Four Roses quite a bit. In positive terms, that is. We also talk about other distilleries that have become infamous, and I won’t mention. However Woodford Reserve is one of those distilleries that isn’t talked about too much. While […]

Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr. Quadruple Review [Single Barrel, Small Batch, Barrel Proof, Straight Rye]

To start off, I’d like to thank /u/Devoz , /u/normallyimonimgur , and /u/kilrathi for the swaps. If you read the bottom of any of the bottles of Colonel E.H. Taylor Jr that I’m reviewing today, you’ll find out his illustrious history. And I don’t think I could do it justice with self-deprecating jokes and wisecracks, nor with odd […]

Dalwhinnie 15 [Re-Review][Mystery Review]

Hi all! It’s mystery scotch time! So I know this is a Scotch. That’s for certain. I know that it came from /u/LecheConCarnie. I know it came from a bottle that has been opened for 9 years. So that means… I’m not going to guess this easily. Alright, so maybe I should go through my thought […]

Macallan Fine Oak 12

Thanks to /u/slackerdude for this sample! Macallan. They sell a lot of whisky. So much so they have to drop the cask strength, drop the age statements, and are running out of juice. They are one of 4 of the whisky companies that accounts for the majority of sales in the Scotch boom. And I’m not […]

Bain’s Cape Mountain Whisky

Thanks to /u/Jolarbear for this sample. South Africa. The name evokes so many ideas that I can’t tell if I’m informed or not. I imagine an amazing part of Africa, that still has it’s own problems, yet is working to become more metropolitan. Anything else I say will make me feel so much white guilt that […]

Big Bottom Straight Bourbon Whiskey, Port Cask Finish

Thanks to /u/devoz for a sample of this one. I’m on a little bit of a review kick, as I’m finishing up sending out swaps to far away places for awhile, for reasons far beyond my control. I have some extra time these days, so I’m posting a little more often to keep up. May hit […]

Bunnahabhain 24 1988 (Berry Bothers & Rudd)

Thanks to /u/LetThereBeR0ck for this dram from our last swap (not the most recent one). I’m on a little bit of a kick. And not really a kick, per say, more so I did two IB drams from the same distillery in a row. So what is that? A mid-life crisis? Jeez, had hoped I’d live […]

Bunnahabhain 1978 Signatory Cask Strength

Thanks to /u/Jolarbear for this sample. When we, as a group, think of Islay whiskies, we think of smokey, beefy messes that muss up the hair of our friends and scream “manly burning things.” However that’s not always the case. At one time there were two distilleries that made spirits on Islay that one would not […]

Kornog Taouarc’h Seizved 14 BC

Having trouble with the name? Trust me, so am I, and I’m bilingual. When we hear French and Whisky, most of us don’t rush out to try it. We typically think of Scotland. Or Ireland. Or the US. Or Canada, if we’re being generous. Or India, Australia, or Japan, if we’re whisky nerds. But not […]

Glenkinchie Distiller’s Edition 1996/2010

I’m on a Lowland ‘kick’. In that I’m reviewing two of the ones I own. Don’t judge. Thanks to /u/ounknownto for this sample. Much appreciated. So big poppa Diageo brings out yet another Distiller’s Edition, this one from their Lowland Distillery. And I get it: It’s annoying that we get one or two dangled in front […]